Step 1 install Homebrew

Homebrew is a package manager for macOS or Linux system which makes installing packages trivial. It makes the job easy to install / uninstall packages.

• Install Homebrew:

$ /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

• Check Homebrew installed by checking the version:

$ brew -v

Step 2 install Node and NPM via Homebrew

• Installing Node with Homebrew will also install NPM:

$ brew install node

• Check that both Node and NPM installed:

$ node -v

$ npm -v
6.4.1

Step 3 install Postgres via Homebrew

• Install Postgres:

$ brew install postgresql

• Connect to postgres shell:

$ psql postgres

• Useful commands:
  • Start Postgres process: brew services start postgresql
  • Stop Postgres process: brew services stop postgresql
  • Restart Postgres process: brew services restart postgresql

Step 4 Install Docker (optional)

• Download the Docker .dmg file from here
• Once installed open the Docker app check that Docker is installed in your terminal:

$ docker -v
Docker version 18.06.1-ce, build e68fc7a

• For more information visit the Docker Docs

Useful Brew commands

• List Brew Services: brew services list
• Stop Brew Services: brew services stop --all

Cheat Sheets

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• GraphQL