Publify is a free and open-source content management system written in Ruby on Rails. It provides a robust tool for creating, publishing, and managing blogs on the web. In this tutorial, we will guide you through installing Publify on macOS.
Before we start the installation process, make sure the following software/packages are installed on your macOS system:
You can verify that the above software is installed on your system by running the following commands:
$ ruby -v
$ gem -v
$ bundler -v
Follow the steps below to install Publify on your macOS system:
The first step is to download Publify from its official website. To do this, open your terminal and run the following command:
$ git clone https://github.com/publify/publify.git
After downloading Publify, navigate to the repository directory and use the following command to install dependencies:
$ bundle install
Next, create the database for Publify by running the following commands:
$ rails db:create
$ rails db:migrate
Now, Publify is ready to run on your macOS system. To start the server, run the following command:
$ rails server
This command will start the server on your local machine.
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Publify on your macOS system.
Publify can now be easily installed on your macOS system. Following the above mentioned steps, you can install the software and get started with creating web content.
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