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Installing on macOS

The .app and .dmg from the Package workflow are ad-hoc signed, so Apple Silicon runs the app and TCC can remember its local network permission — you don't need to sign it yourself.

An ad-hoc signature carries no Developer ID and isn't notarized, though, so Gatekeeper still blocks a copy downloaded through a browser: it reports the app as damaged or from an unidentified developer. Once you've installed it in /Applications, clear the quarantine flag:

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Fernrohr.app"

Or open it once from System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway. Builds made before signing landed still need an ad-hoc signature applied manually:

codesign --force --sign - "/Applications/Fernrohr.app"

Fernrohr requires ssh on your PATH to connect any kube context bound to an SSH tunnel — it shells out to the system OpenSSH client rather than bundling its own.


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