# SpinApp getting started on macOS

Download SpinApp for macOS, then run setup to choose PHP, database, Redis, and queue driver.

## Overview
SpinApp is a getting started product path for macOS users. SpinApp includes a macOS download and a setup wizard that configures PHP, database, Redis, queue driver, and frontend serving, then starts containers for a Laravel environment.

## Download and requirements
SpinApp provides:
- “Download for macOS v0.1.11”
- “Windows version [is] coming soon.”

SpinApp lists requirements as:
- Requires macOS 12+
- Docker Desktop or Colima
- Supports Apple Silicon & Intel

## Getting started steps (setup wizard)
SpinApp a setup flow that includes:
1. Open/select a Laravel project (monolith or API with a Vue/React frontend in the same repo).
2. Run a setup wizard to choose:
   - PHP version
   - database
   - Redis
   - queue driver
   - how to serve frontend assets
3. Connect your AI assistant with one-click MCP configuration (optional but described in the flow).
4. Start containers where the DB provisions and the app is accessible at my-app.local with npm run dev ready.

## Local access
SpinApp manages /etc/hosts so the app lives at my-app.local.

## Related AI Resources
- [SpinApp — AI-enabled Laravel local dev](/product-spinapp-ai-enabled-laravel-local-dev)
- [SpinApp — MCP for Cursor and Claude Desktop](/documentation-spinapp-mcp-for-cursor-and-claude-desktop)