> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.linkatect.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Set up on a Mac

> Install the Linkatect sync kit on the office Mac.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Put the kit somewhere permanent">
    Unzip the **Mac kit** and move the whole **Linkatect Agent** folder into your home folder (Finder → **Go → Home**). Don't keep it on the server or in Downloads.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect to your server">
    1. In Finder choose **Go → Connect to Server…**
    2. Enter your server's address, for example `smb://your-server-name`, and click **Connect**.
    3. Choose **Registered User**, enter the read-only account's name and password, tick **Remember this password in my keychain**, and connect.
    4. Open your **Projects** share so it appears in Finder.

    <Tip>To reconnect automatically after a restart, go to System Settings → General → **Login Items** and add the server share under *Open at Login*.</Tip>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run 1 Set up">
    Double-click **1 Set up**.

    * If macOS says it can't be opened, right-click it → **Open** → **Open**.
    * If macOS offers to install **Command Line Tools**, accept, wait for it to finish, then run **1 Set up** again.

    Press Enter to accept the suggested Projects folder, or type or drag in the right one. Paste your key when asked. It asks twice, and nothing shows while you paste, which is normal. The key is stored in your Mac's Keychain.

    It should say **Connected**. If macOS asks whether Terminal may access files on a network volume, click **Allow**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Practice run">
    Double-click **2 Practice run**. Check the list of files, where each would go and who would see it. Nothing is uploaded.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Sync">
    Double-click **3 Sync now**. Then open Studio to see the files.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Turn on automatic sync">
    Double-click **4 Turn on automatic sync**. See [Automatic sync](/office-server/automatic-sync).
  </Step>
</Steps>


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