Installing GoCD server on Mac OS X

• Download the Mac OS X installer for GoCD Server from downloads page.

• Unzip the installer in a directory of your choice. It creates a sub-directory with the name go-server-${version}.

• Mark the directory as not quarantined by Mac OS X so that it allows the GoCD Server to be started:

  # Assuming, for example, that the directory is "go-server-20.5.0".
  $ cd go-server-20.5.0
  $ xattr -d -r com.apple.quarantine .
  xattr: [Errno 13] Permission denied: './jre/Contents/Home/lib/server/classes.jsa'
  xattr: [Errno 13] Permission denied: './jre/Contents/Home/legal/jdk.dynalink/dynalink.md'
  ... # These "Permission denied" warnings can be ignored.
  

Managing the GoCD server process

The GoCD server script must be run with one of the following arguments:

Once the GoCD server is started the GoCD server will be started and it will print out the URL for the Dashboard page. This will be http://localhost:8153/go

Location of GoCD server files

The GoCD server installs its files in the following locations on your filesystem:

Overriding default startup arguments and environment

Also see

• Installing GoCD agents
• Configuring server details
• Configure GoCD to work with a proxy
• Backing up a GoCD server