The Foreman is an open source project that helps system administrators manage servers throughout their lifecycle, from initial provisioning and configuration management to package management and monitoring.
Before getting started with the installation process, ensure that you have the following requirements:
Open your terminal application by pressing "Command + Space" and typing "Terminal".
Make sure that you have Ruby installed on your system by running the following command:
ruby --version
If Ruby is installed on your system, you will see the version number. Otherwise, install it using a package manager such as Homebrew:
brew install ruby
After installing Ruby, install the Bundler gem using the following command:
gem install bundler
Clone The Foreman repository from the official website's GitHub page using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/theforeman/foreman.git
Change to the cloned directory using the following command:
cd foreman
Install the required packages and dependencies using the following command:
bundle install --path vendor/bundle
Run the following command to prepare the Rails app environment:
bundle exec rake db:migrate
Start The Foreman server using the following command:
bundle exec foreman start
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to access The Foreman web interface.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed The Foreman on your macOS operating system. You can now start using The Foreman to manage your servers.
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