How to Install Funkwhale on macOS
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Funkwhale on your macOS device.
Prerequisites
- A macOS device with administrator privileges
- Homebrew package manager
Steps
Open the Terminal app on your macOS device.
Install Homebrew by running the following command:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"Once Homebrew is installed, update the package index by running the following command:
brew updateInstall Docker by running the following command:
brew install dockerNext, we need to create a directory to store the Funkwhale data. You can choose any directory you prefer. For this example, we will use the directory
/funkwhale-data. Run the following command to create the directory:sudo mkdir -p /funkwhale-dataChange the ownership of the directory to the current user by running the following command:
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /funkwhale-dataNow, we can download the Funkwhale docker-compose file by running the following command:
curl https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/docker-compose.yml -o docker-compose.ymlOpen the
docker-compose.ymlfile in a text editor and modify the following lines:- /srv/funkwhale-data/db:/var/lib/postgresql/data - /srv/funkwhale-data/nginx:/etc/nginx/conf.d - /srv/funkwhale-data/media:/srv/funkwhale/mediaReplace
/srv/funkwhale-datawith the directory you created in step 5.We can now start the Funkwhale server by running the following command in the terminal:
docker-compose up -dThis command will download the required images and spin up containers for the Funkwhale server and the PostgreSQL database.
Once the containers are up and running, you can access the Funkwhale instance by visiting
http://localhost:5000in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Funkwhale on your macOS device. You can now start enjoying your music library on your very own music server.