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<h2>Homebrew</h2>

<p>MockServer is available in <a target="_blank" href="https://brew.sh/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Homebrew</a> (homebrew-core), the package manager for macOS and Linux. Install the <span class="keyword">mockserver</span> command with:</p>

<pre class="prettyprint code"><code class="code">brew install mockserver</code></pre>

<p>Once installed, MockServer is available from any command shell as the <span class="keyword">mockserver</span> command, for example:</p>

<pre class="prettyprint code"><code class="code">mockserver -serverPort 1080 -logLevel INFO</code></pre>

<p>The dashboard is then available at <a target="_blank" href="http://localhost:1080/mockserver/dashboard" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://localhost:1080/mockserver/dashboard</a>.</p>

<p>For the full set of command-line options and what the formula installs, see <a href="../mock_server/running_mock_server.html#running_from_command_line_using_homebrew">Running MockServer from the command line using Homebrew</a>.</p>