Installation

As our main feature, installing ServBay is incredibly simple. Compared to other competitors, the ServBay installation package is only 13MB. The entire installation process can be completed in just a few clicks and within 3 minutes.

Video Tutorial

A video tutorial is provided in this example. Please visit YouTube to watch.

Tips

Since operating system ports are unique, only one process can occupy a port at a time. To avoid port conflicts that may cause ServBay to not run properly, please stop programs occupying the ports before installation.

Common ports include but are not limited to:

• Web ports 80, 443 (usually NGINX or Apache)
• MySQL port 3306
• PostgreSQL port 5432
• Redis port 6379
• DNS port 53 (usually dnsmasq)

Download ServBay Installation Package

The ServBay installation package is very small and can be downloaded from here. The downloaded file is a .dmg file, such as ServBayInstaller-v1.3.5.dmg.

Install ServBay

1. Double-click the downloaded ServBayInstaller-v1.3.5.dmg file.
2. In the popup window, drag the ServBay.app icon to the Applications folder.
3. Find the ServBay icon in Applications, and double-click to open it.

Initialize ServBay

For the first time using ServBay, initialization is required. Under the condition of confirming the port is not occupied, open ServBay in Applications.

ServBay provides a simple and intuitive setup wizard to help you complete the settings.

1. Click Select Packages.
2. In the popup window, select the packages and versions you wish to install, and click OK after selection. Note: PHP needs to be selected for subsequent access to the demo site and use of database management tools like phpMyAdmin.
3. Click the Initialize button.
4. Note: During initialization, you may be prompted to enter the current user password to install ServBay Helper. This tool is essential for managing services. Without installing ServBay Helper, the software will not work properly.
5. Wait for ServBay to complete the initialization process.
6. After the initialization process is complete, click Open ServBay to enter the program.
7. The interface after successful installation of ServBay.

Access Demo Website and Management Tools

ServBay includes a demo website, as well as management tools like phpMyAdmin, adminer, and phpinfo.

• Open your browser and visit https://servbay.host
  • It can also be accessed through the Host within the management panel.
• On the demo site, you can easily access management tools like phpMyAdmin and adminer.