Tutorial: Install Payload CMS on macOS

Payload CMS is a powerful and easy-to-use content management system for building websites and web applications. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Payload CMS on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that your macOS system meets the following requirements:

If you don't have Node.js and Git installed on your system, you can follow these instructions to install them:

  1. Install Homebrew by running the following command in the Terminal:

    /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
    
  2. Install Node.js by running the following command in the Terminal:

    brew install node
    
  3. Install Git by running the following command in the Terminal:

    brew install git
    

Steps

Once you have met the prerequisites, you can proceed with the following steps to install Payload CMS:

  1. Clone the Payload CMS starter project from GitHub by running the following command in the Terminal:

    git clone https://github.com/payloadcms/starter.git my-project
    

    This will create a new directory called my-project in your current working directory and clone the starter project into it.

  2. Change into the directory of your project:

    cd my-project
    
  3. Install the project dependencies with npm:

    npm install
    
  4. Run the project in development mode:

    npm run dev
    

    This will start a development server on http://localhost:3000 and compile the project assets.

  5. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to see the Payload CMS home page.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Payload CMS on macOS and can now start building your own website or web application using this powerful content management system.

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