To use this document, you need to have:

• Successfully downloaded BellaDati Mac installer from the BellaDati website.
• Your machine meets the minimal system requirements.

1. Welcome and Information

Click Next to proceed with the installation.

2. License Terms

Read and Accept the license agreement.

Click Next to proceed with the installation.

3. Select Destination Directory

By default, BellaDati is installed into a predefined installation directory. Click browse to navigate to different folder if you want to modify these settings. BellaDati will check your free disk capacity to ensure enough space is available.

Click Next to proceed with the installation.

4. Select Installation Type

Check Advanced Installation if you want to specify custom settings. Leave it blank to perform installation with default settings.

Click Next to proceed with the installation.

5. Database Setup

BellaDati allows you to connect to existing database or create one for you automatically. Choose the desired action and continue to:

• 5.1. Installing with a built-in database.
• 5.2. Connecting to an existing database. Select only if you already have a PostgreSQL database installed.

Click Next to proceed with the installation.

5.1. Installing with a Built-in Database.

Approve or edit the following default settings:

• Database port. Make sure this port is not used by other applications or services.
• Shared buffers
• Work memory
• Effective cache size

Click Next to proceed with the installation.

5.2. Connecting to an Existing Database

Specify the following connection parameters:

• Hostname or IP
• Port
• Database name
• Username
• Password

Click Next to proceed with the installation.

6. Email Server Configuration

Approve or edit the following default settings:

• Hostname or IP
• Port
• Username
• Password
• SSL

Click Next to proceed with the installation.

7. Web Server Parameters

Approve or edit the following default settings:

• Hostname
• Port. Make sure this port is not being used by other applications or services.

Click Next and wait while BellaDati is installed on your computer.

8. Finishing Installation

The installation is complete. Close the window or click the link to open BellaDati in your web browser.

Continue with the BellaDati Setup Wizard.

Troubleshooting

• If you have disabled automatically starting the server in the web server configuration, or starting the server failed, run it manually via belladati-start_mac (default path: Applications/BellaDati).
• To open BellaDati after the installation is complete, point your browser to http://localhost:8080. This is the default URL, which may differ depending on the data you entered in step 6 of the installation.

Next Steps

• BellaDati Configuration Setup
• Updating BellaDati