homebrew-mistserver

Homebrew formula for building and installing MistServer from source.

URLs

• MistServer homepage: https://mistserver.org
• MistServer GitHub: https://github.com/DDVTECH/mistserver
• Official docs: https://docs.mistserver.org

Installation

1. Tap this repo:

brew tap ddvtech/mistserver

(This resolves to DDVTECH/homebrew-mistserver.)

2. Install MistServer:

brew install mistserver

Background Service

To run MistServer as a launchd daemon and have it restart at login:

brew services start mistserver

To stop:

brew services stop mistserver

How It Works

• The formula downloads the MistServer source tarball, verifies its SHA256, and builds with Meson/Ninja.
• After building, it installs the mistserver binary (renamed from MistController) into your Homebrew bin.
• A built-in service do block generates a launchd plist so brew services can manage it.

Upgrade

When a new MistServer version is released:

1. Update url, version, and sha256 in Formula/mistserver.rb.
2. Commit and push.
3. Users run:

brew update
brew upgrade mistserver

Logs & Configuration

• Logs live at:

\~/Library/Logs/mistserver.log
\~/Library/Logs/mistserver.err.log

• Default data/config directories are under:
• Intel macs: /usr/local/var/mistserver/
• Apple Silicon: /opt/homebrew/var/mistserver/

Consult the official docs for configuration details:
https://docs.mistserver.org

Troubleshooting

• If the build fails, ensure you have Meson, Ninja, and pkg-config installed:

brew install meson ninja pkg-config

• Inspect runtime errors by tailing the logs:

tail -f \~/Library/Logs/mistserver.err.log