Get started on a Mac
Turn a Mac you already own into a Dargo device: add it in the portal, install Dargo for Mac, and paste your install token. Dargo sets up a small Linux server on your Mac and connects it to your account.
Add a device in the portal
Sign in at my.dargo.net, open Devices and click Add Device. Keep Bring Your Own selected, give the device a name, and click Add. The install token works once, within 24 hours.
Copy the token and download Dargo
Open the Mac tab, click Copy token, then Download Dargo for Mac.
Install the app
Open the download, drag Dargo to Applications, then open Dargo.
Paste your token and set up
Paste the token into Install token. The memory and disk settings can stay as they are. Click Set up: Dargo prepares its server and connects your Mac. This takes a few minutes.
Find Dargo in the menu bar
When it says Dargo is running, click Done. Dargo lives in the menu bar, at the top right of your screen: its menu shows the status and has Stop, Restart, and Keep this Mac awake while serving.
Click Done in the portal
Back in the portal, click Done. Your Mac shows as Online, ready for its first app.
Good to know
- Dargo for Mac needs a Mac with Apple silicon (M1 or newer) and macOS 13 or newer. For an Intel Mac or macOS 12, the portal's Mac tab has a Terminal command.
- Keep your Mac awake: a sleeping Mac takes your apps offline.
- Quitting the menu keeps the server running. It stops only when you click Stop.