---
title: Mac
description: How to set up Formbricks on a Mac machine
icon: "apple"
---

### Local Machine Setup - Mac

<Info>
  This guide is recommended for advanced users setting up Formbricks on a **Mac** machine.
</Info>

**Requirements:**

- Node.JS (v20 recommended)
- [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/)
- [Docker](https://www.docker.com/)

**Steps:**

1. **Clone the project & change directory:**
    ```bash
    git clone https://github.com/formbricks/formbricks && cd formbricks
    ```

2. **Setup NodeJS with nvm:**
    ```bash
    nvm install && nvm use
    ```

3. **Install NodeJS packages with pnpm:**
    ```bash
    pnpm install
    ```

4. **Create a `.env` file from the example:**
    ```bash
    cp .env.example .env
    ```

5. **Generate & set secret values (using BSD sed syntax for macOS):**
    ```bash
    sed -i '' '/^ENCRYPTION_KEY=/s|.*|ENCRYPTION_KEY='$(openssl rand -hex 32)'|' .env
    sed -i '' '/^NEXTAUTH_SECRET=/s|.*|NEXTAUTH_SECRET='$(openssl rand -hex 32)'|' .env
    sed -i '' '/^CRON_SECRET=/s|.*|CRON_SECRET='$(openssl rand -hex 32)'|' .env
    ```

6. **Start the development setup:**
    ```bash
    pnpm go
    ```

Visit [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) to access Formbricks.

<Tip>
  Ensure you create a new account at first login.
</Tip> 