How to Install Rapidbay on macOS

Rapidbay is an open-source web-based torrent client that allows users to download and share files through the BitTorrent protocol. It can be installed on macOS using these steps:

Prerequisites

• macOS (latest version)
• Homebrew package manager
• Node.js and npm installed

If you don't have Homebrew and Node.js installed, you can install them by following the steps below:

Install Homebrew

1. Open the Terminal app
2. Enter the following command and press Enter:

   /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
   

3. Wait until the installation is complete

Install Node.js and npm

1. Open the Terminal app
2. Enter the following command and press Enter:

   brew install node
   

3. Wait until the installation is complete

Installation Steps

1. Open the Terminal app
2. Clone the Rapidbay repository from GitHub using the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/hauxir/rapidbay.git
   

3. Change to the directory where the repository was cloned:

   cd rapidbay
   

4. Install the required Node.js packages by running the following command:

   npm install
   

5. Start Rapidbay by running the following command:

   npm start
   

6. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:3000
7. You should now be able to access Rapidbay and start downloading and sharing files through the BitTorrent protocol.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Rapidbay on macOS!

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