How to Install Sourcehut on macOS

Sourcehut is a web-based software development platform that provides code hosting, mailing lists, continuous integration, and more. In this tutorial, we'll learn how to install Sourcehut on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, make sure you have the following:

  • macOS installed on your machine
  • A terminal application (e.g., Terminal.app, iTerm2)

Installation

  1. Open the terminal application of your choice.
  2. Install the necessary dependencies:
$ brew install go openssh stunnel
  1. Set $GOPATH environment variable to a directory where you have write permission:
$ echo "export GOPATH=\${HOME}/go" >> ~/.bash_profile
$ source ~/.bash_profile
  1. Get the scdoc utility:
$ git clone https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/scdoc
$ cd scdoc
$ make && sudo make install
  1. Get the sr.ht utility:
$ go get git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/sr.ht
  1. Add ${GOPATH}/bin to your $PATH:
$ echo "export PATH=\${GOPATH}/bin:\${PATH}" >> ~/.bash_profile
$ source ~/.bash_profile
  1. Start the sr.ht service:
$ sr.ht serve

That's it! You should now be able to access the Sourcehut web interface by navigating to http://localhost:5000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Sourcehut on macOS. Now you can start using Sourcehut to host your code and collaborate with others. Happy coding!