#Twitch streaming on imac os x 10.11.6 2017 install#

If you wonвЂ™t upgrade it to El Capitan, search the Mac App Store for вЂmacOS ServerвЂ™, then purchase it вЂ“ youвЂ™ll be told the current version isnвЂ™t compatible and instead be offered the most recent version that will work.ДЄccept this, and itвЂ™ll download and install on your soon-to-be server. Things are a bit easier if your old Mac is running Yosemite. Note that certain features вЂ“ like caching personal data from iCloud Drive вЂ“ arenвЂ™t available in these earlier releases.Д«e sure to assign your server a static IP address on your network to make it easy for other devices to find This will open the Mac App Store and show you the correct version of Server for your system (2.2.5 for Mountain Lion 3.2.2 for Mavericks) for you to buy, or redownload if you bought it previously. If your old Mac is running either OS X 10.8 or OS X 10.9 (Mavericks), go to Apple's official website and click the relevant link in the archived article. WeвЂ™re going to focus on Macs running OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion or higher, because thatвЂ™s the point where Server changed from being sold as a complete operating system to an app that runs on top of the regular one. The trouble is, Apple has made it difficult вЂ“ but not impossible вЂ“ to buy and install an older version of the app (which used to be more simply dubbed вЂServerвЂ™). Your Mac will need to be running OS X 10.11.6 or higher to run the latest version of macOS Server, which might not be practical if youвЂ™re using an older Mac. The idea of running macOS Server may seem intimidating, but it offers a couple of features that are easy to set up and beneficial even in a home setting What you need to know