The document provides step-by-step instructions to install ClusterDesktop on a Mac. It involves registering for a ClusterDesktop account, downloading the installer file, entering login credentials, and configuring the system to automatically launch ClusterDesktop on startup. The process includes accepting the terms of service, unlocking login options, running the installer script from the Terminal, saving a startup script with login details, and adding it to the Login Items so ClusterDesktop launches each time the computer restarts.

1. How to install ClusterDesktop
ClusterDesktop
1. Go to https://www.clusterdesktop.com/
2. Click on “Register new user”
3. Fill in the blank fields and press “Register user”,
4. Login to your account
5. Click to download ClusterDesktop

2. 6.On ClusterDesktop Terms of Service scroll down to the end
of the document and click “Accept all”
ClusterDesktop
7. Save file
cd.mac.lion.bsx or
cd.mac.bsx if you are
using Mac Leopard
How to install ClusterDesktop

3. How to install ClusterDesktop
8. Open „System
Preferences“ and go
to “Users & Groups”
ClusterDesktop
9. Click on “Authenticating”,
type your Username and
password and click
“Unlock”

4. How to install ClusterDesktop
ClusterDesktop
10. Click on “Login Options”,
click on “Automatic login”
and select your username
11. Type your password and
click “OK”

5. How to install ClusterDesktop
ClusterDesktop
12. Click the lock to prevent
further changes
13.Open Terminal
13.1 Type cd and your download location and press Enter
Example: cd /Users/incess/Downloads/

6. How to install ClusterDesktop
ClusterDesktop
13.2 Type „ls -a“ to list files and press Enter
13.3 Type „/bin/bash ./cd.mac.lion.bsx“ or “/bin/bash
./cd.mac.bsx“ if you are using Mac Leopard and press
Enter
14. Type as shown in the
picture
➢ Your ClusterDesktop
Username and press Enter
➢ Your ClusterDesktop
Password and press Enter
➢ Your ClusterDesktop server
and press Enter

7. How to install ClusterDesktop
ClusterDesktop
15. Open text redactor (TextWrangler) and type
#!/bin/bash
/bin/bash ./[name and path to the file you downloaded]
[ClusterDesktop Usename] [ClusterDesktop Password]
[ClusterDesktop Server - written on the big blue
buttons of your ClusterDesktop account]
Example: #!/bin/bash
/bin/bash /Users/incess/Downloads/cd.mac.lion.bsx
Mac 1234 server-001.clusterdesktop.com

8. How to install ClusterDesktop
ClusterDesktop
16. Name as shown in the
picture below and click
“Save“
17. Open „System
Preferences“ and go
to “Users & Groups”

9. How to install ClusterDesktop
ClusterDesktop
18. Click on „Login Items“
and then on “+”
19. Click on CD.command
and press „Add“

10. How to install ClusterDesktop
ClusterDesktop
20. After restart of your Mac ClusterDesktop will start
automatically. Now you can connect to this computer from
another computer or smart device, using standard VNC,
RDP or SCP (SFTP) client on address and ports that are
shown in the window of ClusterDesktop application
If you need help using ClusterDesktop see “Tutorial on
how-to use ClusterDesktop for Mac”