Server Installation on Mac

Modified on Wed, 10 Sep at 12:40 PM

Download for macOS:

Mojave
Catalina
Big Sur
Monterey
Ventura
Sonoma
Sequoia
Tahoe 26

"fw_server_v702-SP2.zip " to your Downloads folder.

!! v7.2 SP2 does not support the 32bit fw Server and Client apps on Mac and Windows!

!! Upgrading to 7.2 SP2 requires Java / OpenJDK v17 to be installed!!

See more info here.

!! If your fw Server app is running on a macOS below Mojave, please do not upgrade to 7.2 SP2.

With a double click on the zipped fw Server package file, initiate the installation process by unzipping it. A progress bar will appear showing the decompression progress. After the completion of the decompression the new farmerswife Server app package will appear. Move it to your Applications folder.

Double-click on it to start the Server application.

Note: If you downloaded the package to "Downloads" and then try to run it from that location it may happen, that the app will not start. Please move it to the Desktop and run from there. If it now launches, move it to your Applications folder.

Note: If you get a warning message about an "unidentified developer", then instead of double click, right mouse click the icon and choose: Open.

NOTE: Since macOS Big Sur, to launch the fw Server app for the 1st time after installation, you might have to use in "Applications" twice or three time: right-mouse click > Open.

Choose: OPEN in the following window.

Start with running the fw Server app in demo mode.

Continue until the Server log window states: Server Ready at the top of the window.

As a last step you can delete the "*.zip" file from your Downloads folder again.