Installing Uptime Kuma on macOS

Uptime Kuma is an open-source self-hosted monitoring tool. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Uptime Kuma on macOS.

Before we begin, make sure you have the following installed on your macOS system:

• Homebrew

Now follow these steps to install Uptime Kuma:

1. Open your Terminal app from Launchpad or spotlight search.

2. Type the following command to install PHP 8:

   brew install php@8.0
   

3. Press Enter to run the command. Wait for the installation to complete.

4. Next, install the Composer package manager by entering the following command:

   brew install composer
   

5. Now, clone the Uptime Kuma repository from GitHub using the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma.git
   

6. After cloning the repository, navigate to the uptime-kuma directory by running the command:

   cd uptime-kuma
   

7. Install the dependencies using the Composer command:

   composer install
   

8. Now you need to create the config.php file. Copy the config.sample.php file to config.php using the command:

   cp config.sample.php config.php
   

9. Open the config.php file using your text editor of choice. Scroll down to the bottom of the file and modify the SERVER_SCHEME, SERVER_HOST, SERVER_PORT, MYSQL_HOST, MYSQL_PORT, MYSQL_DATABASE, MYSQL_USERNAME, and MYSQL_PASSWORD variables according to your web server and MySQL database configuration.

10. Next, you need to run the database migration. Run the following command in the uptime-kuma directory:

    php migration.php
    

11. Now you're ready to start the web server. Run the following command to start the PHP built-in web server:

    php -S 127.0.0.1:8000
    

12. Open your web browser and go to http://127.0.0.1:8000. You should see the Uptime Kuma login page.

13. Enter the email and password you want to use to log in to Uptime Kuma and click the "Register" button.

14. Congratulations! You have successfully installed Uptime Kuma on your macOS system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we walked you through the steps to install Uptime Kuma on macOS. Now you can start monitoring your services and websites with Uptime Kuma. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, consult the official documentation or seek assistance in the Uptime Kuma community.

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