How to Install Raneto on macOS

Raneto is a free, open-source, and easy-to-use knowledge base system. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Raneto on your macOS system.

Prerequisites

• A macOS system
• Homebrew installed on your system.

Step 1: Install Node.js

We will use Node.js to run Raneto. Run the following command in the terminal to install Node.js:

brew install node

After the installation is finished, you can verify the installation using the following command:

node -v

Step 2: Install and Configure MongoDB

Raneto uses MongoDB as its database. Run the following command in the terminal to install MongoDB:

brew install mongodb

After the installation is finished, create a directory to store the MongoDB data:

sudo mkdir /data/db

Finally, start the MongoDB server:

mongod

Step 3: Install Raneto

You can install Raneto directly from the official GitHub repository using the following command:

npm install -g raneto

Step 4: Configure Raneto

Create a new Raneto instance by running the following command:

raneto new my-raneto

Change your directory to the newly created instance:

cd my-raneto

Edit the configuration file config.default.js using your favorite text editor:

nano config.default.js

Change the port to your desired port number, and then set the mongoUrl to the MongoDB URL:

module.exports = {

  site: {
    title: 'My Raneto Site',
    description: 'My Raneto powered site'
  },

  port: 3000, // your desired port number

  theme: 'default',

  database: {
    uri: 'mongodb://localhost:27017/my-raneto' // your MongoDB URL
  },
};

Step 5: Start Raneto

Run the following command to start Raneto:

raneto start

Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:<your_port_number>/. You should see the Raneto homepage.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install and configure Raneto on your macOS system. You can now start creating and managing your knowledge base.