Creating Your First Homebrew Tap: A Complete Guide
If you’ve built a command-line tool and want to make it easy for users to install, Homebrew is one of the best distribution methods available. In this guide, I’ll walk you through creating your own Homebrew tap—a custom repository that allows users to install your software with a simple brew install command. Steps Overview Prepare Your Binary Releases Create Your Tap Repository Write Your Formula Get SHA256 Checksums Push Your Formula Test Your Tap Share Your Tap What is Homebrew? Homebrew is the most popular package manager for macOS, and it also works on Linux. It allows users to install software from the command line with simple commands like brew install wget. Think of it as an app store for command-line tools and applications. ...