diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ae113c07..2cd79394 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ the [1.2.x branch][1.2.x] for instructions on how to install the stable version.
 * [Plugins](#plugins)
 * [Ubuntu setup](#ubuntu-setup)
 * [Windows setup](#windows-setup)
+* [MacOS setup](#macos-setup)
 * [Installing Plugins](#installing-plugins)
 * [Configure Master Server](#configure-master-server)
   * [Hosting Behind Proxy](#hosting-behind-proxy)
@@ -180,6 +181,29 @@ up, and v10.16.0+.
         3.  Go to the parent folder of the folder that Steam opened and copy
             the Factorio folder into the factorio folder created in step 1.
 
+## MacOS Setup
+
+**Requirements**
+
+download and install nodeJS 12 from http://nodejs.org or brew (`brew install node`).  Clusterio runs on Node.js v12 and
+up, and v10.16.0+.
+
+1. Open Terminal or Command prompt in the directory you want to install to and run the following commands.
+
+```bash
+mkdir clusterio
+cd clusterio
+npm init -y
+npm install @clusterio/master @clusterio/slave @clusterio/ctl
+```
+
+2. Obtain Factorio:
+
+Install Factorio and copy the factorio.app in your clusterio install folder as factorio.
+If you installed factorio on your mac you can run
+```bash
+cp /Applications/factorio.app/ factorio
+```
 
 ## Installing Plugins
 
diff --git a/packages/lib/factorio/server.js b/packages/lib/factorio/server.js
index 896860b1..5f5f31da 100644
--- a/packages/lib/factorio/server.js
+++ b/packages/lib/factorio/server.js
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ class FactorioServer extends events.EventEmitter {
 
 		await this._writeConfigIni();
 		this._server = child_process.spawn(
-			this.dataPath("..", "bin", "x64", "factorio"),
+			this.getBinaryPath(),
 			[
 				"--config", this.writePath("config.ini"),
 				"--create", this.writePath("saves", name),
@@ -857,6 +857,20 @@ class FactorioServer extends events.EventEmitter {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get Factorio binary path
+	 *
+	 * Get the path to the factorio binary depending on the platform (MacOS support)
+	 *
+	 * @return {string} path to factorio binary
+	 */
+	getBinaryPath() {
+		if (process.platform === "darwin") {
+			return this.dataPath("..", "MacOS", "factorio");
+		}
+		return this.dataPath("..", "bin", "x64", "factorio");
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Start server
 	 *
@@ -871,7 +885,7 @@ class FactorioServer extends events.EventEmitter {
 
 		await this._writeConfigIni();
 		this._server = child_process.spawn(
-			this.dataPath("..", "bin", "x64", "factorio"),
+			this.getBinaryPath(),
 			[
 				"--config", this.writePath("config.ini"),
 				"--start-server", this.writePath("saves", save),
@@ -906,7 +920,7 @@ class FactorioServer extends events.EventEmitter {
 
 		await this._writeConfigIni();
 		this._server = child_process.spawn(
-			this.dataPath("..", "bin", "x64", "factorio"),
+			this.getBinaryPath(),
 			[
 				"--config", this.writePath("config.ini"),
 				"--start-server-load-scenario", scenario,