MacOS
Supported Versions
- Sierra 10.13
Installation
-
Download and run the latest MacOS installer from https://packages.outlyer.com/stable/macosx/outlyer-agent.pkg
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Open in Finder, then right click / Open. You might get an alert that is from unidentified developer, you’ll have to click on
open
button here. -
Grab the Agent Key, which you find under Agent Integration on the Integrations page of the Outlyer application.
- After installing the agent the configuration can be found in the installation folder.
For more settings see the agent configuration documentation.
/etc/outlyer/agent.yaml
- The agent’s log file is under the installation folder.
/var/log/outlyer/agent.log
Upgrades
To upgrade the Outlyer agent, download the latest installer, and install the new package, your previous settings will be used.
Silent Install
echo YOUR-AGENT-KEY > ~/Library/Caches/outlyer-agentKey.txt
sudo installer -pkg outlyer-agent.pkg -target / -verbose
rm ~/Library/Caches/outlyer-agentKey.txt
Silent Upgrade
sudo installer -pkg outlyer-agent.pkg -target / -verbose
sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.outlyer.OutlyerAgent.plist
sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.outlyer.OutlyerAgent.plist
Starting and Stopping Outlyer agent
The agent is installed as a Global Daemon. You can start or stop the service from the command line:
- Start:
sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.outlyer.OutlyerAgent.plist
- Stop:
sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.outlyer.OutlyerAgent.plist
In addition you can also use the LaunchControl application. You’ll find com.outlyer.OutlyerAgent under Global Daemons.
Uninstalling
You can uninstall and remove the Outlyer agent via:
sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.outlyer.OutlyerAgent.plist
sudo rm -rf /var/log/outlyer /opt/outlyer /etc/outlyer /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.outlyer.OutlyerAgent.plist
# Remove local outlyer user
sudo dscl localhost delete /Local/Default/Users/outlyer