After all but discontinuing macOS Server a long time ago, Apple has officially discontinued its $20 suite of server features for Mac users. The company has some bad news for macOS Server fans today in a support document:
As of April 21, 2022, Apple has discontinued the use of macOS Server. Existing macOS Server customers can continue to download and use the app with macOS Monterey.
For many, the bigger surprise isn’t that macOS Server is going away, but that standalone apps are still on sale. As Apple points out in the support documentation, some server-inspired features have made their way to the latest version of macOS:
The most popular server features – Cache Server, File Sharing Server, and Time Machine Server are bundled with every installation of macOS High Sierra and later, so more customers can access these essential services for free.
macOS Server touts an average 1.5-star review on the App Store and has only received minimal compatibility updates once or twice a year for the past few years. Current apps will break on future versions of macOS, although Apple says existing customers can continue to use macOS Server on macOS Monterey.
Now macOS Server can continue to use discontinued Apple technology, joining Xserve and AirPort.
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