# Install InSpec on Mac
# Option 1 (Package installer)
The InSpec package is available for MacOS, RedHat, Ubuntu and Windows. Download the latest package at InSpec Downloads (opens new window) or install InSpec via script:
# RedHat, Ubuntu, and macOS
$ curl https://omnitruck.chef.io/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- -P inspec
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# Option 2 (Terminal install)
Another option is to install InSpec via a command line:
# 1. Install Homebrew
Before I could install InSpec, I needed to have the latest version of Ruby installed. And before I could install the latest version of Ruby, I had to install Homebrew, the OS X package manager.
$ /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
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# 2. Update Ruby
$ brew install rbenv ruby-build
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Add rbenv to bash so that it loads every time you open a terminal
$ echo 'if which rbenv > /dev/null; then eval "$(rbenv init -)"; fi' >> ~/.bash_profile
$ source ~/.bash_profile
$ rbenv install 2.7.2
$ rbenv global 2.7.2
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Close terminal and reopen.
$ ruby -v
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# 3. Installing InSpec
Now we’re on to the good stuff. Let’s install InSpec:
$ gem install inspec
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# 4. Installing additional gems
Install the following gems:
$ gem install bundler
$ gem install test-kitchen
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# After Install
Once InSpec is installed, run inspec version to verify that the installation was successful.