Installing on Mac

To install Node.js and Ghost on your mac you'll need an open terminal window. You can get one by opening spotlight and typing "Terminal".

Install Node

• On http://nodejs.org press install, a '.pkg' file will be downloaded
• Click on the download to open the installer, this is going to install both node and npm.
• Click through the installer, finally entering your password and clicking 'install software'.
• Once the installer is complete, go into your open Terminal window and type echo $PATH to check that '/usr/local/bin/' is in your path.

Note: If '/usr/local/bin' does not appear in your $PATH, see the troubleshooting tips to find out how to add it

If you get stuck you can watch the whole process in action here.

Install and Run Ghost

• Log in to http://ghost.org, and then click the blue 'Download Ghost Source Code' button.
• On the downloads page, press the button to download the latest zip file.
• Click on the arrow next to the newly downloaded file, and choose 'show in finder'.
• In finder, double-click on the downloaded zip file to extract it.
• Next, grab the newly extracted 'ghost-#.#.#' folder and drag it onto the tab bar of your open terminal window, this will make a new terminal tab which is open at the correct location.
• In the new terminal tab type npm install --production note the two dashes
• When npm is finished installing, type npm start to start Ghost in development mode
• In a browser, navigate to 127.0.0.1:2368 to see your newly setup Ghost blog
• Change the url to 127.0.0.1:2368/ghost and create your admin user to login to the Ghost admin.
• See the usage docs for instructions on the next steps