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soft-serve for Mac

Mighty, self-hostable Git server for the command-line

Quick answer: soft-serve is a developer tool for macOS. Install it with brew install soft-serve. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 37 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What soft-serve is

soft-serve is a developer tool for macOS: mighty, self-hostable Git server for the command-line.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/charmbracelet/soft-serve.

How to install soft-serve

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install soft-serve.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install soft-serve on Mac?

Run brew install soft-serve in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is soft-serve open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does soft-serve run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is soft-serve?

It was installed 37 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #5185 in this catalogue.

What version of soft-serve is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.12.4.