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This page describes FreeSWITCH™ installation methods available for the macOS releases below. It is part of the FreeSWITCH™ macOS documentation.
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Testing Status
Testing is performed using clean installs of macOS onto erased volumes, not upgraded systems.
macOS FreeSWITCH™ Testing Status
macOS | Tested | FreeSWITCH™ Version/Release | Status |
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10.14.2 Mojave | December 27, 2018 December 27, 2018 | 1.8.4 Current Public Release 1.9.0+git~20181227 Master Development | Bad Good |
10.13.6 High Sierra | September 27, 2018 December 16, 2018 | 1.8.2 Current Public Release 1.9.0+git~20181212 Master Development | Good Good |
10.12.6 Sierra | September 27, 2018 December 8, 2018 | 1.8.2 Current Public Release 1.9.0+git~20181206 Master Development | Good Good |
History for older releases is at the macOS Archive.
Installation Methods
macOS FreeSWITCH™ Installer (macFI)
The macOS FreeSWITCH™ Installer is the recommended method because it automates all of the manual steps, providing much simpler and faster installation. Other advantages include renaming existing FreeSWITCH™ directories before installation, and creating installation logs. The macFI information and download is located at macOS macFI Installation.
The macOS FreeSWITCH™ Installer performs the identical functions as a manual install with additions such as logging.
Manual Installation
A manual installation requires use of the Terminal application to enter commands to setup directories, install prerequisites and FreeSWITCH™.
To perform a manual installation use the macOS Manual Installation instructions,