How to Install PixelFed on macOS

PixelFed is a social media platform that allows users to share photos and videos. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install PixelFed on macOS.

Prerequisites

• Homebrew package manager installed
• PHP version 7.2 or higher installed
• Composer installed
• MySQL or SQLite installed

Installing PixelFed

1. Open Terminal on your macOS device
2. Install Laravel Valet using Homebrew package manager:

   brew install valet
   valet install
   

3. Install and configure PHP requirements:

   brew install php@7.3
   valet use php@7.3
   brew install php@7.3-mcrypt php@7.3-intl php@7.3-opcache php@7.3-imagick
   

4. Install Composer:

   brew install composer
   

5. Clone the PixelFed repository from Github:

   git clone https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed.git
   

6. Change directory into the cloned repo:

   cd pixelfed
   

7. Install the required dependencies using Composer:

   composer install
   

8. Create a new .env file:

   cp .env.example .env
   

9. Generate an application key:

   php artisan key:generate
   

10. Open the .env file and set the database settings, such as database name, username, and password:

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=your_database_name
DB_USERNAME=your_database_username
DB_PASSWORD=your_database_password

11. Run the database migrations:

php artisan migrate

12. Start the Laravel Valet web server:

valet start

13. Access PixelFed by opening a web browser and navigating to http://pixelfed.test.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PixelFed on macOS. You can now create an account and start using it to share photos and videos.

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