How to Install Wirow on macOS

Wirow is a self-hosted, open-source platform for managing Wi-Fi access points. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Wirow on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, let's make sure that you have the following:

• A macOS computer
• Homebrew package manager installed (https://brew.sh/)
• Node.js installed (https://nodejs.org/)
• Git installed (https://git-scm.com/)

Step 1: Download Wirow from GitHub

First, we need to download Wirow from GitHub. Here are the steps to do so:

1. Open Terminal on your macOS computer.

2. Change to the directory where you want to store Wirow. For example, if you want to store it in your home directory, you can run the following command:

   cd ~
   

3. Clone the Wirow repository from GitHub by running the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/wirow-io/wirow-server.git
   

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Before we can run Wirow, we need to install some required packages. Here are the steps to do so:

1. Open Terminal on your macOS computer.

2. Change to the Wirow directory by running the following command:

   cd ~/wirow-server
   

3. Install the required packages by running the following command:

   npm install
   

Step 3: Configure Wirow

Wirow uses a configuration file to set up the server. Here are the steps to configure Wirow:

1. Open Terminal on your macOS computer.

2. Change to the Wirow directory by running the following command:

   cd ~/wirow-server
   

3. Copy the sample configuration file to a new file named config.yml by running the following command:

   cp sample.config.yml config.yml
   

4. Edit the config.yml file and set the values according to your needs. Here are some settings that you may want to change:

   server:
     domain: example.com  # Set this to your domain name.
     port: 443            # Change this if you want to use a different port.
   
   database:
     url: mongodb://localhost/wirow  # Change this if you want to use a different MongoDB database.
   
   auth:
     ldap:
       url: ldap://localhost:389  # Change this if you are using a different LDAP server.
       base: dc=example,dc=com   # Change this to match your LDAP base DN.
   

Step 4: Start Wirow

Here are the steps to start Wirow:

1. Open Terminal on your macOS computer.

2. Change to the Wirow directory by running the following command:

   cd ~/wirow-server
   

3. Start Wirow by running the following command:

   npm start
   

4. If everything is installed correctly, Wirow should start without any errors. You should see output similar to the following:

   [INFO] Starting Wirow Server...
   [INFO] MongoDB connection established.
   [INFO] OpenLDAP connection established.
   [INFO] Server listening on port 443.
   

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Wirow on macOS. You can now use Wirow to manage Wi-Fi access points. If you have any questions, please refer to the Wirow documentation (https://docs.wirow.io/) or ask for help on the Wirow Slack channel (https://wirow.slack.com/).

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