title: How to start the Appium server from command prompt in MAC machine?
body: <p>I am automating <a href="/questions/tagged/ios" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;ios&#39;" rel="tag">ios</a> native mobile application using <a href="/questions/tagged/appium" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;appium&#39;" rel="tag">appium</a>. Until now I was launching the server from the Appium GUI by clicking on the Launch button. Now I want to start the server from a command prompt.</p>
  
  <p>I was able to do the same in Windows machine by following the below steps:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Launch Node.js command prompt</li>
  <li>Navigate till the Appium bin folder</li>
  <li>Use the command <code>node appium</code></li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>I got blocked on how to start the Node.js command prompt on a Mac. Can you pleases tell me how I can start the Appium server from a command prompt on a Mac.</p>