OSX Mavericks

Required Software

First, install the following programs:

• http://nodejs.org/
• http://brew.sh/

Installing NodeBB

Install redis with homebrew:

brew install redis

Start redis server, in your terminal enter:

redis-server

Clone NodeBB repo:

git clone -b v2.x https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB.git

Enter directory:

cd NodeBB

Run interactive installation:

./nodebb setup

You may leave all of the options as default, except "Which database to use (mongo)", which you should answer with "redis"

And you're done! After the installation, run

./nodebb start

You can visit your forum at http://localhost:4567/