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Adding the installation instructions for MacOS #156

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Expand Up @@ -31,6 +31,20 @@ With a functioning version of cargo, compilation on Windows should just work out

- Run `cargo install --locked --path .`

### MacOS

- Open a terminal to run the following commands.
- Make sure you have `Homebrew` installed. If not, install it from [here](https://brew.sh/).
- Install curl: `brew install curl`
- Install the rust compiler and accessories: `curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh`
- Source the rust environment: `source "$HOME/.cargo/env"`
- Install Xcode command line tools: `xcode-select --install`
- Install LevelDB: `brew install leveldb`
- Download the repository: `git clone https://github.com/Neptune-Crypto/neptune-core.git`
- Enter the repository: `cd neptune-core`
- Checkout the release branch `git checkout release`. (Alternatively, for the *unstable development* branch, skip this step.)

- Build for release and put the binaries in your local path (`~/.cargo/bin/`): `cargo install --locked --path .` (needs at least 4 GB of RAM and a few minutes)

## Running & Connecting

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