---
title: MacOS
---

import Disclaimer from './_disclaimer.mdx'
import DefaultUser from './_defaultuser.mdx'
import Next from './_next.mdx'

## Install CockroachDB

Download a `cockroach` binary as described [in the CockroachDB docs](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/v22.1/install-cockroachdb).
ZITADEL is tested against CockroachDB v22.1.0.

## Run CockroachDB

```bash
cockroach start-single-node --insecure --background --http-addr :9090 --listen-addr=localhost
```

## Install ZITADEL

### Homebrew

```bash
brew install zitadel/tap/zitadel
```

### Download from GitHub

Download the ZITADEL release according to your architecture from [Github](https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/latest)

## Unpack the archive
move to your download location and unpack the archive

```bash
#unpack and copy to /usr/local/bin
LATEST=$(curl -i https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/latest | grep location: | cut -d '/' -f 8 | tr -d '\r'); wget -qO-  https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/download/$LATEST/zitadel_Darwin_$(uname -m).tar.gz  | tar -xJ zitadel && sudo mv zitadel /usr/local/bin
```

## Run ZITADEL

```bash
ZITADEL_EXTERNALSECURE=false zitadel start-from-init --masterkey "MasterkeyNeedsToHave32Characters" --tlsMode disabled
```

<DefaultUser components={props.components} />

## VideoGuide
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<Next components={props.components} />
<Disclaimer components={props.components} />