From the next popup, choose “Local Network” and click “Next.”Ħ. A host name is the name your computer will use on your local network, like its own username. The popup window will explain what a host name is. This will also prompt me to do a little first-run server setup.Ĥ. To apply a more unique moniker, I’ll click the “Edit Host Name…” button. The server’s default name is “Alexs-iMac.” This is a dumb name. In the center of this window you’ll see some info about your server.ģ. Once Server has finished its first-time setup functionality, it will open to the main Server screen.Ģ. Server will run its setup scripts, which takes up to a minute.ġ. Enter your administrator password and click “Allow” to finalize the installation.Ħ.

We can leave this checked, since it will make determining uptime easier in the future, if necessary.ĥ. Note that “Use Apple services to determine this server’s Internet reachability” will be checked by default. This will toggle your server’s ability to ping Apple’s servers to check on it’s own service availability. Next, click “Agree” to accept Server’s licensing agreement. Open Server from the Applications folder.ģ. You’ll need to purchase the most recent version, which is version 5.2.Ģ. Versions are particular to each operating system, so if you have an earlier version of macOS Server, it won’t work with Sierra. Purchase the most recent version of macOS Server from the Mac App Store. But you can still share files and Time Machine backups using Apple’s macOS Server application. MacOS might not be known as an enterprise server platform.

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