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How To Install and Use Homebrew on macOS

Updated on April 15, 2026
πŸ‘ How To Install and Use Homebrew on macOS

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Step 3 is giving me the following error - curl: (7) Failed to connect to raw.githubusercontent.com port 443: Connection refused

What if I merely have macOS Sierra? What difference will that make? What can I do to make this work with Sierra?

Update needed for Step 5:

brew cask install <program> got updated. Now you install Desktop Programms with brew install --cask <program>. I hope the article may be updated, because it is super helpful for a System setup.

Thank you very much for the guide. Really a clear explanation. Done with a MacBook Pro M1 on MacOS Monterey.

for M1 map add instead export PATH=/opt/homebrew/bin:$PATH

I’ve followed this guide till:

step 3

// Add Homebrew's executable directory to the front of the PATH
export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH

brew installation script defaulted to the following path

export PATH=/opt/homebrew/bin:$PATH

if it’s your case make sure to take note when brew prompt it during installation.

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