Unable to connect to Roon Server on same host Mac (ref#8NGP06)

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Hi! What’s not quite right with Roon?

· None of the above quite fits

None of the above quite fits

· None of these quite match

Tell us what's going on

· ROON won't connect to the server located on the same Mac I am using to host the server

Tell us about your home network

· I'm using the same Tp Link router that I used for the past 2 yrs no changes. Tidal app connects just fine on this Mac when I give up on Roon...

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Hello @

Since you’re running macOS, the behavior you’re seeing is consistent with the newer, stricter Local Network permission controls in the recent macOS releases.

Please try the following steps:

  1. Open macOS System Settings → Privacy & Security → Local Network
  2. Make sure Roon and Roon Server are both enabled
  3. Even if they are already enabled, please toggle them off and back on
  4. Fully quit Roon Server from the macOS menu bar / task bar
  5. Reboot your Mac
  6. After reboot, launch Roon again and check if the Roon is avaliable again.

Once these permissions are refreshed and the system restarted, your audio devices should reappear.

Please let us know if the issue persists after these steps, and we’ll continue from there.

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Hi @macgeek1969,

If you’re running a MacOS version earlier than Sequoia or Tahoe, you might not see the specific steps under Privacy & Security mentioned above.

Earlier MacOS versions sometimes still block Roon at the level of the MacOS firewall itself, which you’d need to check in System Settings.

I’d additionally check that the Roon GUI (the remote) isn’t running a separate version from the server. Reinstalling Roon from the website will update to the latest version without affecting your database.

Let us know if this helps!

We’ll watch for your reply. Thank you.

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Hi @macgeek1969,

It’s been a few days since we’ve seen a response to this thread and it will shortly close due to inactivity.

Were you able to resolve this connectivity issue by changing the security settings per the steps above?

The specific MacOS instance will dictate the particular settings you might need to change, so let us know if we can assist further.