# Plex Server - Version required for Mac OS X El Capitan **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-mac\ **Created:** [October 30, 2024, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-version-required-for-mac-os-x-el-capitan/893923 "2024-10-30T09:10:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chrishoward1976](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@chrishoward1976](https://forums.plex.tv/u/chrishoward1976)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-version-required-for-mac-os-x-el-capitan/893923/1 "2024-10-30T09:10:14Z")
Can anyone assist with which version of Plex Server is needed for - Version required for Mac OS X El Capitan. It was working on Friday and on Saturday Plex must have updated and it is now incompatible and i’m struggling to find a version that works. ---
**Author:** ![theirongiant](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/theirongiant/32/132677_2.png) [@theirongiant](https://forums.plex.tv/u/theirongiant)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-version-required-for-mac-os-x-el-capitan/893923/2 "2024-11-07T18:21:13Z")
@chrishoward1976 : you **really** need to update the Mac itself if it’s still on El Capitan. That’s MacOS 10.11.\* which was released in **2015** and has been out of support since **2018**. And Plex won’t help you either, because their minimum supported OS is now MacOS High Sierra (10.13). If this Mac can’t be updated past El Capitan, then it’s at least 10 years old and wayyyyy underpowered for a Plex server. Do yourself a favor and look at the new M4 Mac Mini’s if you want a potent new Plex box. It is powerful enough to transcode multiple 4K streams in real time. ---
**Author:** ![pshanew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pshanew/32/160555_2.png) [@pshanew](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pshanew)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-version-required-for-mac-os-x-el-capitan/893923/3 "2024-11-07T20:41:15Z")
While I agree with @theirongiant’s assessment, you can find the last version to support macOS 10.11 and 10.12 via this forum post: > [@I need an older version](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-need-an-older-version/837414/6): > > [https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.31.3.6868-28fc46b27/macos/PlexMediaServer-1.31.3.6868-28fc46b27-universal.zip](https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.31.3.6868-28fc46b27/macos/PlexMediaServer-1.31.3.6868-28fc46b27-universal.zip) But do find a way to upgrade to a newer version of macOS if you can. ---
**Author:** ![dbirch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f19dbf/32.png) [@dbirch](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dbirch)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 2:12am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-version-required-for-mac-os-x-el-capitan/893923/4 "2024-11-08T02:12:30Z")
See: MacOS and Windows 7 > [@Plex Media Server support ending for older versions of Windows (7, 8, and 8.1), macOS (10.11, 10.12)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-support-ending-for-older-versions-of-windows-7-8-and-8-1-macos-10-11-10-12/834359/4): > > For those that may have accidentally updated, here are links to the last supported version. MacOS - [https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.31.3.6868-28fc46b27/macos/PlexMediaServer-1.31.3.6868-28fc46b27-universal.zip](https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.31.3.6868-28fc46b27/macos/PlexMediaServer-1.31.3.6868-28fc46b27-universal.zip) Windows 32-bit - [https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.31.3.6868-28fc46b27/windows/PlexMediaServer-1.31.3.6868-28fc46b27-x86.exe](https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.31.3.6868-28fc46b27/windows/PlexMediaServer-1.31.3.6868-28fc46b27-x86.exe) Windows 64-bit - [https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.31.3.6868-28fc46b27/windows/PlexMediaServer-1.31.3.6868-28fc4…](https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.31.3.6868-28fc46b27/windows/PlexMediaServer-1.31.3.6868-28fc46b27-x86_64.exe) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 2:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-version-required-for-mac-os-x-el-capitan/893923/5 "2025-02-06T02:13:19Z")
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