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macOS setup

Play Firefly on macOS

Add the Firefly addresses to /etc/hosts, flush DNS, and reopen Growtopia.

5 minutes Uses Terminal 6 steps
Before you start

What you need

A Mac administrator account and the official Growtopia app.

  1. 1

    Open Terminal

    Open Terminal from Applications > Utilities or Spotlight.

  2. 2

    Back up the hosts file

    Run the backup command before editing. Your password will not appear while you type it.

    Back up sudo cp /etc/hosts /etc/hosts.firefly-backup
  3. 3

    Edit /etc/hosts

    Run the nano command, go to the bottom, and paste both Firefly lines. Do not delete existing entries.

    Open nano sudo nano /etc/hosts 
    202.10.44.189 www.growtopia1.com
202.10.44.189 www.growtopia2.com
    Line 1 202.10.44.189 www.growtopia1.com
    Line 2 202.10.44.189 www.growtopia2.com
  4. 4

    Save and exit

    Press Control+O, Return, then Control+X.

  5. 5

    Flush DNS

    Run the flush DNS command shown below.

    Flush DNS sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
  6. 6

    Open Growtopia

    Fully close Growtopia, reopen it, and log in.

Troubleshooting

If Firefly doesn't open

  • It is normal for the password field in Terminal to stay blank while you type.
  • If you see a permission error, make sure you used sudo and your account is an administrator.
  • To undo the change, restore the backup, flush DNS, and reopen Growtopia.
Restore backup sudo cp /etc/hosts.firefly-backup /etc/hosts
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