diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0beafde2..0b3c265f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Go to the page for the [1.2.x branch][1.2.x] for instructions on how to install
 * [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)
@@ -164,6 +165,29 @@ Clusterio runs on Node.js v12 and 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/Contents in your clusterio install folder as factorio.
+If you installed factorio on your mac you can run
+```bash
+    cp -r /Applications/factorio.app/Contents/ factorio
+```
 
 ## Installing Plugins
 
diff --git a/packages/lib/factorio/server.js b/packages/lib/factorio/server.js
index a4b5079f..474e4ebd 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.binaryPath(),
 			[
 				"--config", this.writePath("config.ini"),
 				"--create", this.writePath("saves", name),
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ class FactorioServer extends events.EventEmitter {
 
 		await this._writeConfigIni();
 		this._server = child_process.spawn(
-			this.dataPath("..", "bin", "x64", "factorio"),
+			this.binaryPath(),
 			[
 				"--config", this.writePath("config.ini"),
 				"--start-server", this.writePath("saves", save),
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ class FactorioServer extends events.EventEmitter {
 
 		await this._writeConfigIni();
 		this._server = child_process.spawn(
-			this.dataPath("..", "bin", "x64", "factorio"),
+			this.binaryPath(),
 			[
 				"--config", this.writePath("config.ini"),
 				"--start-server-load-scenario", scenario,
@@ -1102,6 +1102,20 @@ class FactorioServer extends events.EventEmitter {
 		return path.join(this._dataDir, ...parts);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get Factorio binary path
+	 *
+	 * Get the path to the factorio binary depending on the platform (MacOS support)
+	 *
+	 * @returns {string} Path to factorio binary
+	 */
+	binaryPath() {
+		if (process.platform === "darwin") {
+			return this.dataPath("..", "MacOS", "factorio");
+		}
+		return this.dataPath("..", "bin", "x64", "factorio");
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Return path in write directory
 	 *