# Error installing on Mac -new user

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/error-installing-on-mac-new-user/8162>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [March 22, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/error-installing-on-mac-new-user/8162 "2018-03-22T02:32:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![aaho](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@aaho](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/aaho)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/error-installing-on-mac-new-user/8162/1 "2018-03-22T02:32:12Z")

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## Error during installation

## /tmp/home/root# curl -sSL [https://install.pi-hole.net](https://install.pi-hole.net) | bash

bash: syntax error: unexpected "("  
curl: (23) Failed writing body (758 != 2759)

## Debug Token:

Iam a novise who is trying to learn about this stuff, any help would be greatly appreciated.

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**Author:** ![mibere](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/mibere/32/18057_2.png) [@mibere](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/mibere)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 11:16am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/error-installing-on-mac-new-user/8162/2 "2018-03-22T11:16:18Z")

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You can‘t install Pi-hole on a Mac, macOS is not supported.

See here

> [@Hardware/Software Requirements](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/hardware-software-requirements/273):
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> This is a historical document and left for archival purposes. For up to date information please use [https://docs.pi-hole.net/](https://docs.pi-hole.net/) --- OLD INFORMATION --- The Installer Our intelligent installer is tailored to installations at home and behind firewalls. If you are installing Pi-hole in an environment beyond that scope, you will need to take extra security measures when installing it. Hardware Pi-hole is very lightweight as it only handles DNS queries and returns a blank HTML file so it doesn't n…

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**Author:** ![British\_Bob](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@British\_Bob](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/British_Bob)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/error-installing-on-mac-new-user/8162/3 "2018-03-22T19:14:58Z")

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Sorry, to clarify, I am using my Mac terminal window and accessing my ASUS RT-AC89U router on which I have a USB drive with a 1GB Ext2 partition. That is where the problem is arising, when I run this command there this is the error I am getting. Thank you. Apologies for the lack of information.

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**Author:** ![mibere](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/mibere/32/18057_2.png) [@mibere](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/mibere)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/error-installing-on-mac-new-user/8162/4 "2018-03-22T19:20:55Z")

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So your plan is to install Pi-hole on your router?

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**Author:** ![British\_Bob](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@British\_Bob](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/British_Bob)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 11:03pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/error-installing-on-mac-new-user/8162/5 "2018-03-22T23:03:24Z")

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Yes Sir, that is what I am trying to do. I am running that command line like so 👎

ASUSWRT-Merlin RT-AC86U 384.3-0 Tue Feb 13 21:10:35 UTC 2018  
admin@RT-AC86U-48D8:/tmp/home/root# curl -sSL [https://install.pi-hole.net](https://install.pi-hole.net) | bash  
bash: syntax error: unexpected "("  
curl: (23) Failed writing body (758 != 2759)  
admin@RT-AC86U-48D8:/tmp/home/root# bash: syntax error: unexpected "("  
-sh: bash:: not found

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**Author:** ![Mcat12](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/mcat12/32/20_2.png) [@Mcat12](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Mcat12)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 12:27am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/error-installing-on-mac-new-user/8162/6 "2018-03-24T00:27:05Z")

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See the hardware and software requirements. Pi-hole is not made to work on routers.

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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/uploads/default/original/3X/7/c/7c8792f649eeb921c5d2b4c41564ffa873d9a2b8.png) [@system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2018, 12:27am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/error-installing-on-mac-new-user/8162/7 "2018-04-14T00:27:14Z")

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