Install Homebrew on macOS Using a Chinese Mirror to Bypass Network Blocks

Yesterday my Mac got stuck at the startup progress bar, so I reinstalled the system and needed to set up basic software. As a macOS user, installing Homebrew is essential, but I encountered a network error when running the official install script.

% /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
curl: (35) LibreSSL SSL_connect: SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL in connection to raw.githubusercontent.com:443

The usual fix is to look up the real IP of raw.githubusercontent.com (e.g., via https://www.ipaddress.com/) and add it to the /etc/hosts file:

sudo vim /etc/hosts

185.199.108.133 raw.githubusercontent.com

However, this method still caused the download to stop halfway.

Instead, I used a domestic mirror hosted on Gitee, which worked smoothly.

Steps:

Open Terminal and run the following command to fetch the Homebrew installation script from the Gitee mirror:

/bin/zsh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://gitee.com/cunkai/HomebrewCN/raw/master/Homebrew.sh)"

Follow the on‑screen prompts (see images below).

When the installation finishes, you will see a completion screen.

Finally, verify the installation by printing the Homebrew version:

brew -v