How to Install Mealie on macOS

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Mealie on macOS using Homebrew.

Prerequisites

Before we begin with the installation process, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

If you don't have the above prerequisites, follow the steps below:

Open your terminal and paste the following command:

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

This command will download and install Homebrew on your system.

To install Python 3 using Homebrew, paste the following command in your terminal:

brew install python3

This command will download and install Python 3 on your system.

To install pip on your macOS, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo easy_install pip

This command will install pip package manager on your system.

Now that you have completed the prerequisites, let's move forward with the installation process of Mealie.

STEP 1. Open your terminal and paste the following command to install Mealie:

pip3 install mealie

This command will download and install Mealie on your macOS.

STEP 2. After the installation is complete, you can run the following command to start the Mealie server:

mealie serve

This command will start the Mealie server and you will be able to access it by visiting the following URL in your web browser:

http://localhost:9000

You can now create recipes, meal plans, and shopping lists using Mealie's user-friendly interface.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mealie on your macOS.