# macOS Installation

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[**Download Orion Terminal here**](https://github.com/orionterminal/orion-macos/releases/download/1.0.1/Orion.Terminal.app.zip)
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**1. Double-click "Orion.Terminal.app.zip"**

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-06-16/52f32f5b-56f9-4cec-a414-2bf3fd59c00e/user_cropped_screenshot.jpeg?tl_px=1066,0\&br_px=2559,840\&force_format=png\&width=560\&wat_scale=50\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=482,35)

**2. Double-click "Orion Terminal"**

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-06-16/d81fd695-4ba8-424a-9e40-08e492d0ee57/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=1066,0\&br_px=2559,840\&force_format=png\&width=560\&wat_scale=50\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=487,131)

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**Tip: macOS will complain about malicious software, we are working on getting our Code Signing Certificates in place to prevent this in the future.** 
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**3. Click&#x20;***<mark style="color:purple;">**OK**</mark>*

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-06-16/836b24bb-8829-4806-9d02-d7842b0e2e29/user_cropped_screenshot.jpeg?tl_px=659,406\&br_px=2152,1246\&force_format=png\&width=560\&wat_scale=50\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=262,139)

**4. Navigate to System Preferences -> Privacy & Security.**

**5. Scroll down until you get to the "Security" section. Click on&#x20;***<mark style="color:purple;">**Open Anyway**</mark>***.**

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-06-16/20da4940-3785-48a3-8c0f-7522bb46cf43/user_cropped_screenshot.jpeg?tl_px=1066,446\&br_px=2559,1286\&force_format=png\&width=560\&wat_scale=50\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=277,139)

**6. macOS will say it can't be opened, click&#x20;***<mark style="color:purple;">**Open**</mark>***&#x20;to silence this warning.**

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-06-16/d1fe1d7c-122f-4682-a962-dbedaf9cb558/user_cropped_screenshot.jpeg?tl_px=531,350\&br_px=2024,1190\&force_format=png\&width=560\&wat_scale=50\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=262,139)

**7. Keep the Privacy & Security window open (we'll need it again shortly), now Right Click on "Orion Terminal".**

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-06-16/15dab604-9c78-47c7-87a4-c65f2e5a98a2/user_cropped_screenshot.jpeg?tl_px=1066,0\&br_px=2559,840\&force_format=png\&width=560\&wat_scale=50\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=484,130)

**8. Click "Show Package Contents"**

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-06-16/87312c88-1f98-46c6-8a5e-69eeb0fa8a5b/user_cropped_screenshot.jpeg?tl_px=1066,32\&br_px=2559,872\&force_format=png\&width=560\&wat_scale=50\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=460,139)

**9. Click on "Contents"**

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-06-16/893fc3f7-8ed0-44d2-a90c-47a12a118c15/user_cropped_screenshot.jpeg?tl_px=222,0\&br_px=1715,840\&force_format=png\&width=560\&wat_scale=50\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=262,108)

**10. Click on "Resources"**

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-06-16/4e483d2c-93ef-45be-a49b-d483ff24f079/user_cropped_screenshot.jpeg?tl_px=536,98\&br_px=2029,938\&force_format=png\&width=560\&wat_scale=50\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=262,139)

**11. Double-click on "cli"**

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-06-16/7700c428-20ea-479c-ac1c-fa5769f00a66/user_cropped_screenshot.jpeg?tl_px=760,0\&br_px=2253,840\&force_format=png\&width=560\&wat_scale=50\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=262,112)

**12. Once you see the green text "**<mark style="color:green;">**Connected to backend**</mark>**" Orion Terminal is working. However you will notice the warning regarding Input event monitoring, lets fix that. Navigate back to System Preferences -> Privacy and Security.**

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-06-16/8a648142-5e46-407c-89f5-cbb88dd5c9aa/user_cropped_screenshot.jpeg?tl_px=380,94\&br_px=1873,934\&force_format=png\&width=560\&wat_scale=50\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=262,139)

**13. Click the Accessibility button**

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-06-16/3e6e4efa-7066-4b08-b638-cc32fcce0988/user_cropped_screenshot.jpeg?tl_px=693,303\&br_px=2186,1143\&force_format=png\&width=560\&wat_scale=50\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=262,139)

**14. Toggle the switch on "Terminal".**

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-06-16/73fcc3b5-fe5d-4152-88b1-c53a1e055f8f/user_cropped_screenshot.jpeg?tl_px=1066,319\&br_px=2559,1159\&force_format=png\&width=560\&wat_scale=50\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=291,139)

**15. Now navigate back to the "cli" file and Right Click**

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-06-16/8031c36d-8dc6-4349-aace-fb1deca05863/user_cropped_screenshot.jpeg?tl_px=643,0\&br_px=2136,840\&force_format=png\&width=560\&wat_scale=50\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=262,115)

**16. Click "Make Alias"**

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-06-16/391dafc4-deea-48ef-847f-89d8fb8c20e1/user_cropped_screenshot.jpeg?tl_px=797,299\&br_px=2290,1139\&force_format=png\&width=560\&wat_scale=50\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=262,139)

**17. Type "Orion\_Terminal \[\[Enter]]"**

**18. This alias will point to the cli, so you can store it in your favorites or Applications. Happy Trading!**

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-06-16/ada6df2d-dc64-460e-8d64-ce5265b10731/user_cropped_screenshot.jpeg?tl_px=578,9\&br_px=2071,849\&force_format=png\&width=560\&wat_scale=50\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=262,139)

Next steps:

* Type `login <exchange>`
* As of version 0.71b, Orion Terminal works with 3 exchanges: **Bybit**, **Bitget (BETA)**, and **Binance**. You will need API Keys for each of the exchanges you want to use:
  * For Binance, generate your API keys [here](https://www.binance.com/en/my/settings/api-management).
  * [For Bitget (BETA), please follow the instructions here.](/introduction-and-installation/bitget-beta-account-and-api-key-creation.md)
  * [For Bybit, please follow the instructions here.](/introduction-and-installation/bybit-account-and-api-key-creation.md)
* Get started with [Commands Overview & Examples](/commands-overview-and-examples.md)


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