How to Install Typemill on macOS

Typemill is a flat-file CMS designed for publishing books and documents. If you're a macOS user and want to install Typemill, follow the instructions outlined below.

Prerequisites

Before diving into the installation process, you'll need to make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

1. PHP: Make sure you have PHP installed on your system. You can check this by opening up the terminal and typing php -v. If you don't have PHP, go ahead and install it using Homebrew or by downloading it from the official site.

2. Composer: Next, make sure you have Composer installed on your system. This is a dependency manager for PHP and it will allow you to easily install Typemill. You can check if you have Composer installed by typing composer into the terminal. If you don't have it installed, you can download it from the official site.

3. Git: Finally, you'll need to have Git installed on your system. You can check if you have it installed by typing git --version into the terminal. If you don't have it installed, you can download it from the official site.

Installation

Once you have the prerequisites installed, follow the instructions below to install Typemill:

1. Clone the repo: Open up the terminal and navigate to a directory where you want to install Typemill. Next, clone the Typemill repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/typemill/typemill.git

2. Install dependencies: Now navigate to the Typemill directory and run the following command to install all the required dependencies:

composer install

3. Start Typemill: Once you have installed the dependencies, start the Typemill server using the following command:

php typemill start

4. Access Typemill: Finally, head over to your web browser and go to http://localhost:8000. You should see the Typemill homepage where you can start editing your documents.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Typemill on your macOS system. Enjoy!

Stopping Typemill

To stop Typemill, simply press CTRL + C in the terminal window where you started the Typemill server.

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