1. Install homebrew /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)" 2. Check homebrew brew doctor 3. Update homebrew brew update 4. Verify MariaDB version in Homebrew repo brew info mariadb 5. Install MariaDB brew install mariadb 6. Run the database installer mysql_install_db 7. Start MariaDB mysql.server start 8. Secure the installation mariadb-..