Launch synergy client on boot in Mac OS X

"Have you tried the explanation here (scroll down to the bottom) about autostart on the Mac?

I’ve got it to work that way, and I can log on using the keyboard of my PC."

"For anyone coming to this question because of OSX Lion/Mountain Lion + launchd/startup items/LoginHook issues, I have a solution that helped me.

SynergyKM on OSX *Lion is unreliable. Furthermore, I was never able to get my synergy client working via any of the ways outlined at http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/autostart.html. What I did was write a shell script and then converted that script into a Mac Application with Platypus.

Here are the exact steps I followed:

MacPorts Synergy

There are known issues with the latest synergy version's compatibility with OSX Lion so we get the compatible version (1.3) from MacPorts.

Open Terminal
If you don't have it already, install MacPorts
Once MacPorts is installed, do a ""sudo port install synergy"".
At the command line do a ""which synergyc"" to make sure it points to ""/usr/bin/synergyc""
From the command line execute a ""synergyc --version"" to ensure it's version 1.3

Shell Script

Create a ""bin"" directory under your user directory
Write your shell script
Replace the synergy server address (my synergy server IP address is 192.168.0.30) with the IP address of your synergy server. (Using the IP address ensures the client can accurately find the server.)
Save and exit
Execute ""chmod 755 synergy.sh""

Shell script code:

#!/bin/sh
SYNERGYC=/usr/bin/synergyc

if ! ps axco command | grep -q ""^synergyc\$""
then
$SYNERGYC -n $(hostname -s) -1 -f 192.168.0.30
else
echo ""synergyc already running.""
fi

Platypus

Install Platypus
Open
App Name: ""Synergy""
Script Type: ""Shell"" @ /bin/sh
Script Path: /Users/[your osx username]/bin/synergy.sh
Output: Progress Bar
Keep the other generated properties as-is
Click the ""Create"" button
Select where to output the Synergy.app

Tying It All Together

Now that you have a fully functional Mac application, do the following steps to finish your automatic synergy client setup.

Open ""System Preferences""
Open ""Users & Groups""
Go to the user for which you want to add synergyc startup
Click the ""Login Items"" button
Click the ""+"" button to add the ""Synergy.app"" app you created with Platypus
Logout and log back in to ensure synergcy starts up right away.
You are DONE!"

I use the SynergyKM extension to the preferences and it works quite well.

Check out the Synergy+ tips and tricks page. We'll soon be bundling a GUI with the application that works on all platforms, meaning that soon you'll be able to do this without any complicated configuration.