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Installing PG on MacOS


Installation Guide (macOS)

This guide will help you install PG on macOS (both Intel and Apple Silicon).


macOS Support​

macOS VersionChipsetPackage ManagerSupport Level
Ventura+Intel / M1 / M2+Homebrew✅ Full
MontereyIntel / M1Homebrew✅ Full
Big SurIntel / M1Homebrew⚠️ Partial

Prerequisites​

  • Homebrew package manager
  • Node.js v18+
  • git

Installation Steps​

1. Install Homebrew (if not already installed)​

Run this in Terminal:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Verify installation:

brew --version

  1. Install Node.js & git (CLI tools)
brew install node git

Check versions:

node -v
npm -v
git --version

  1. Install Optional GUI Tools (with Homebrew Cask)

If you prefer a GUI code editor or Git client, install via brew cask:

Visual Studio Code

brew install --cask visual-studio-code

GitHub Desktop

brew install --cask github

iTerm2 (better terminal)

brew install --cask iterm2

  1. Clone PG Repository
git clone https://github.com/pg-cv/pg.git
cd pg

  1. Install Dependencies
npm install

  1. Start PG
npm run start

You now have PG running on macOS (with optional GUI tools if installed).