Tutorial: How to Install Pomf on macOS

Pomf is an open-source file hosting and sharing platform. In this tutorial, we will cover the steps to install Pomf on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following installed:

• Homebrew (https://brew.sh/)
• Git

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Open Terminal and run the following command to install the required dependencies:

brew install mysql redis nodejs imagemagick

Step 2: Clone Pomf

Next, we need to clone the Pomf repository. Run the following command:

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

This will clone the Pomf repository onto your machine.

Step 3: Configure Pomf

Next, navigate to the Pomf directory:

cd Pomf

Copy the config.toml.sample file to config.toml:

cp config.toml.sample config.toml

Open config.toml in your text editor of choice and update the following values:

• redis_host to 127.0.0.1
• mysql_url to mysql://root:@localhost/pomf

Save and exit the file.

Step 4: Install Pomf Dependencies

Run the following command to install Pomf's dependencies:

npm install

Step 5: Start Redis and MySQL

Run the following commands to start Redis and MySQL:

redis-server &
mysql.server start

Step 6: Create MySQL Database

Run the following command to create the MySQL database:

mysql -uroot -e "create database pomf"

Step 7: Start Pomf

Finally, run the following command to start Pomf:

npm start

You should now be able to access Pomf by navigating to http://localhost:5000 in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Pomf on macOS.

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