# Setup discourse on Mac OS

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/setup-discourse-on-mac-os/49029
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [2016年八月22日 21:42 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setup-discourse-on-mac-os/49029 "2016-08-22T21:42:03Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [2016年八月22日 21:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setup-discourse-on-mac-os/49029/2 "2016-08-22T21:46:09Z")

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Discourse uses Docker when installing in **production**.

For local install to thinker with, use this guide:

> [@Install Discourse on macOS for development](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-install-discourse-on-mac-os-x-for-development/15772):
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> warning This guide covers installation instructions for a macOS development environment, for production guides see: [Install Discourse in production with the official supported instructions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-in-production/142537) So you want to set up Discourse on macOS to hack on and develop with? We’ll assume that you don’t have Ruby/Rails/Postgres/Redis installed on your Mac. Let’s begin rocket ! Install Discourse Dependencies You will need the following packages on your system: [Git](http://git-scm.com/)[rbenv](https://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv) or [asdf](https://asdf-vm.com/guide/getting-started.html)[ruby-build](https://github.com/sstephenson/ruby-build)[Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/) (latest s…

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