Installing Ombi on macOS

Ombi is a self-hosted web application that allows users to request access to media content from a variety of sources. This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to install Ombi on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before installing Ombi, you will need to ensure that your Mac meets the following requirements:

  • macOS 10.12 (Sierra) or newer
  • Docker Desktop for Mac installed (version 2.4 or newer)
  • Command Line Tools for Xcode installed

Installation Steps

  1. Open a Terminal window on your Mac.

  2. Create a new directory to store the Ombi application files.

    mkdir /path/to/ombi

  3. Change into the new directory.

    cd /path/to/ombi

  4. Download the Ombi installation files.

    curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/linuxserver/docker-ombi/master/docker-compose.yml -o docker-compose.yml

  5. Edit the docker-compose.yml file to customize the Ombi configuration.

    nano docker-compose.yml

    Here, you can edit the PGID, PUID, and TZ values to match your environment. Additionally, you can change the default username and password by modifying the OMBI_USER and OMBI_PASS variables.

  6. Start the Ombi application.

    docker-compose up -d

    The -d option runs the command in detached mode, allowing you to continue using the terminal window.

  7. Verify that the Ombi application is running.

    docker logs -f ombi

    If Ombi has started successfully, you should see the message Starting Ombi in the logs.

  8. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3579 to access the Ombi web interface.

    You will be prompted to log in using the credentials that you set in the docker-compose.yml file.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Ombi on macOS! You can now use the web interface to manage your media content requests.