How to Install Gearman on macOS

Gearman is an open-source job server that allows you to distribute work across multiple machines or processes. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install Gearman on macOS.

Step 1: Install Homebrew

Homebrew is a popular package manager for macOS, which makes it easy to install Gearman. Open a terminal and enter the following command to install Homebrew:

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

Step 2: Install Gearman

Once Homebrew is installed, enter the following command to install Gearman:

brew install gearman

Step 3: Start the Gearman Server

After the installation is complete, you can start the Gearman server by running the following command:

gearmand

Step 4: Verify Gearman Installation

To verify that Gearman has been installed correctly, you can run the following command:

gearadmin --version

This should print the version number of Gearman installed on your system.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Gearman on your macOS system. Now you can start using Gearman to distribute work across multiple machines or processes.