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# Installing on Mac

The Embedthis GoAhead install distribution for Mac OS X is published as a an installable pkg file.

## Installing the PKG Image

1. Double click on the PKG image.

## Removing GoAhead

1. Run a terminal and change directory to the installation directory for GoAhead. This is typically "/etc/goahead".
2. Run the remove script in the install directory for GoAhead by typing

    sudo ./uninstall

## Running GoAhead

To start GoAhead type:

    sudo goahead --home /etc/goahead

GoAhead is configured by default to listen on port 80. To test that it is serving pages, point your browser at http://localhost/.

To get all the options for GoAhead read the man page via:

    man goahead

or get the command help via:

    goahead --help