Bridge Install Guide
Every step with a screenshot. Follow top to bottom. Should take about 60 seconds.
Download the Mac zip
Saves to your Downloads folder.
Double-click the zip to unzip
macOS will automatically create a folder next to it.
Open the new YouDJNow Bridge folder. Inside you'll see the .app and a Start YouDJNow Bridge.command file.
Right-click → Open on the .command file
Do NOT double-click. Right-click (or Control-click) → Open. This is how macOS lets you run an unsigned helper.
Terminal opens and starts the Bridge
A black window appears with these lines:
A browser tab may open showing a JSON response with "ok": true — that means it's alive. Close both windows when you're ready.
Auto-start is now installed
Bridge quietly reopens itself every time you log in — no more double-clicking needed.
Terminal says "didn't answer on port 17890"?
Almost always means Node.js isn't installed. The Bridge server is a Node script.
- Install the LTS version from nodejs.org/en/download
- Reboot (or open a new Terminal) so the node command becomes available
- Right-click → Open the .command file again
Full log lives at ~/Library/Logs/YouDJNow Bridge/bridge.log
Final step — verify it's running
Click the button. If you see a green check, you're done forever — Bridge auto-starts on future logins.