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Install on macOS

Works on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs (Apple Silicon runs the binary via Rosetta 2).

1. Download​

Download scd-server-macos-x64 from your license portal.

2. Make it executable​

chmod +x ./scd-server-macos-x64

3. Approve it on first launch (one time)​

The binary is not yet notarised by Apple, so macOS shows a one-time Gatekeeper prompt the first time you launch it. Approve it once — then it runs normally with no further prompts.

Choose whichever you prefer:

  • In the terminal: run the binary; when macOS blocks it, open System Settings → Privacy & Security, find the scd-server entry, and click "Open Anyway". Run it again and confirm.

  • Or clear the quarantine flag yourself (skips the dialog entirely):

    xattr -d com.apple.quarantine ./scd-server-macos-x64
Prefer to verify instead of trusting Gatekeeper?

You don't have to rely on Apple's notarisation, or take our word for it. Verify the binary yourself with minisign and sha256sum before approving — a stronger, cryptographic guarantee than Gatekeeper provides.

Notarisation is on the roadmap

Apple notarisation is planned, so the Gatekeeper step will go away in a future release.

4. Continue​

Continue to First-run setup to initialise the server, set the admin password, and start it.

For production, run it as a background service: Running as a service.