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Version: 2.0.0

Running Keploy Natively on MacOS by setting up a linux env​

Downloading and running Keploy in Native using Debian on MacOS​

  1. Open the terminal Session.
  2. Run the following command. This installs homebrew and makes it easier to manage software and packages on macOS
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
  1. Now, with the help of homebrew, we would install Lima (Linux Virtual Machine) by running this command.
brew install lima
  1. Create a Debian instance.
limactl create template://debian-12
  1. Start the instance
limactl start debian-12
  1. Enter the shell of the running linux instance
limactl shell debian-12
  1. Now you are in the linux shell of the debian instance. Now, run the following command to go the Users into your directory
cd /Users
  1. Replace the Username with your macOS username in the following command. This will take you to your macOS home directory. (You might need to allow access to Terminal.app in a popup)
cd /{Username}
  1. Run the following command to install Keploy
curl --silent --location "https://github.com/keploy/keploy/releases/latest/download/keploy_linux_arm64.tar.gz" | tar xz --overwrite -C /tmp
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bin && sudo mv /tmp/keploy /usr/local/bin/keploy
  1. Run the following command to install Zsh
sudo apt-get -y install zsh

Why? : zsh (Z Shell) is an advanced shell that offers enhanced features compared to the default bash shell. It provides better autocompletion, advanced globbing, improved history management, and more customization options.

  1. Install Git
sudo apt-get -y install git
  1. Install 'Oh-my-zsh'
sh -c "$(wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh -O -)"

Why? : oh-my-zsh is a framework for managing your zsh configuration. It comes with a collection of plugins, themes, and helpful features that enhance the zsh experience.

  1. Commands to Install docker
sudo apt-get -y update
sudo apt-get -y install ca-certificates curl
sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
echo \
  "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian \
  $(. /etc/os-release && echo "$VERSION_CODENAME") stable" | \
  sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
sudo apt-get -y update
sudo apt-get -y install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
  1. Add docker to sudoers
sudo groupadd docker
sudo gpasswd -a $USER docker