Mac Server Install

Apple Hypervisor (HV) Framework

This process will install Row64 on the Apple Hypervisor Framework:

• Requires an Apple Silicon Mac
• Limited by Apple to 3 MacOS VMs

More details:

• https://developer.apple.com/documentation/Hypervisor

We recommend installing the UTM Hypervisor, which is the simplest interface for the Apple VMs.

Download it here:

• https://mac.getutm.app/

Install the UTM Hyervisor by dragging it into the Applications folder:

Set up the VM and be sure to use Virtualize and not Emmulate.

Click on “Use Apple Virtualization”

Set the memory to 10096 MB and the CPU Cores to 4:

Set the storage to 100 GB:

Install Ubuntu 25.04 ARM 64

Download the ISO for Ubuntu 25.04 ARM 64-bit architecture from:

• https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop

Set up a VM with the ISO and follow the normal Row64 Server ARM install steps. (ARM Install Documentation)

Set Up Local Networking

Turn off your VM, right click on it, and select Edit.

Then set Network Mode to “Bridged (Advanced)"

Next, get the local IP address of the VM.

From the Ubuntu ARM terminal, type:

ip a

The command will give you the IP address. In this example, it returned: 192.168.50.52

View Dashboards Inside MacOS

Now, use the IP address from Step 3 to connect to the example content in Safari:

For the IP Address 192.168.50.52, use:

• http://192.168.50.52/dash/examples/cell-towers

Troubleshooting

For issues with connecting to the Server, please refer to the Connection Issues page in the Troubleshooting section.