# Mac OS X install files **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [April 1, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mac-os-x-install-files/2831 "2011-04-01T15:11:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jantonevich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@jantonevich](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jantonevich)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mac-os-x-install-files/2831/1 "2011-04-01T15:11:18Z")
Im trying again to load Ignition(now that i have java 6), and i still notice discrepancies in the README file for setup and actual directories created on my system. I have worked my way down the mac os x README and get held up at the symlink, i am directed to go to ‘cd /usr/local/bin’ however i dont have a ‘bin’ in that place on my system. I do have a usr/local but no ‘/usr/local/bin’ as mentioned. And whether that has anything to do with it or not, i cannot fully install ignition. Any ideas, or thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mac-os-x-install-files/2831/2 "2011-04-01T15:17:05Z")
You can feel free to create /usr/local/bin then: ```auto mkdir /usr/local/bin ``` Also worth noting that these instructions are for if you want Ignition to run as a “service” on OS X. You can get away with unzipping it wherever you want, then: ```auto chmod +x ignition.sh chmod +x ignition-gateway ``` When you want to start Ignition: ```auto ./ignition.sh start ``` And to stop it: ```auto ./ignition.sh stop ``` These commands all assume you’ve got root privileges at the time. If not, prefix them with ‘sudo’.