Designed for macOS and iOS devices, macOS Server makes it easy to share files, schedule meetings, synchronize contacts, develop software, host your own website, publish wikis, configure Mac, iPhone, and iPad devices, remotely access your network, and more.

macOS Server is an application you can add to macOS right from the Mac App Store. Anyone can quickly and easily turn a Mac into a server that’s perfect for home offices, businesses, schools, developers, and hobbyists alike.

Here’s what you’ll get with macOS Server:

• File Sharing
• File sharing for Mac, PC, iPhone and iPad
• Standards-based SMB, AFP, and WebDAV file services
• Flexible file permissions
• Spotlight searching

Profile Manager

• Mobile device management for Mac and iOS devices
• Simplified management and deployment of iOS and macOS.
• Distribution of institution licensed apps and books purchased from the Volume Purchase Program to users or devices
• Install Software Updates on devices running iOS 10 and mac OS 10.12.
• Device Enrollment Program integration
• Web-based administration console
• Self-service user portal for clearing passcodes, remote lock, and remote wipe

Caching Server

• Speed up the download of software distributed by Apple
• Locally cache apps, books, iTunes U, software updates, and macOS Recovery images
• Accelerate the download of iCloud data, including documents in iCloud Drive and photos.
• Fault-tolerant design with multiserver cache replication and load balancing
• No client configuration required

Xcode Server

• Use Xcode to create continuous integration bots that build, analyze, and test on any Mac running macOS Server
• Configure bots to integrate at a specific time, or continually as code is committed to the repository
• Automate testing of macOS and iOS apps, executing on multiple connected iOS devices
• Host your own Git repositories on macOS Server or connect to remote Git or Subversion hosts
• Remotely access detailed integration summaries and nightly builds using the Web interface

Time Machine

• Provide a backup destination for Mac computers on your network
• Monitor which computers have backed up, when they last backed up, and size of backup
• Set limits on the amount of Time Machine storage a user can use

Calendar Server

• Share calendars, schedule meetings and events, and book conference rooms
• Standards-based CalDAV server for access from Mac, iPad, iPhone, and PC
• View availability with free/busy lookups
• Email invitations and push notifications

Contacts Server

• Synchronize contacts with Mac, iPad, and iPhone
• Allow multiple users to access and update contacts
• Standards-based CardDAV server

Wiki Server

• Point-and-click page edit to change formatting and insert images, movies, and attachments
• Access controls
• Tags and comments
• Revision history
• Document sharing
• Quick Look previews

Mail Server

• Standards-based SMTP, IMAP, and POP server
• Push notifications
• SSL encryption
• Adaptive junk mail filtering
• Virus detection and quarantine

Virtual Private Network

• Remote access for your network services
• Encrypted VPN connections for Mac, iPad, iPhone, and PC

Xsan

• Block-level SAN file sharing with concurrent read/write access
• Xsan volume hosting and configuration
• Volume management, storage pooling, stripping, and volume mapping
• Real-time monitoring, graphs, and event notifications
• Metadata controller failover and file system journaling

Server App

• Local and remote management
• Users and group settings
• View real-time graphs of server usage
• Receive alerts on network changes, certificate expiration, storage usage, and more

What’s New:

Version 5.11.1

• Profile Manager performance improvements
• *ew restrictions for Unpaired External Boot to Recovery and Unlock with Apple Watch
• Support for Xsan management is now included in macOS Big Sur. See https://developer.apple.com/support/downloads/Xsan-Management-Guide.pdf to learn more about migrating to the new tools.

Version 5.11
iOS/iPadOS

• Automated Device Enrollment: Skip Restore Completed and Update Completed panes in Setup Assistant
• Install non-removable managed apps
• Exchange ActiveSync: Override previous password
• Network Usage Rules: Configure SIM rules
• Notifications: Allow Notification previews on lock screen
• Restrictions: Allow App Clips
• WiFi: Disable association MAC randomization
• Include eSIM Identifier “EID” in device info

iPadOS

• Education: Allow configuring only Shared iPad login window, not Classroom
• Shared iPad: Manage quota-based users
• Shared iPad: Disable temporary sessions

macOS

• Configure Auto Advance
• Automated Device Enrollment: Skip Accessibility pane in Setup Assistant, show Server Activation Lock Bypass Code in device security info
• Install managed apps
• Account Configuration: Managed local user short name
• Associated Domains: Enable direct downloads
• Content Caching: Auto-enable tethered caching, send ContentCachingInformation command
• Restrictions: Allow apps to get file provider info, Defer app updates

iOS/iPadOS/macOS

• VPN: Configure new system extension and network configuration keys
• iOS/tvOS
• Set time zone on supervised devices

Language: English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
Compatibility: macOS 10.13 or later
Homepage https://apps.apple.com/us/app/os-x-server/id883878097

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