How to Install Fiche on macOS

fiche">Fiche is a lightweight web server for sharing files over HTTP. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Fiche on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before installing Fiche, you will need the following:

Installation

  1. Open Terminal.

  2. Install Fiche with Homebrew:

    brew install fiche
    
  3. Verify that Fiche is installed by running the command:

    fiche --version
    

    You should see the version of Fiche installed.

  4. To start Fiche, run the following command:

    fiche
    

    Fiche will start on port 9999 by default. You can access it by opening a web browser and entering http://localhost:9999/ in the address bar.

  5. If you want to change the port number, you can specify it with the -p option followed by the desired port number. For example:

    fiche -p 8888
    

    This will start Fiche on port 8888.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Fiche on macOS. You can now share files over HTTP using this lightweight web server.

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