witz
(Jon)
August 4, 2026, 9:17pm
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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 · Can't start Roon Server on Mac Mini (Monterey) 2.7.1
Tell us about your home network · Mac Mini, hardwired into eero Pro 6E
witz
(Jon)
August 4, 2026, 9:24pm
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More on this: tried reinstalling on both my “server” Mac Mini and “home” MacBook. Wants server to run on Mac Mini (“Start Roon Server on this Mac”) , but just hangs and hangs. Any help appreciated.
noris
August 4, 2026, 10:40pm
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Hello @witz ,
Thanks for letting us know. Please access your Mac Console and upload the logs to our secure server, using the links below. That will give us a clearer view of what is happening when Roon Server tries to start on Ventura after the 2.71 update.
View log messages in Console on Mac
https://workdrive.zohoexternal.com/collection/nocvrfc5b2ddab55140af8640f1d7ce13291e/external
Once the upload is complete, please let us know, and we will take a look.
witz
(Jon)
August 4, 2026, 11:32pm
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Thanks - I uploaded the system log, hope this helps
vadim
(Vadim)
August 7, 2026, 10:47am
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Hello @witz
The hotfix for the reported issue has been released
Hey Everyone,
We’re rolling out a hotfix to address critical issues that surfaced in our latest production release. This update targets key bugs that were impacting the Roon experience for RoonOS and macOS users.
For RoonOS, we fixed the issue that caused RoonServer to appear as “Not Running” in the WebUI when the server was active.
For macOS users running macOS 12 or 13, we addressed a bug that prevented RoonServer from starting. The other macOS versions (14 and higher) were not affected, an…
Please install it and update us with the status here.
witz
(Jon)
August 7, 2026, 3:57pm
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Yep, thanks @vadim this fixed it!