Setup preparation and Start Mining STEEM Step by Step on Mac OS. Get started today!

Step 1. 

Install Xcode from the App Store and open it for the first time to get the build tools installed

Step 2.

Open the Terminal and leave it open.

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Install Homebrew by typing this into the Terminal.

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

It will then pause for a moment before resuming the installation.

Step 3.

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brew install python3 automake doxygen openssl wget

And Then (After The Installation):

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brew link openssl --force

Step 4 :

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wget -O boost_1_60_0.tar.gz http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/1.60.0/boost_1_60_0.tar.gz/download

Step 5 :

tar xzvf boost_1_60_0.tar.gz

You should see A LOT of this "x boost_1_60_0"

Step 6:

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cd boost_1_60_0

Step 7:

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./bootstrap.sh --prefix=/usr/local

Step 8:

./b2 install

Step 9:

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cd

Step 10:

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git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/secp256k1

Step 11:

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cd secp256k1

Step 12:

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./autogen.sh

Step 13:

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./configure

There should be more like this too.

Step 14:

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make

Step 15:

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./tests

Step 16:

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cd

Step 17:

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git clone https://github.com/steemit/steem

Step 18:

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cd steem

Step 19:

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git submodule update --init --recursive

Step 20:

Go To :

https://cmake.org/download/

And download the Mac OS version of Cmake

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sudo "/Users/Backyard/Downloads/cmake-3.6.1-Darwin-x86_64/CMake.app/Contents/bin/cmake-gui" --install

Step 21:

Go to : 

http://opensource.apple.com/source/pcre/pcre-4.1/pcre/CMakeLists.txt?txt

Download the file from right clicking as saving the page as .txt

Drag the file into the 'secp256k1' folder

Step 22:

Type :

cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DENABLE_CONTENT_PATCHING=OFF -DLOW_MEMORY_NODE=ON

(Type that together)

It should like this towards the end.

Step 23:

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make

Step 24:

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cd programs/steemd

Step 25:

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./steemd

Step 26:

Press ' Ctrl + C '

Step 27:

-Go to :

http://steemitup.eu/

-Download the Steemit Blockchain

-Once your downloaded the Steemit Blockchain

-Locate your witness_node_dir_data folder and replace that blockchain folder with the one you just downloaded.

Step 28 :

Open the config.ini from steem/programs/steemd/witness_node_dir_data/config.ini with your text editor program. 

In the config.ini file : Paste this where the 'seed=node' is :

seed-node = seed.steemed.net:2001    

seed-node = seed.steemed.com:2001

seed-node = 52.74.152.79:2001

seed-node = 45.32.186.90:1779

seed-node = 45.32.186.90:1781

seed-node = 192.99.4.226:2001

seed-node = 46.252.27.1:1337

seed-node = 81.89.101.133:2001

seed-node = 52.4.250.181:39705

seed-node = 85.214.65.220:2001

Then, where the ' witness = ' is,  place your steem account name there. Remember to get rid of the '#'.

Same goes to where the 'miner' is :

miner = ["account_name","your_private_active_key_here"]

mining-threads=2 

(the recommended amount of threads to start with)

Remember to remove the # at the beginning!

Then save the file and exit.

Step : 29

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./steemd once again. Let the blockchain sync up, and it'll start to mine.

And you've started to mine on your Mac OS! Congratulations!

Sources :

-https://steemit.com/steem/@trung81/mining-seem-on-a-mac

-https://steemit.com/steemhelp/@joseph/mining-steem-for-dummies

-researching

-testing it

May not be 100% accurate.