MacOS setup guide

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COMPATIBILITYCompatibility INFORMATIONinformation

Only Apple Silicon is supportedsupported.

This build is intended for Apple Silicon Macs only, for example M1, M2, M3, M4 and newer.

Intel Macs are not supported.

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Start VRSX on macOS

1. Download the osx-arm64.zip package from releasesreleases.

2. macOS may automatically unzip thisthe zipfile file,after sodownload.

   please

   If it does, move the extracted osx-arm64 todirectory any directoryanywhere you wantwant.

   If it does not, unzip it manually first.

3. Using Finder

   Open (or any other file manager, but Finder is preferred), enterthe osx-arm64 directory,directory in Finder and make sure you can seesee:

   VRSX.App
   and

   then,
right-click
4. on

   Open Terminal in the osx-arm64 directory.

   The easiest way:

   • open the osx-arm64 folder in theFinder
   path
   • right-click bar at the bottom orinside the folder
   itself
   • choose in“New Terminal at Folder”

   If you do not see that option, open Terminal manually and use cd to enter the parentosx-arm64 view"directory.

5. Disable Gatekeeper

   Remove usingthe commandmacOS quarantine flag from the app:

   xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine ./VRSX.App
   

   This does not disable Gatekeeper globally. It only tells macOS to stop treating this specific app as a suspicious creature freshly dragged in from the internet swamp.

6. Open theVRSX.

   app

   Using byFinder:

   double-clicking on

   Double-click VRSX.App
   in

   Finder or

   Or using commandTerminal:

   open ./VRSX.App/App
   

7. NOTE: There

   Known is a bug (I love Apple including fruits, but hate for this!) and there won't be anyissue: VRSX may not show an icon in the dockDock or topmenu barbar.

   -

   I it'slove Apple, including the edible ones, but not this particular behavior.

   For now, VRSX behaves mostly working like a background daemon. To killstop VRSX,it, yourun:

   need to execute command

   killall VRSX
   

8. THat's all!

   Open EnterVRSX in your browser:

   http://127.0.0.1:8085
   (or

   any

   You othercan also use the IP address of your mac)Mac andfrom activateanother device on the same network:

   http://IP.OF.YOUR.MAC:8085
   

9. Activate VRSX -using licencethe license key isavailable presentunder inthe "MY“My Account"Account” section in ADS-B.Pro RadarViewRadarView.

10. Enjoy!

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IfFor younow, wantthe VRSsimplest Xway to start automatically,VRSX justautomatically is to add VRSX.Appit to your Login ItemsItems.

in

1. Open:

   System Settings
   ->

2. Go to:

   General -> Login Items.Items
   It's

3. Add:

   VRSX.App
   

This is not a full daemon service, but it worksshould be enough for 99%most ofdesktop users!users.

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