How to Install OpenWISP on macOS

Prerequisites

• macOS installed
• Python 3.x installed
• pip installed
• virtualenv installed

Steps

1. Install OpenWISP via pip by running the following command:

sudo pip install openwisp

2. Create a new virtual environment for OpenWISP by running the following command:

virtualenv openwisp

3. Activate the virtual environment by running the following command:

source openwisp/bin/activate

4. Run the following command to install the dependencies required for OpenWISP:

pip install -r https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openwisp/openwisp/master/requirements.txt

5. Install PostgreSQL by running the following command:

brew install postgresql

6. Create a new PostgreSQL user and database by running the following command:

psql postgres

create user openwisp with password 'openwisp';
create database openwisp owner openwisp;
\q

7. Set the necessary environment variables by running the following command:

export OPENWISP_DATABASE_URL=postgresql://openwisp:openwisp@localhost/openwisp

8. Initialize the database by running the following command:

python -m openwisp_network_topology.init_db

9. Start the OpenWISP server by running the following command:

python -m openwisp_network_topology.runserver

Congratulations! You have successfully installed OpenWISP on your macOS device.

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