For a few weeks now Local (9.2.4+6788) has been very, very slow on Mac (Sequoia 15.4.1). Simple tasks like Local/About takes about 15s to open, or even scrolling the sites list. After reading similar stories in the forums I’ve tried a few things (wifi off/on, AirPlay off) with no change. It is oper…

[image] whoisandywhite: Local’s router spins up its own Nginx and is now on 1.26.1+, which no longer allows the old one-line http2 syntax. You can patch it yourself: Just noting for anyone reading that this was fixed in Local 9.2.6, it is no longer required. https://localwp.com/releases/9.2.…

Hi @chrishajer For Mailpit specifically you might try the steps outlined here: [image] MailPit not starting On OSX Archived Support Thanks for sharing your sites.json, @sebastian . It looks correct to me. One thing you can try is to force Local to recopy the mailpit bina…

Since upgrading to the latest version, the local usage speed of mac computers has obviously become very slow.

Hi @yongwei.wei9 If you’re still experiencing slowness on MacOS please check if you’re using the Intel or Apple Silicon version of Local. If you’re on an M series Mac you’ll want to get the Apple Silicon version installed to help resolve the slowness. [image] Local Slow on Mac Sup…

Thanks @Nick-B - that definitely fixed the issue!

Thank you! That was exactly it. I checked my versions and, sure enough, after the last update when everything started going so slowly, it was showing I was using the Intel version rather than the Silicon version.

WOAH!?! What the… I actually DID have the Intel version installed!!! I must have installed that like… a decade ago and just kept moving it from one Mac to the next. That fixed it! Everything is instant now. FYI when I’m logged in and click download in the site nav it defaults to downloading the Int…

Thank you for following up and letting us know @uniondesign ! We are definitely taking a closer look at this to see how we can ensure users are getting the right version :slight_smile:

@johnlang86 Yup! I just followed those steps for MailPit and it worked.

Sorry for my late response. I am indeed using the Apple Silicon application on an Apple Silicon machine and still having the performance issue.

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johnlang86 May 13, 2025, 3:01pm 54

Hi @dadradesign,
Looks like Nick-B has linked to a solution to force MailPit to redownload.
Worked for me, has it worked for you as well?

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