Install dgraph tools on mac os x without admin/sudo

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What I want to do

I want to install the command-line “dgraph” tool on my Macbook. I do not have admin/sudo privileges.

What I did

I downloaded the client from website (Downloads | Dgraph), but the script requires sudo: curl -sSf https://get.dgraph.io | bash

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Can you use the docker ?

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I have the Docker image running. But I can’t get from docker to my cloud deployment. Need tools on my mac.

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The install script needs the sudo. But you can just download the Dgraph’s binary and move it to /usr/local/bin/ - Note that Dgraph will not support Darwin in future releases. We recommend you use Docker or some Linux distro.

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Thanks for the tip. That got me a bit further…

  1. I downloaded and extracted https://github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/releases/download/v20.11.2/dgraph-darwin-amd64.tar.gz
  2. I attempt to run the “dgraph” binary but Mac tells me that “dgraph” cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified.

Is there a verified binary I can download?

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MichelDiz, as noted above, I need to run the “dgraph” tool to connect to my cloud deployment (I’m doing a live load). Therefore I cannot use Docker. Can you suggest a path forward that is futureproof? Perhaps simply run a Linux VM where the linux binary will run?

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OK I’m all set here. I downloaded the Linux binary from github and was able to run it on a Linux VM in the cloud. Thanks.

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Sorry for the late reply

Nope, in general, you can ignore that going to macOS settings, security, and state there that you still wanna run that binary.

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For the benefit of those searching on building for Mac/OS-X/Big Sur… I was able to build the dgraph image on Big Sur using M1/Apple Silicon.

git clone https://github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph.git
cd dgraph/dgraph
make dgraph

I always recommend using the Docker image, but for things like using the bulkloader or just being able to view all the command flags, it’s nice to have a native build.