diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index 5ebf9ed25c3..89c54e318b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Fix python
+      - name: Fix homebrew python
         if: matrix.os_name == 'macos' && matrix.os_version == '13'
         run: |
           rm '/usr/local/bin/2to3'
@@ -562,7 +562,14 @@ jobs:
           rm '/usr/local/bin/python3.12-config'
           brew install python
 
+      - name: Setup python
+        id: python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+
       - name: Configure formula
+        id: configure-formula
         run: |
           # variables for formula
           branch="${{ github.head_ref }}"
@@ -598,6 +605,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "Clone URL: ${clone_url}"
           echo "Tag: ${tag}"
 
+          echo "build-version=${build_version}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
           mkdir -p build
           cmake \
             -B build \
@@ -641,6 +650,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "DISPLAY=${DISPLAY}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Validate Homebrew Formula
+        id: test
         if: |
           matrix.release != true
         uses: LizardByte/homebrew-release-action@v2024.1115.14934
@@ -652,6 +662,54 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_BOT_TOKEN }}
           validate: true
 
+      - name: Generate gcov report
+        # any except canceled or skipped
+        if: >-
+          always() &&
+          matrix.release != true &&
+          (steps.test.outcome == 'success' || steps.test.outcome == 'failure')
+        id: test_report
+        run: |
+          echo "::group::Setup Homebrew PATH"
+          if [[ "${{ runner.os }}" == "Linux" ]]; then
+            # https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/ubuntu/Ubuntu2204-Readme.md#homebrew-note
+            echo "Adding Homebrew to PATH"
+            eval "$(/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)"
+          fi
+          cd $(brew --cellar)/sunshine/${{ steps.configure-formula.outputs.build-version }}/bin
+
+          # recursive list of files
+          ls -Ra
+          echo "::endgroup::"
+
+          echo "::group::Generate gcov report"
+          ${{ steps.python.outputs.python-path }} -m pip install gcovr
+          ${{ steps.python.outputs.python-path }} -m gcovr . -r ../${{ github.workspace }}/src \
+            --exclude-noncode-lines \
+            --exclude-throw-branches \
+            --exclude-unreachable-branches \
+            --gcov-object-directory $(pwd) \
+            --verbose \
+            --xml-pretty \
+            -o ${{ github.workspace }}/build/coverage.xml
+          echo "::endgroup::"
+
+      - name: Upload coverage
+        # any except canceled or skipped
+        if: >-
+          always() &&
+          matrix.release != true &&
+          (steps.test_report.outcome == 'success') &&
+          startsWith(github.repository, 'LizardByte/')
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
+        with:
+          disable_search: true
+          fail_ci_if_error: true
+          files: ./build/coverage.xml
+          flags: ${{ matrix.os_name }}-${{ matrix.os_version }} (Homebrew)
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          verbose: true
+
       - name: Create/Update GitHub Release
         if: >-
           matrix.release &&
@@ -701,261 +759,6 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_BOT_TOKEN }}
           validate: false
 
-  build_mac_port:
-    needs: [setup_release]
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false  # false to test all, true to fail entire job if any fail
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-github-hosted-runners/about-github-hosted-runners/about-github-hosted-runners#standard-github-hosted-runners-for-public-repositories
-          # while GitHub has larger macOS runners, they are not available for our repos :(
-          - os_version: "13"
-            release: true
-          - os_version: "14"
-    name: Macports (macOS-${{ matrix.os_version }})
-    runs-on: macos-${{ matrix.os_version }}
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Checkout ports
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          repository: macports/macports-ports
-          fetch-depth: 64
-          path: ports
-
-      - name: Checkout mpbb
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          repository: macports/mpbb
-          path: mpbb
-
-      - name: Setup Dependencies Macports
-        run: |
-          # install dependencies using homebrew
-          brew install cmake
-
-      - name: Setup python
-        id: python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
-
-      - name: Configure Portfile
-        run: |
-          # variables for Portfile
-          branch="${{ github.head_ref }}"
-          commit=${{ needs.setup_release.outputs.release_commit }}
-
-          # check the branch variable
-          if [ -z "$branch" ]
-          then
-            echo "This is a PUSH event"
-            branch="${{ github.ref_name }}"
-            build_version=${{ needs.setup_release.outputs.release_tag }}
-            clone_url=${{ github.event.repository.clone_url }}
-          else
-            echo "This is a PR event"
-            clone_url=${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.clone_url }}
-          fi
-          echo "Commit: ${commit}"
-          echo "Clone URL: ${clone_url}"
-
-          mkdir -p build
-          cmake \
-            -B build \
-            -S . \
-            -DBUILD_VERSION=${build_version} \
-            -DGITHUB_BRANCH=${branch} \
-            -DGITHUB_COMMIT=${commit} \
-            -DGITHUB_CLONE_URL=${clone_url} \
-            -DSUNSHINE_CONFIGURE_PORTFILE=ON \
-            -DSUNSHINE_CONFIGURE_ONLY=ON
-
-          # copy Portfile to artifacts
-          mkdir -p artifacts
-          cp -f ./build/Portfile ./artifacts/
-
-          # copy Portfile to ports
-          mkdir -p ./ports/multimedia/Sunshine
-          cp -f ./build/Portfile ./ports/multimedia/Sunshine/Portfile
-
-          # testing
-          cat ./artifacts/Portfile
-
-      - name: Bootstrap MacPorts
-        run: |
-          . ports/.github/workflows/bootstrap.sh
-
-          # Add getopt, mpbb and the MacPorts paths to $PATH for the subsequent steps.
-          echo "/opt/mports/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-          echo "${PWD}/mpbb" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-          echo "/opt/local/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-          echo "/opt/local/sbin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-
-      - name: Run port lint
-        run: |
-          port -q lint "Sunshine"
-
-      - name: Build port
-        env:
-          subportlist: ${{ steps.subportlist.outputs.subportlist }}
-        id: build
-        run: |
-          subport="Sunshine"
-
-          workdir="/tmp/mpbb/$subport"
-          mkdir -p "$workdir/logs"
-
-          echo "::group::Installing dependencies"
-          sudo mpbb \
-            --work-dir "$workdir" \
-            install-dependencies \
-            "$subport"
-          echo "::endgroup::"
-
-          echo "::group::Installing ${subport}"
-          sudo mpbb \
-            --work-dir "$workdir" \
-            install-port \
-            --source \
-            "$subport"
-          echo "::endgroup::"
-
-      - name: Build Logs
-        if: always()
-        run: |
-          logfile="/opt/local/var/macports/logs/_Users_runner_work_Sunshine_Sunshine_ports_multimedia_Sunshine/Sunshine/main.log"
-          cat "$logfile"
-          sudo mv "${logfile}" "${logfile}.bak"
-
-      - name: Upload Artifacts
-        if: ${{ matrix.release }}
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: sunshine-macports
-          path: artifacts/
-
-      - name: Fix permissions
-        run: |
-          # https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/362865/macos-list-apps-authorized-for-full-disk-access
-          # https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/9529
-          # https://github.com/actions/runner-images/pull/9530
-
-          # function to execute sql query for each value
-          function execute_sql_query {
-            local value=$1
-            local dbPath=$2
-
-            echo "Executing SQL query for value: $value"
-            sudo sqlite3 "$dbPath" "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO access VALUES($value);"
-          }
-
-          # Find all provisioner paths and store them in an array
-          readarray -t provisioner_paths < <(sudo find /opt /usr -name provisioner)
-          echo "Provisioner paths: ${provisioner_paths[@]}"
-
-          # Create an empty array
-          declare -a values=()
-
-          # Loop through the provisioner paths and add them to the values array
-          for p_path in "${provisioner_paths[@]}"; do
-            # Adjust the service name and other parameters as needed
-            values+=("'kTCCServiceAccessibility','${p_path}',1,2,4,1,NULL,NULL,0,'UNUSED',NULL,NULL,1592919552")
-            values+=("'kTCCServiceScreenCapture','${p_path}',1,2,4,1,NULL,NULL,0,'UNUSED',NULL,0,1687786159")
-          done
-
-          echo "Values: ${values[@]}"
-
-          if [[ "${{ matrix.os_version }}" == "14" ]]; then
-            # TCC access table in Sonoma has extra 4 columns: pid, pid_version, boot_uuid, last_reminded
-            for i in "${!values[@]}"; do
-              values[$i]="${values[$i]},NULL,NULL,'UNUSED',${values[$i]##*,}"
-            done
-          fi
-
-          # system and user databases
-          dbPaths=(
-            "/Library/Application Support/com.apple.TCC/TCC.db"
-            "$HOME/Library/Application Support/com.apple.TCC/TCC.db"
-          )
-
-          for value in "${values[@]}"; do
-            for dbPath in "${dbPaths[@]}"; do
-              echo "Column names for $dbPath"
-              echo "-------------------"
-              sudo sqlite3 "$dbPath" "PRAGMA table_info(access);"
-              echo "Current permissions for $dbPath"
-              echo "-------------------"
-              sudo sqlite3 "$dbPath" "SELECT * FROM access WHERE service='kTCCServiceScreenCapture';"
-              execute_sql_query "$value" "$dbPath"
-              echo "Updated permissions for $dbPath"
-              echo "-------------------"
-              sudo sqlite3 "$dbPath" "SELECT * FROM access WHERE service='kTCCServiceScreenCapture';"
-            done
-          done
-
-      - name: Run tests
-        id: test
-        timeout-minutes: 10
-        working-directory:
-          /opt/local/var/macports/build/_Users_runner_work_Sunshine_Sunshine_ports_multimedia_Sunshine/Sunshine/work/build/tests
-        run: |
-          sudo ./test_sunshine --gtest_color=yes
-
-      - name: Generate gcov report
-        # any except canceled or skipped
-        if: always() && (steps.test.outcome == 'success' || steps.test.outcome == 'failure')
-        id: test_report
-        working-directory:
-          /opt/local/var/macports/build/_Users_runner_work_Sunshine_Sunshine_ports_multimedia_Sunshine/Sunshine/work
-        run: |
-          base_dir=$(pwd)
-          build_dir=${base_dir}/build
-
-          # get the directory name that starts with Sunshine-*
-          dir=$(ls -d Sunshine-*)
-
-          cd ${build_dir}
-          ${{ steps.python.outputs.python-path }} -m pip install gcovr
-          sudo ${{ steps.python.outputs.python-path }} -m gcovr . -r ../${dir}/src \
-            --exclude-noncode-lines \
-            --exclude-throw-branches \
-            --exclude-unreachable-branches \
-            --gcov-object-directory $(pwd) \
-            --verbose \
-            --xml-pretty \
-            -o ${{ github.workspace }}/build/coverage.xml
-
-      - name: Upload coverage
-        # any except canceled or skipped
-        if: >-
-          always() &&
-          (steps.test_report.outcome == 'success') &&
-          startsWith(github.repository, 'LizardByte/')
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
-        with:
-          disable_search: true
-          fail_ci_if_error: false  # todo: re-enable this when action is fixed
-          files: ./build/coverage.xml
-          flags: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.os_version }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
-          verbose: true
-
-      - name: Create/Update GitHub Release
-        if: ${{ needs.setup_release.outputs.publish_release == 'true' }}
-        uses: LizardByte/create-release-action@v2025.102.13208
-        with:
-          allowUpdates: true
-          body: ${{ needs.setup_release.outputs.release_body }}
-          generateReleaseNotes: ${{ needs.setup_release.outputs.release_generate_release_notes }}
-          name: ${{ needs.setup_release.outputs.release_tag }}
-          prerelease: true
-          tag: ${{ needs.setup_release.outputs.release_tag }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.GH_BOT_TOKEN }}
-
   build_win:
     name: Windows
     runs-on: windows-2019
diff --git a/docs/getting_started.md b/docs/getting_started.md
index e100d5cc555..9281ab6ab46 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started.md
+++ b/docs/getting_started.md
@@ -271,42 +271,6 @@ brew uninstall sunshine
 
 @tip{For beta you can replace `sunshine` with `sunshine-beta` in the above commands.}
 
-#### Portfile
-This package requires that you have [MacPorts](https://www.macports.org/install.php) installed.
-
-##### Install
-1. Update the Macports sources.
-   ```bash
-   sudo nano /opt/local/etc/macports/sources.conf
-   ```
-
-   Add this line, replacing your username, below the line that starts with `rsync`.
-   ```bash
-   file:///Users/<username>/ports
-   ```
-
-   `Ctrl+x`, then `Y` to exit and save changes.
-
-2. Download and install by running the following commands.
-   ```bash
-   mkdir -p ~/ports/multimedia/sunshine
-   cd ~/ports/multimedia/sunshine
-   curl -OL https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine/releases/latest/download/Portfile
-   cd ~/ports
-   portindex
-   sudo port install sunshine
-   ```
-
-##### Install service (optional)
-```bash
-sudo port load sunshine
-```
-
-##### Uninstall
-```bash
-sudo port uninstall sunshine
-```
-
 ### Windows
 
 #### Installer (recommended)
diff --git a/packaging/macos/Portfile b/packaging/macos/Portfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 678f742ac9b..00000000000
--- a/packaging/macos/Portfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8; mode: tcl; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- vim:fenc=utf-8:ft=tcl:et:sw=4:ts=4:sts=4
-
-# initial PR into macports: https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/15143
-
-PortSystem               1.0
-PortGroup                cmake 1.1
-PortGroup                github 1.0
-
-name                     @PROJECT_NAME@
-version                  @PROJECT_VERSION@
-revision                 0
-categories               multimedia emulators games
-platforms                darwin
-license                  GPL-3
-maintainers              @LizardByte
-description              @PROJECT_DESCRIPTION@
-
-# long_description will not be split into multiple lines as it's configured by CMakeLists
-long_description         @PROJECT_LONG_DESCRIPTION@
-homepage                 @PROJECT_HOMEPAGE_URL@
-master_sites             https://github.com/lizardbyte/sunshine/releases
-
-compiler.cxx_standard    2017
-fetch.type               git
-
-git.url                  @GITHUB_CLONE_URL@
-git.branch               @GITHUB_COMMIT@
-
-post-fetch {
-    system -W ${worksrcpath} "${git.cmd} submodule update --init --recursive"
-}
-
-# https://guide.macports.org/chunked/reference.dependencies.html
-depends_build-append     port:doxygen \
-                         port:graphviz \
-                         port:npm9 \
-                         port:pkgconfig
-
-depends_lib              port:curl \
-                         port:libopus \
-                         port:miniupnpc
-
-configure.args           -DBOOST_USE_STATIC=ON \
-                         -DBUILD_WERROR=ON \
-                         -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${prefix} \
-                         -DSUNSHINE_ASSETS_DIR=etc/sunshine/assets \
-                         -DSUNSHINE_PUBLISHER_NAME='LizardByte' \
-                         -DSUNSHINE_PUBLISHER_WEBSITE='https://app.lizardbyte.dev' \
-                         -DSUNSHINE_PUBLISHER_ISSUE_URL='https://app.lizardbyte.dev/support'
-
-configure.env-append     BRANCH=@GITHUB_BRANCH@
-configure.env-append     BUILD_VERSION=@BUILD_VERSION@
-configure.env-append     COMMIT=@GITHUB_COMMIT@
-
-startupitem.create       yes
-startupitem.executable   "${prefix}/bin/sunshine"
-startupitem.location     LaunchDaemons
-startupitem.name         ${name}
-startupitem.netchange    yes
-
-platform darwin {
-    if { ${os.major} < 20 } {
-        # See: https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine/discussions/117#discussioncomment-2513494
-        notes-append "Port is limited to software encoding, when used with macOS releases prior to Big Sur."
-    }
-}
-
-notes-append "Run @PROJECT_NAME@ by executing 'sunshine <path to user config>', e.g. 'sunshine ~/sunshine.conf' "
-notes-append "The config file will be created if it doesn't exist."
-notes-append "It is recommended to set a location for the apps file in the config."
-notes-append "See our documentation at 'https://docs.lizardbyte.dev/projects/sunshine/en/v@PROJECT_VERSION@/' for further info."
-
-test.run                 yes
-test.dir                 ${build.dir}/tests
-test.target              ""
-test.cmd                 ./test_sunshine
-test.args                --gtest_color=yes --gtest_filter=-*HIDTest.*:-*DeathTest.*