Temporarily disable macOS security (know how here)ĭownload the basic and sqlplus files according to the version of your database from the following link.Example, if you want to connect to an Oracle 19c database, you will need to install:.We will install and use the Oracle Instant Client, which is one of the easiest and fastest ways to connect to an Oracle database, the Instant Client is practically mandatory for development environments like NodeJS, so let's get started.īefore starting, you must do the following on your Mac. This post is part of a series of posts on how to Connect to Oracle database on macOS, in this case, using Instant Client on macOS.