14 DAY TRIAL // OS X Server 5.0.4, the latest version released by Apple for its Mac App Store customers, can now be used on both OS X Yosemite and OS X El Capitan pre-releases.
This is the first time that the OS X Server application can be used on more than one OS X version as spotted by Ars Technica, allowing users of both stable and pre-release OS X versions to use their Macs as servers.
As Apple says in OS X Server 5.0.4's changelog, "OS X Server 5.0 is now operating system version independent. The same version of Server can be used on Mac computers running OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 and OS X El Capitan 10.11."
Apple's OS X Server application is designed from the ground up as a solution that should allow any OS X user to effortlessly configure their Mac as a server, allowing for simple and straightforward file sharing, website hosting and remote network access.
The configuration assistant should be run again after updating OS X Server to 5.0.4
After you upgrade the OS X Server application to its new Mac operating system independent version, you should make sure to run the configuration assistant again to prevent the server services from stopping automatically.
Also, OS X Server 5.0.4 comes as a free upgrade for all users that have Macs running OS X Server Yosemite, a nice move made by Apple to help their users avoid spending $19.99 for an app that is now compatible with the OS X version they're already using.
You can download the latest OS X Server 5.0.4 for Mac OS X from our website and if you're running OS X Server Yosemite, you can also upgrade your OS X Server app for free.
