macOS Server 5.12.1

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

Version 5.12.1

Bug fixes and performance improvements.