Unable to start ZeroTier One on Macos M2

[esref]

When I launch the app, the app is starting in the top navbar, but 2-3 secs later, it disappears and stops…

[erik]

Just to check if it’s just the graphic UI try typing this in a terminal:

sudo zerotier-cli info

Which will give you an idea whether the service is running or not. Then it’s off to spelunking through the logs. The basic method is in the Console, search for Zerotier and then hit Start Streaming to see the logs.

[mig3]

I have this problem on an MacBook Pro M4 Max. In my case I never see the icon on the menu bar. My only solution is to quit (and sometimes force quit) other apps that take up space on the menu bar. I keep removing (quitting) one by one until I can see the icon. Probably something to do with the camera notch.

[n9yty]

Totally unrelated to ZeroTier, but if you want to tighten up the spacing on your menubar icons to fit more in there you can use this command in the terminal:

Check settings:
defaults -currentHost read -globalDomain NSStatusItemSpacing
defaults -currentHost read -globalDomain NSStatusItemSelectionPadding

Tweak them:
defaults -currentHost write -globalDomain NSStatusItemSpacing -int 12
defaults -currentHost write -globalDomain NSStatusItemSelectionPadding -int 8

Delete custom values to reset to defaults:
defaults -currentHost delete -globalDomain NSStatusItemSpacing
defaults -currentHost delete -globalDomain NSStatusItemSelectionPadding

May require you to log out and back in to see the changes.