How to Install Snippet Box on macOS

Introduction

Snippet Box is an open-source web application that allows users to store and manage code snippets. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Snippet Box on macOS using the command line.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

• A macOS computer
• The latest version of Homebrew installed on your computer
• Basic knowledge of the command line

Installation Steps

1. Open the Terminal app on your macOS computer. You can find it in the Applications > Utilities folder.

2. Update the Homebrew package manager by running the following command:

brew update

3. Install Go – the programming language that Snippet Box is written in – by running the following command:

brew install go

4. Clone the Snippet Box repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/pawelmalak/snippet-box.git

5. Navigate to the newly created snippet-box directory by running the following command:

cd snippet-box

6. Build the Snippet Box binary file by running the following command:

go build

This will create an executable file called snippet-box in the current directory.

7. Run Snippet Box by running the following command:

./snippet-box

This will start the application on your local machine.

8. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:4000 to access the Snippet Box application.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and run Snippet Box on your macOS computer.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Snippet Box on macOS using the command line. Now you can use Snippet Box to store and manage your code snippets.

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