# Run Plex Media Server on Mac as a Daemon **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Tags:** server-mac\ **Created:** [September 13, 2015, 5:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-plex-media-server-on-mac-as-a-daemon/115540 "2015-09-13T05:00:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TitanShadow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/titanshadow/32/5737_2.png) [@TitanShadow](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TitanShadow)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 5:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-plex-media-server-on-mac-as-a-daemon/115540/1 "2015-09-13T05:00:49Z")
I’d like the feature on my Mac to run Plex Media Server as a Daemon with launchd, so that it can run even if no one is logged in. ---
**Author:** ![rikgig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@rikgig](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rikgig)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 2:39am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-plex-media-server-on-mac-as-a-daemon/115540/2 "2016-03-07T02:39:48Z")
Hi Please do add this capacity. ---
**Author:** ![milfredo\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@milfredo\_1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/milfredo_1)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-plex-media-server-on-mac-as-a-daemon/115540/3 "2016-03-08T09:38:04Z")
This would be superb ---
**Author:** ![mribeiroap\_anatra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@mribeiroap\_anatra](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mribeiroap_anatra)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2016, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-plex-media-server-on-mac-as-a-daemon/115540/4 "2016-03-23T18:49:55Z")
I log in with my account and then press on my user on the top bar and click on “Show login screen”. Plex (and everything else) continues to run. Maybe this is more or less what you want ---
**Author:** ![sha256](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/sha256/32/12622_2.png) [@sha256](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sha256)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-plex-media-server-on-mac-as-a-daemon/115540/5 "2016-03-23T18:54:20Z")
Heh, we Windows users have been requesting the ability to start Plex as a Service (our equivalent of your daemons) for years. Good luck, is all I can say. I hope we both (eventually) get our wish… ---
**Author:** ![aeonx](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/aeonx/32/276390_2.png) [@aeonx](https://forums.plex.tv/u/aeonx)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 3:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-plex-media-server-on-mac-as-a-daemon/115540/6 "2016-04-03T03:00:41Z")
> @TitanShadow said: > I’d like the feature on my Mac to run Plex Media Server as a Daemon with launchd, so that it can run even if no one is logged in. Yes yes yes! ---
**Author:** ![colotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@colotti](https://forums.plex.tv/u/colotti)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-plex-media-server-on-mac-as-a-daemon/115540/7 "2016-10-19T18:39:15Z")
This is exactly how it SHOULD run same as it does on Linux! Requiring a user login is silly… ---
**Author:** ![barney007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/barney007/32/9090_2.png) [@barney007](https://forums.plex.tv/u/barney007)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-plex-media-server-on-mac-as-a-daemon/115540/8 "2016-10-23T06:51:54Z")
I would love this two ---
**Author:** ![rom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3e96dc/32.png) [@rom](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rom)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-plex-media-server-on-mac-as-a-daemon/115540/9 "2016-10-23T16:19:21Z")
i would love this as well. ---
**Author:** ![RACN1320](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@RACN1320](https://forums.plex.tv/u/RACN1320)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-plex-media-server-on-mac-as-a-daemon/115540/10 "2017-05-06T02:48:16Z")
Please devs? This would be very helpful for my home server! ---
**Author:** ![aeonx](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/aeonx/32/276390_2.png) [@aeonx](https://forums.plex.tv/u/aeonx)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-plex-media-server-on-mac-as-a-daemon/115540/11 "2017-05-07T20:23:05Z")
And it would use less resources as well, I assume. ---
**Author:** ![TitanShadow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/titanshadow/32/5737_2.png) [@TitanShadow](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TitanShadow)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-plex-media-server-on-mac-as-a-daemon/115540/12 "2017-05-25T22:59:04Z")
> @aeonx said: > And it would use less resources as well, I assume. Yes, generally a daemon uses less resources, but not always. There’s not a lot of UI other than the web UI so I’m not sure that it would. Still, it would not use more resources, that’s for sure. ---
**Author:** ![KarlDag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/91b2a8/32.png) [@KarlDag](https://forums.plex.tv/u/KarlDag)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 5:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-plex-media-server-on-mac-as-a-daemon/115540/13 "2017-05-26T05:29:22Z")
> @TitanShadow said: > > > @aeonx said: > > And it would use less resources as well, I assume. > > Yes, generally a daemon uses less resources, but not always. There’s not a lot of UI other than the web UI so I’m not sure that it would. Still, it would not use more resources, that’s for sure. I don’t think Plex itself would use much less ressources, but not having to load all the other apps that load at login can be huge! ---
**Author:** ![josean17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a587f6/32.png) [@josean17](https://forums.plex.tv/u/josean17)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-plex-media-server-on-mac-as-a-daemon/115540/14 "2017-08-04T17:00:28Z")
We need this feature ---
**Author:** ![carneyweb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@carneyweb](https://forums.plex.tv/u/carneyweb)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-plex-media-server-on-mac-as-a-daemon/115540/15 "2017-09-16T19:42:18Z")
Yes please. ---
**Author:** ![slunati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@slunati](https://forums.plex.tv/u/slunati)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-plex-media-server-on-mac-as-a-daemon/115540/16 "2018-01-09T14:48:28Z")
+1 on this particular feature. ---
**Author:** ![andreasmaks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/andreasmaks/32/341086_2.png) [@andreasmaks](https://forums.plex.tv/u/andreasmaks)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-plex-media-server-on-mac-as-a-daemon/115540/17 "2018-01-09T15:24:00Z")
really easy to do it by yourself: [http://www.launchd.info](http://www.launchd.info) or use: [https://www.peterborgapps.com/lingon/](https://www.peterborgapps.com/lingon/) (paid app) ---
**Author:** ![deadeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@deadeye](https://forums.plex.tv/u/deadeye)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-plex-media-server-on-mac-as-a-daemon/115540/18 "2018-05-30T19:22:21Z")
also interested thanks! ---
**Author:** ![gregory\_christopher\_yahoo\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@gregory\_christopher\_yahoo\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gregory_christopher_yahoo_com)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-plex-media-server-on-mac-as-a-daemon/115540/19 "2021-04-15T21:56:30Z")
This actually… seems very obvious. I am shocked 6 years later this is STILL a request? ---
**Author:** ![JenniferG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f6c823/32.png) [@JenniferG](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JenniferG)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-plex-media-server-on-mac-as-a-daemon/115540/20 "2021-05-18T01:52:23Z")
This software is so perfect. I want to buy a plex pass. It does everything so well. 60fps 1080p HD video with DVR using my HDHomeRun network tuner. Works on all clietns flawleslessy. But WOW I cannot beleive it does not run as a daemon! This is a serious problem for my setup. Can you please make it so you can run it as a daemon. You made it so on Windows it could be run as a service. [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/t/run-plex-media-server-on-mac-as-a-daemon/115540.md?page=2)