---
title: Install TVPN on Mac
description: Install the Somewear TVPN agent on macOS and connect it to your Workspace.
url: "https://docs.somewear.app/networking/install/mac/"
updated: "2026-10-08"
requires: {}
facets:
  hardware: []
  client:
    - tvpn:
        since: baseline
  satcom: []
---

> **Note**
>
> If you have Beam installed, make sure it’s down before starting TVPN.

## Install

1. Download the installer: [SomewearTVPN.dmg](https://us-west2-somewear-souvla.cloudfunctions.net/core-artifacts/tvpn/latest/SomewearTVPN.dmg)
2. Launch the downloaded `.dmg` file to install.
3. Launch the **SomewearTVPN** application.
4. Click the Somewear logo in your menu bar.
5. Click **Sign In** — if it’s not visible, toggle TVPN on first.
6. Your browser opens to the Somewear web app.
7. A new tab opens — sign in with your Somewear account email.
8. Once you see confirmation that you’re authenticated, close the tab and return to your terminal.

## Ping test

1. You’ll need at least 2 devices with TVPN installed for this test.
2. Open your Terminal application.
3. `tvpn ip list` — lists the virtual IPs in your Workspace. Copy one (not your own).
4. `ping <ip>` — ping it. This may take a second or two if TVPN is still booting up in the background.
5. `Ctrl+C` to stop the ping.

## Configuration

TVPN’s configuration file is at `/var/lib/somewear/tvpn/config.toml`. Edit it and restart TVPN (`tvpn down && tvpn up`) to apply changes. Run `tvpn -h` for the full list of settings.

Here’s an example:

```toml
[api]
key = "wk_1a2b3c4d5e6f:sk_9f8e7d6c5b4a3210"
# The API hostname. You only need to change this if you're using Somewear Self-Hosted
host = "api.somewear.co"

[log]
# The log level: trace, debug, info, warn, error, or off.
level = "info"
# The log style: compact or logfmt.
style = "logfmt"
# Whether to write to stdout.
stdout = true

[log.filesystem]
# The maximum size in MB to use for log files.
max-size-mb = 50
# The maximum number of log files to use.
max-files = 5

[tls]
# TLS cryptographic profile: PQ_HYBRID (default), CNSA_2_0, or CNSA_1_0.
profile = "PQ_HYBRID"
# TLS session rekey interval in seconds; sessions older than this trigger re-handshake.
# Defaults to 86400 (24 hours).
rekey-interval = 86400
# When true, allow loading TLS certificates from filesystem as a fallback
# when IPC cert bundles are unavailable. Defaults to false.
cert-files = false

[endpoint-id.rotation]
# Endpoint ID rotation interval in seconds.
interval = 86400

[traffic-policy]
# Traffic policy toggle, default is false. When true, the daemon attempts to load traffic-policy.toml.
enabled = false
# Path to traffic-policy.toml. Defaults to traffic-policy.toml in the same directory as config.toml.
# config-path = "/path/to/traffic-policy.toml"

[tun]
# The MTU to use on the TUN device. Defaults to 1320.
mtu = 1320

[interfaces]
# The list of interfaces which should not be used to route traffic through or receive traffic from.
disabled = ["eth1", "wlan2"]
# The list of interfaces that would be disabled by tvpn based on their name but
# we want to allow them to be used. Interfaces in here are still bound to the
# usual rules, like whether it's up, operational, etc.
allowed = ["br-lan"]
# Whether to allow virtual interfaces.
allow-virtual = false
# The interface lookup strategy to use: default or poll.
lookup-strategy = "default"

[gateway-routes]
# Whether to enable the use of literal routes. This is needed on every endpoint if you're using literal routes
allow-literal = true
# The list of literal gateway routes.
literal = ["192.168.10.0/24"]

# The list of virtual routes; each maps a physical range to a virtual range.
[[gateway-routes.virtual]]
physical = "192.168.1.0/24"
virtual = "100.127.0.0/24"

[[gateway-routes.virtual]]
physical = "10.0.2.0/24"
virtual = "100.127.1.0/24"

[relays]
# The list of relay servers to use.
servers = ["uswest1-0.relay.somewear.app", "uscentral1-0.relay.somewear.app", "useast4-0.relay.somewear.app"]
```

## Related

- [Configuring Gateway Routes](https://docs.somewear.app/networking/gateway-routes/) — expose devices behind a TVPN node to the rest of your Workspace
- [Quality of Service](https://docs.somewear.app/networking/qos/) — prioritize traffic across multiple network links