macOS Installation

Install Gold Digger on macOS systems.

Pre-built Binaries (Recommended)

1. Visit the GitHub Releases page
2. Download the latest gold_digger-macos file
3. Make it executable and move to PATH:

chmod +x gold_digger-macos
sudo mv gold_digger-macos /usr/local/bin/gold_digger

4. Verify installation: gold_digger --version

Using Homebrew (Coming Soon)

# Future release
brew install gold_digger

Using Cargo (Rust Package Manager)

Prerequisites

Install Rust using rustup:

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
source ~/.cargo/env

Install Gold Digger

cargo install gold_digger

Build from Source

Prerequisites

• Xcode Command Line Tools: xcode-select --install
• Rust toolchain (via rustup)

Build Steps

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/UncleSp1d3r/gold_digger.git
cd gold_digger

# Build release version
cargo build --release

# The executable will be in target/release/gold_digger

TLS Support

macOS builds use the native SecureTransport TLS implementation by default. For pure Rust TLS:

cargo install gold_digger --no-default-features --features "json,csv,ssl-rustls,additional_mysql_types,verbose"

Verification

Test your installation:

gold_digger --help

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

• Gatekeeper blocking execution: Right-click → Open, or use sudo spctl --master-disable
• Command not found: Ensure /usr/local/bin is in your PATH
• Permission denied: Check file permissions with ls -la

Getting Help

If you encounter issues:

1. Check the Troubleshooting Guide
2. Visit the GitHub Issues page