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Article ID = 185
Article Title = How To Obtain/Download macOS Server for macOS 10.13 High Sierra
Article Author(s) = Graham Needham (BH)
Article Created On = 25th September 2017
Article Last Updated = 30th January 2020
Article URL = https://www.macstrategy.com/article.php?185
Article Brief Description:
Details of how to obtain/download macOS 10.13 High Sierra Server aka macOS Server 5.4-5.6.3

How To Obtain/Purchase/Download macOS Server for macOS 10.13 High Sierra

WARNING: As of September 2018 Apple has gutted macOS Server and removed most/all of the useful Server features!

A: Check to make sure your Install macOS High Sierra App is the correct one. It should be around 5GB in size. If you used the 'Skip App Verification' option, you have most likely selected an invalid app that doesn't contain the necessary files. Q: I cannot open my copy of Install macOS High Sierra with the patch tool. What's new in TftpServer. Version 3.6.1: Compatible with macOS 10.13 High Sierra and macOS 10.12 Sierra. Relaxed permissions check on working path and parent folders. Recompiled using the latest macOS SDK to unlink some missing libraries. Minor bug fixes and improvements. Try our new feature and write a detailed review about TftpServer. How To Obtain/Purchase/Download macOS Server for macOS 10.13 High Sierra WARNING: As of September 2018 Apple has gutted macOS Server and removed most/all of the useful Server features! MacOS Server 5.4-5.6.3 was replaced with macOS Server 5.7.1 on the 28th September 2018.


macOS Server 5.4-5.6.3 was replaced with macOS Server 5.7.1 on the 28th September 2018. However, you can still purchase/download macOS Server 5.6.3 from the Mac App Store:

From The Mac App Store - If You Have NOT Purchased macOS Server Or OS X Server Previously

You need to install the latest version of macOS (currently macOS 11 Big Sur) and purchase the latest version of macOS Server (currently v5.11.1) first.
  1. Download and install macOS 11 Big Sur on a compatible computer:
    • Use a different computer to the one that you currently have an earlier macOS / OS X installation on (if you have one).
    • Install macOS 11 Big Sur to a spare internal storage volume (if you have one).
    • Install macOS 11 Big Sur to a spare partition/volume on your boot drive (if you have one).
    • Install macOS 11 Big Sur to an external storage device e.g. hard disk, SSD, or even a USB stick.
  2. Once macOS 11 Big Sur is installed and you are booted from it, make sure you are connected to the internet by using a web browser to go to Apple.
  3. Go to the latest version of macOS Server (5.11.1) on the Mac App Store .
  4. This should open the Mac App Store application (if it doesn't click the 'View in Mac App Store' button).
  5. In the Mac App Store application click the 'Buy' button.
  6. Enter your Apple ID and password if you are not already signed in to the Mac App Store.
  7. The macOS Server 5.11.1 software should start to download (an icon will appear in your Dock with a progress bar).
  8. When the macOS Server application has downloaded it may automatically launch and ask you to continue.
  9. If it does, do not click Continue yet.
  10. Quit the macOS Server installer application (yes, quit it).
  11. Now you can go to your older macOS / OS X installation and download/install the earlier version of macOS / OS X Server - see the instructions below.
  12. If you used a computer/storage device that you do not own, you should securely erase it/sign out of the Mac App Store + delete macOS Server (from the Applications folder), after successfully installing the older macOS Server version on your own computer using the instructions below.

From The Mac App Store - If You Have Purchased macOS / OS X Server Previously

These instructions will only work if you have already purchased macOS / OS X Server. If you haven't already purchased macOS / OS X Server, please go to the instructions above first.
  1. To be safe:
    • Restart your computer.
    • Quit all running applications.
    • Disconnect all external devices except for monitor, keyboard, mouse and required storage volumes.
    • Eject all optical discs.
    • Unmount all servers.
  2. Make sure you are connected to the internet by using a web browser to go to Apple.
  3. Go to macOS Server on the Mac App Store .
  4. This should open the Mac App Store application (if it doesn't click the 'View in Mac App Store' button).
  5. In the Mac App Store application click the 'Buy', 'Get', 'Download' or 'Install' button.
    6. NOTE: 'Buy' usually means you never purchased this item on the Mac App Store before and there will be a charge. 'Get' usually means you never purchased this item on the Mac App Store before and there will be no charge. 'Download' usually means you have purchased this item on the Mac App Store before and you can now download it. 'Install' usually means you have purchased this item on the Mac App Store before and already downloaded - the Mac App Store has found it on one of your currently connected storage volumes - be careful here as Install may actually install a different/incorrect version.
  6. Enter your Apple ID and password if you are not already signed in to the Mac App Store.
  7. The Mac App Store will warn you that the current version requires a later version of macOS but you can download an older version that is compatible with macOS 10.13 - click 'Download'.
  8. The macOS Server software should start to download (an icon will appear in your Dock with a progress bar).
  9. When the macOS Server application has downloaded it may automatically launch and ask you to continue.
  10. If it does, do not click Continue yet.
  11. Quit the macOS Server installer application (yes, quit it).
  12. Go to Macintosh HD > Applications and make a copy of/backup the 'Server' item e.g. zip it and/or copy it to another disk or a DVD-R
  13. Go to Macintosh HD > Applications and open 'Server'.
  14. Click Continue, agree to the EULA and then click Continue to download and install the rest of the Server software and finish the configuration.
  15. Follow the on screen instructions.
  16. Once macOS Server has installed you should go to Apple menu > App Store… > Updates > and update all other Apple software (An Apple ID may be required for some updates).

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VPN Enabler for High Sierra

There is a VPN Server built into every plain Mac OS X machine, only it's not activated unless you know how to type in a lot of geeky commands and dive into a lot of configuration files. What VPN Enabler does is to do all that stuff for you in just three (OK, maybe four) steps and just one click.

VPN Enabler now supports both L2TP and PPTP protocols.


Setting up the VPN Server

This is what VPN Enabler looks like.

Step 1. You only need to provide the Host Name for your VPN Server. Of course, this host name or domain name must be accessible from the Internet.

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Then, look for the “Suggest IP Addresses” button. If you’re running VPN Enabler on the single machine on the local network, behind the router, that has all the Internet services loaded on it (e.g., web, mail & DNS server, all on one machine), which is quite a reasonable assumption for the user base that is running all my “enabler” apps, then when you click on that “Suggest IP Addresses” button, it’ll try to provide you with reasonable values that you can use.

These values are provided to an incoming VPN client, on joining the local private network. It'll be assigned an IP address within the range you provided, and then it’s told where to go for DNS services. Basically, the VPN Server acts like a DHCP Server for incoming VPN clients.

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Step 2. Enter a Shared Secret, which is just a word you need to enter into a VPN client, like Network Preferences on a client Mac or the VPN Connection Setup in iOS Preferences for the iPhone or iPad.

Step 3. Set up at least one VPN user account on your server machine. Give it a name and a password. Both will also be given to the VPN Client. (Use a name that has not been used and especially not the name of an admin user. The VPN User will be created as a simple non-admin user because you don’t want to be logging on to your VPN as an admin-level person from wherever you are in the world).

Step 4. An Important Tech Note :

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NOTE : I’ve just set up a VPN Server behind a router that didn’t require me to do all the following port forwarding things. So you may get lucky and there’s no Step 4. Usually this is a router that allows you to set a DMZ, an internal IP address that all traffic from external IP addresses get directed to, for internet services. Try this first. If it works, you can stop here for the VPN server. You don’t have to set up port forwarding for VPN ports manually.

If you’re not so lucky, this is a bit more technical. If you’re running the VPN Server on a local network behind a router, you need to figure out how to set up the router to forward UDP ports 500, 1701 and 4500 to the local IP address of your VPN Server machine (and also port 1723 if you want to support PPTP).

This is not as difficult as it sounds. Your router (which might be bundled with a wifi base station) would have a setup page that you can access using a web browser. Look for the Port Forwarding setup page, which is probably lumped with the Firewall settings. Then use that setup page to create three port forwarding records to associate UDP ports 500, 1701, and 4500 with the local IP address of the Mac that is running your VPN Server. This way, when network traffic comes in from a VPN client, the router will know which machine to route them to for processing.


Setting up the VPN Clients

1. The Automated Way

From version 1.0.3 onwards, VPN Enabler allows you to save a mobileconfig profile that can be sent (e.g., by email) to the user of both an iOS device or the Mac, and it’ll save the user from having to know all of the following configuration steps for a VPN client. All the user has to do is to tap on the .mobileconfig file that he sees (if he’s on iOS) or to double-click on it (if he’s on a Mac), and follow through with the automated installation steps. He’ll have everything set up for him and all he has to do is to make the VPN connection (in the Settings app, on iOS) or via Network Preferences (on the Mac).

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VPN Enabler gives the administrator two ways to generate a .mobileconfig file. One way generates a profile without the VPN user password, and this is available from the main VPN Enabler window. The other way is more convenient, because it includes the password, allowing the user to just focus on making the VPN connection. This other way is available when the user is either creating a new VPN user account or resetting the user account password, and it’s shown below :

On top of saving the profile, the administrator is also encouraged to sign the profile, if the server VPN Enabler is running on has the SSL cert for the domain installed (in OS X’s OpenSSL folder in /System/Library).


2. Manually Setting up VPN Clients

On the Mac client, set up your VPN configuration like this in Network Preferences, by entering the VPN Server’s host name and the VPN user account name :

Click the 'Authentication Settings' button and enter the VPN User account password and the Shared Secret :

And click the Advanced… button to set the “Send all traffic over VPN connection” option:

For iOS clients, look for Settings > General > VPN. Add a VPN Configuration:

and, in the Add Configuration panel, do this:

And that’s all there is to it. Enjoy!

De-Installing VPN Enabler

You can de-install VPN Enabler by using the last menu item in the Help menu. It will shut down the VPN Server, if it is running, and remove all files installed by VPN Enabler (in /usr/local/cutedge/vpn).


Release Log

5.0 October 2nd 2017. VPN Enabler for High Sierra released.

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5.1 January 17th 2018. In version 5.0, only the VPN user called “vpnuser” can authenticate with the server. There was a bug where I hard-coded the user name to vpnuser. This version fixed that bug so you can create any user name for the VPN user.

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5.2 Spetember 23rd 2018. Allows Shared Secret to contain spaces and special characters, like this:

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