server

The time has finally come. After years of removing features and reducing the overall value of the product, Apple has finally discontinued macOS Server. Going forward, it appears that the Server app will not function with the next release of macOS and users leveraging the last two features (Profile Manager and Open Directory) will need to move to other implementations. For Profile Manager, you’ll need to invest in a MDM vendor for Zero Touch configuration....

Prior to the release of macOS Lion (née OS X Lion), the server portion of the OS was a separately licensed product and, depending on which license you purchased, you either had or didn’t have a client limit for the server services you enabled. Although the server OS was mainly geared towards the Xserve1, it could run on just about any Mac that could run the normal OS. When the time came for Lion to replace Snow Leopard, things changed....