About macOS Server 5.7.1 and later
As of April 21, 2022, Apple has discontinued macOS Server. Existing macOS Server customers can continue to download and use the app with macOS Monterey.
The most popular server features—Caching Server, File Sharing Server, and Time Machine Server are bundled with every installation of macOS High Sierra and later, so that even more customers have access to these essential services at no extra cost.
To help you migrate from Profile Manager to other MDM solutions, learn about choosing an MDM solution and planning your MDM migration.
Services available in macOS and macOS Server
Learn about which services are available in macOS Server and which services have been migrated from macOS Server to macOS.
Services included in macOS Server 5.12 and later
The following services are included and fully supported in macOS Server 5.12 and later:
Profile Manager
Open Directory
Services included in macOS Server 5.7.1 through 5.11.1
The following services are included and fully supported in macOS Server 5.7.1 through 5.11.1:
Profile Manager
Open Directory
Xsan
Services migrated from macOS Server to macOS Big Sur and later
Command-line tools for Xsan management are included in macOS Big Sur and later. Learn more
Services migrated from macOS Server to macOS High Sierra and later
These services are now available in macOS High Sierra and later, and can be found in System Preferences > Sharing:
File Server
Caching Server
Time Machine Server
Service status
This table shows the status of each macOS Server service, and available alternatives.
ServiceStatusAlternativesProfile ManagerAvailable in Server 5.12.2Learn about choosing an MDM solutionXsanRemoved in Server 5.12Quantum, command-line tools built into macOSFTPRemoved in Server 5.4SFTP/SSHServer DocsRemoved in Server 5.4
iCloud Documents, Apache/WebDAVDHCPUI tools removed in Server 5.7.1bootpd, built into macOSDNSRemoved in Server 5.7.1BIND, Unbound, KnotDNSVPNRemoved in Server 5.7.1OpenVPN, SoftEther VPN, WireGuardFirewallUI tools removed in Server 5.7.1pf firewall (built into macOS)Mail ServerRemoved in Server 5.7.1
CalendarRemoved in Server 5.7.1CalendarServer, DavMail, Radicale, Kerio ConnectWikiRemoved in Server 5.7.1MediaWiki, PmWiki, XWiki, Confluence, WordPress WMX filesWebsitesUI tools removed in Server 5.7.1Apache HTTP Server (built into macOS), Nginx, LighttpdContactsRemoved in Server 5.7.1CalendarServer, DavMail, Kerio ConnectNetBoot/NetInstallUI tools removed in Server 5.7.1BOOTP, TFTP, HTTP, NFS (all built into macOS), NetSUS, BSDPyMessagesRemoved in Server 5.7.1ejabberd, Openfire, ProsodyRadiusRemoved in Server 5.7.1FreeRadiusAirPort ManagementRemoved in Server 5.7.1AirPort Utility
