In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Spacebin on macOS. Spacebin is a web-based collaborative document editor that enables users to collaborate on documents in real-time without any sign-up or registration.
Before we proceed with the installation, make sure you have the following items:
Follow the below steps to install Spacebin on macOS:
Homebrew is a popular package manager for macOS. It makes the process of installing and managing software on macOS much simpler. To install it, open up the Terminal app and run the following command:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
npm is a package manager for JavaScript. We need this to install various dependencies for Spacebin. To install it, type the following command in the Terminal:
brew install node
Yarn is a package manager for JavaScript that is faster and more reliable than npm. We need this to install dependencies for Spacebin. To install Yarn, type the following command in the Terminal:
brew install yarn
Open Terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to install Spacebin. Then, run the following command to clone the Spacebin repository:
git clone https://github.com/spacebin-org/spirit.git
cd spirit
Once you have cloned the repository, navigate into the cloned directory and run the following command to install dependencies:
yarn install
After installing the dependencies, run the following command to start the Spacebin server:
yarn start
Once you see the message “Spacebin server started at http://localhost:3000” in the Terminal, you can open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to start using Spacebin.
In this tutorial, we have gone through the steps to install Spacebin on macOS. With Spacebin, you can collaborate on documents in real-time without any sign-up or registration. With this guide, you can get started with Spacebin in no time.
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