Claude Code Setup in 10 Minutes (Mac Guide)

Kenneth Khamphiphone

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4d • 🤖 Walk Through Tutorials

I just installed Claude Code and built a working website by talking to it in plain English.

No code. No tutorials. No developer background.

Here is exactly how I did it and how you can too.

🤖 What is Claude Code?

It is an AI assistant from Anthropic that runs on your computer. You tell it what you want to build in plain English and it writes the software for you. That is it.

Instead of learning to code, you just describe what you want.

"Build me a webpage with a button that shows a popup."

Done. It does it.

🖥️ What you need before you start

You need a paid Claude account. Pro at $20 a month works. The free plan will not give you access to Claude Code.

That is the only requirement.

⚡ How to install it on Mac in 3 steps

Step 1. Open Terminal on your Mac. Press Command and Space, type Terminal, hit enter.

Step 2. Paste this one command and hit enter.

curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

Step 3. Type claude and hit enter to launch it.

The first time it launches it will open your browser and ask you to log in with your Claude account. Click authorize and you are in.

🚨 The most common mistake people make

After the install finishes you will see a yellow warning that says your PATH is not set up. This means your computer does not know where to find Claude yet.

All you have to do is paste this one line and hit enter.

echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc && source ~/.zshrc

Then type claude again and it will work.

🎯 Your first demo task

Once you are inside Claude Code, do this.

Create a project folder first.

mkdir my-first-project && cd my-first-project

Then type claude to launch it inside that folder.

Now just say this in plain English.

"Create a simple webpage with a button that says Click Me and shows a popup when clicked."

Watch it build the whole thing for you. When it is done type this to open it in your browser.

open index.html