How to Install Enigma 1-2 BBS on macOS

Enigma 1-2 BBS is a bulletin board system software, written in JavaScript, designed for running on modern web browsers. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Enigma 1-2 BBS on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, you need to have the following tools installed on your macOS machine:

  • Node.js (version 10 or later)
  • Git

If you don't have any of these tools installed, follow the steps below to install them:

  1. Open the Terminal app on your macOS machine.

  2. Install Homebrew package manager by running the following command in the Terminal:

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

  3. Once Homebrew is installed, run the following command to install Node.js:

    brew install node

  4. Next, install Git by running the following command:

    brew install git

Installation

Once you have the prerequisites installed, follow the steps below to install Enigma 1-2 BBS:

  1. Open the Terminal app on your macOS machine.

  2. Clone the Enigma 1-2 BBS repository by running the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/nuskooler/enigma-bbs.git

  3. Navigate to the enigma-bbs directory by running the following command:

    cd enigma-bbs

  4. Install the dependencies by running the following command:

    npm install

  5. Start the Enigma 1-2 BBS server by running the following command:

    npm start

  6. If everything went well, you should see the following message in the Terminal:

    Enigma 1/2 BBS started and listening on port 8080...

  7. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080. You should see the Enigma 1-2 BBS login screen.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Enigma 1-2 BBS on your macOS machine. You can now customize the BBS by editing the configuration files in the enigma-bbs directory.