# Running Plex as system service on macOS

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/running-plex-as-system-service-on-macos/902958
**Category:** Plex Media Server
**Tags:** server-mac
**Created:** [January 21, 2025, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/running-plex-as-system-service-on-macos/902958 "2025-01-21T09:19:58Z")
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### Author: ![rkrug](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/rkrug/32/136260_2.png) [@rkrug](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rkrug)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2025, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/running-plex-as-system-service-on-macos/902958/1 "2025-01-21T09:19:58Z")

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Hi.  
I am running PMS on a M2 macMini 8GB. PMS starts when the specific user logs in, so this is working.  
Now I am also sometimes using the macMini for work, and for certain applications (keyboard and mouse sharing) it is necessary that no other users are logged in.

Is it possible to run PMS as a system service on macOS, which starts when the system starts, i.e. that no user needs to be logged in? It should not be to difficult to install it as a service using launchcontrol, but are there any pitfalls? Or doesn’t it work?

Thanks,

Rainer

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### Author: ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2025, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/running-plex-as-system-service-on-macos/902958/2 "2025-04-21T09:20:39Z")

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