How to install Sorry Cypress on macOS
Sorry Cypress is an open-source, on-premise testing solution for web applications. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the installation process on macOS.
Prerequisites
Before installing Sorry Cypress, you need to ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
- macOS 10.14 or newer
- Node.js version 12 or newer
- Yarn package manager
Step 1: Install Node.js
If you have not already installed Node.js, download the package from the official website and follow the on-screen instructions to install it on your macOS.
Alternatively, you can use Homebrew to install Node.js. Open the Terminal application and run the following command:
brew install node
Step 2: Install Yarn
Yarn is a package manager for Node.js that is used to install Sorry Cypress. To install Yarn, open the Terminal application and run the following command:
brew install yarn
Step 3: Install Sorry Cypress
To install Sorry Cypress, you need to run the following commands in the Terminal:
yarn global add sorry-cypress
Once the installation completes, you can confirm that Sorry Cypress is installed by running the following command:
sorry-cypress version
This should output the version of Sorry Cypress installed on your system.
Step 4: Set up the Sorry Cypress dashboard
To set up the Sorry Cypress dashboard, navigate to the directory where you want to store your dashboard data, and run the following command:
sorry-cypress dashboard
This will start the Sorry Cypress dashboard on your localhost. You can access the dashboard by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:1234.
Conclusion
In this tutorial, we walked you through the installation process for Sorry Cypress on macOS. With Sorry Cypress, you can perform on-premise testing for web applications with ease.