What you end up with
Delta running in your browser, on your own computer. It is free, and it stays free — there is no account, no trial and no subscription at the end of this.
- Time
- About 51 minutes
- Steps
- 15
- Cost
- Free
Before you start
These are one-time installs. If you have used Terminal before, you may have them already — the first step checks.
Install Git
Apple opens a small installer.
Type this into Terminal, then press Return.
xcode-select --installYou know this worked when: Git responds with a version number
Install Node LTS
Choose the macOS Installer (.pkg).
Open downloadYou know this worked when: Node responds with a version number
Install Delta
Open Terminal
Keep it open beside this page.
You know this worked when: Terminal is open
Check Git and Node
Git and the current Node LTS are required.
Type this into Terminal, then press Return.
git --version node --versionYou know this worked when: Git and Node respond with version numbers
Install Python
Choose the macOS installer (.pkg), then reopen Terminal.
Open downloadYou know this worked when: python3 --version prints a version
Install Docker Desktop
Open it once so the engine starts, then come back here.
Open downloadYou know this worked when: docker --version prints a version
Copy Delta to this Mac
Type this into Terminal, then press Return. The first line moves you into the folder this step runs in, so it works in a window you have just opened.
cd ~ if [ ! -d Delta/.git ]; then git clone https://github.com/FanisD/Delta.git fiYou know this worked when: A Delta folder appears
Open the Delta folder
Type this into Terminal, then press Return. The first line moves you into the folder this step runs in, so it works in a window you have just opened.
cd ~ cd DeltaYou know this worked when: Your terminal prompt is inside the Delta folder
Open Delta's project folder
Type this into Terminal, then press Return. The first line moves you into the folder this step runs in, so it works in a window you have just opened.
cd ~/Delta cd frontendYou know this worked when: Your terminal prompt is inside the frontend folder
Use the reviewed version
Type this into Terminal, then press Return. The first line moves you into the folder this step runs in, so it works in a window you have just opened.
cd ~/Delta/frontend git checkout e0d868687a344617f1098ede7efe5a00eb912f08You know this worked when: Git reports the reviewed commit
Get a APP_ENCRYPTION_KEY key
Sign in, create a key, and copy it.
Open the pageYou know this worked when: You have a key on your clipboard
Copy the env file
Then open .env and set APP_ENCRYPTION_KEY.
Type this into Terminal, then press Return. The first line moves you into the folder this step runs in, so it works in a window you have just opened.
cd ~/Delta/frontend cp .env.example .envYou know this worked when: .env has APP_ENCRYPTION_KEY set
Run Delta
Keep Terminal open.
Type this into Terminal, then press Return. The first line moves you into the folder this step runs in, so it works in a window you have just opened.
cd ~/Delta/frontend make devYou know this worked when: localhost:5173 responds
Open it in your browser
If a different port was picked, open that one instead.
Open localhost:5173You know this worked when: The app loads in the browser
Try it
Delta should be open in your browser.
You know this worked when: Delta works
If something goes wrong
Nothing here can damage your computer, and every step can be run again safely. If a command fails, the usual cause is the step before it not having finished.
Still stuck? Tell us what happened and we will fix the guide. Include the step number and we can usually reproduce it.