# Install Discourse on macOS for development

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-macos-for-development/15772
**Category:** Developer Guides
**Tags:** dev-install, how-to
**Created:** [May 19, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-macos-for-development/15772 "2014-05-19T16:59:50Z")
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### Author: ![Shauny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/shauny/32/362012_2.png) [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-macos-for-development/15772/399 "2025-09-13T21:47:53Z")

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I’ve been trying all day to do this but can’t get it to work.

Currently stuck at this stage, when I use `bundle install` I get the following errors:

```plaintext
compiling cppjieba_rb.c
compiling internal.cc make: *** [internal.o] Error 1 
make failed, exit code 2 
An error occurred while installing cppjieba_rb (0.4.4), and Bundler cannot continue.

```

I am on an M4 MacBook Pro. Any help appreciated!

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