Installing WriteFreely on macOS

WriteFreely is a free and open-source platform for publishing text online. It is a lightweight blogging platform that is easy to install and use. Here, we will guide you on how to install WriteFreely on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before installing WriteFreely, you need to make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your macOS:

• Homebrew package manager
• Git

Step 1: Install Homebrew

Homebrew is a package manager that allows you to install packages from the command-line interface. To install Homebrew, follow the steps below:

1. Open the Terminal application on your macOS.

2. Run the following command to install Homebrew:

   /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
   

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Step 2: Install Git

Git is a version control system that allows you to manage software development projects. To install Git, follow the steps below:

1. Open the Terminal application on your macOS.

2. Run the following command to install Git:

   brew install git
   

Step 3: Install WriteFreely

Once you have installed Homebrew and Git, you can install WriteFreely by following the steps below:

1. Open the Terminal application on your macOS.

2. Run the following command to clone the WriteFreely repository:

   git clone https://github.com/writeas/writefreely.git
   

3. Change your working directory to the WriteFreely directory:

   cd writefreely
   

4. Run the following command to install WriteFreely:

   make build
   

5. Once the installation is complete, you can run WriteFreely by running the following command:

   ./writefreely
   

Step 4: Configure WriteFreely

Once you have installed WriteFreely, you need to configure it before you can use it. To configure WriteFreely, follow the steps below:

1. Open a web browser and go to the following URL:

   http://localhost:8080/
   

2. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure your WriteFreely instance.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured WriteFreely on your macOS. You can now start publishing your content online.

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