Install Help

What the OS security warnings mean and how to get past them safely.

Why your OS warns you#

DAEMON builds are not yet code-signed, so Windows and macOS treat the installer as coming from an unknown publisher and show a warning. Signed and notarized builds are planned. Until then, the steps below get you through the warning, and the checksums section lets you verify the file you downloaded is byte-for-byte the one we published.

Windows: SmartScreen#

Running DAEMON-setup.exe shows a blue "Windows protected your PC" dialog.

  • Click More info in the dialog text.
  • Click the Run anyway button that appears.
  • The installer proceeds normally from there.

macOS: Gatekeeper#

On macOS 15 (Sequoia) and later, opening the app after installing from the .dmg is blocked outright, and right-click > Open no longer bypasses it. The override lives in System Settings:

  • Open the .dmg and drag DAEMON to Applications, then try to open it once. macOS shows a "DAEMON was blocked" message. Close it.
  • Open System Settings > Privacy & Security and scroll to the Security section.
  • Next to the message about DAEMON being blocked, click Open Anyway.
  • Confirm in the follow-up dialog (macOS may ask for your password or Touch ID). The app opens normally on every launch after that.

Linux: AppImage#

No security prompt, but the AppImage needs the execute bit before it will run:

shell
chmod +x DAEMON.AppImage
./DAEMON.AppImage

Verify your download#

Every release attaches SHA-256 checksum files (checksums-windows.txt, checksums-macos.txt, checksums-linux.txt). Hash your download and compare it to the value listed for your file:

Windows (PowerShell)
Get-FileHash .\DAEMON-setup.exe -Algorithm SHA256
macOS / Linux
shasum -a 256 DAEMON-arm64.dmg
The checksum files live on the release page next to the binaries. If the hashes do not match, delete the file and download it again from GitHub.