diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index b0a320824..a2fe636e9 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -91,4 +91,5 @@ SHOW_PLAYER_LIST=True
 # ALLOW_CONNECT_PLATFORM Defaults to "Steam" if not set, set this to "Xbox" if you want to host a server for Xbox players. CROSSPLAY BETWEEN XBOX-STEAM IS NOT YET SUPPORTED
 ALLOW_CONNECT_PLATFORM=Steam
 USE_BACKUP_SAVE_DATA=True
+USE_DEPOT_DOWNLOADER=False
 INSTALL_BETA_INSIDER=False
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a65d0da6d..1c8409b7b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -38,10 +38,12 @@ LABEL maintainer="thijs@loef.dev" \
 # set envs
 # SUPERCRONIC: Latest releases available at https://github.com/aptible/supercronic/releases
 # RCON: Latest releases available at https://github.com/gorcon/rcon-cli/releases
+# DEPOT_DOWNLOADER: Latest releases available at https://github.com/SteamRE/DepotDownloader/releases
 # NOTICE: edit RCON_MD5SUM SUPERCRONIC_SHA1SUM when using binaries of another version or arch.
 ARG SUPERCRONIC_SHA1SUM_ARM64="d5e02aa760b3d434bc7b991777aa89ef4a503e49"
 ARG SUPERCRONIC_SHA1SUM_AMD64="9f27ad28c5c57cd133325b2a66bba69ba2235799"
 ARG SUPERCRONIC_VERSION="0.2.30"
+ARG DEPOT_DOWNLOADER_VERSION="2.6.0"
 
 # update and install dependencies
 # hadolint ignore=DL3008
@@ -53,6 +55,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     jo=1.9-1 \
     jq=1.6-2.1 \
     netcat-traditional=1.10-47 \
+    libicu72=72.1-3 \
+    unzip=6.0-28 \
     && apt-get clean \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
@@ -62,15 +66,25 @@ SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-o", "pipefail", "-c"]
 COPY --from=rcon-cli_builder /build/gorcon /usr/bin/rcon-cli
 
 ARG TARGETARCH
-RUN case ${TARGETARCH} in \
+RUN case "${TARGETARCH}" in \
         "amd64") SUPERCRONIC_SHA1SUM=${SUPERCRONIC_SHA1SUM_AMD64} ;; \
         "arm64") SUPERCRONIC_SHA1SUM=${SUPERCRONIC_SHA1SUM_ARM64} ;; \
     esac \
-    && wget --progress=dot:giga https://github.com/aptible/supercronic/releases/download/v${SUPERCRONIC_VERSION}/supercronic-linux-${TARGETARCH} -O supercronic \
+    && wget --progress=dot:giga "https://github.com/aptible/supercronic/releases/download/v${SUPERCRONIC_VERSION}/supercronic-linux-${TARGETARCH}" -O supercronic \
     && echo "${SUPERCRONIC_SHA1SUM}" supercronic | sha1sum -c - \
     && chmod +x supercronic \
     && mv supercronic /usr/local/bin/supercronic
 
+RUN case "${TARGETARCH}" in \
+        "amd64") DEPOT_DOWNLOADER_FILENAME=DepotDownloader-linux-x64.zip ;; \
+        "arm64") DEPOT_DOWNLOADER_FILENAME=DepotDownloader-linux-arm64.zip ;; \
+    esac \
+    && wget --progress=dot:giga "https://github.com/SteamRE/DepotDownloader/releases/download/DepotDownloader_${DEPOT_DOWNLOADER_VERSION}/${DEPOT_DOWNLOADER_FILENAME}" -O DepotDownloader.zip \
+    && unzip DepotDownloader.zip \
+    && rm -rf DepotDownloader.xml \
+    && chmod +x DepotDownloader \
+    && mv DepotDownloader /usr/local/bin/DepotDownloader
+
 # hadolint ignore=DL3044
 ENV HOME=/home/steam \
     PORT= \
@@ -147,6 +161,7 @@ ENV HOME=/home/steam \
     ARM_COMPATIBILITY_MODE=false \
     DISABLE_GENERATE_ENGINE=true \
     ALLOW_CONNECT_PLATFORM=Steam \
+    USE_DEPOT_DOWNLOADER=false \
     INSTALL_BETA_INSIDER=false
 
 # Passed from Github Actions
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 34b50c4ed..9a63b8d9c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ It is highly recommended you set the following environment values before startin
 | ENABLE_PLAYER_LOGGING                      | Enables Logging and announcing when players join and leave                                                                                                                                          | true                                                                                               | true/false                                                                                                        | 0.31.0           |
 | PLAYER_LOGGING_POLL_PERIOD                 | Polling period (in seconds) to check for players who have joined or left                                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                  | !0                                                                                                                | 0.31.0           |
 | ARM_COMPATIBILITY_MODE                     | Switches the compatibility layer from Box86 to QEMU when executing steamcmd for server updates. This setting is only applicable for ARM64 hosts.                                                    | false                                                                                              | true/false                                                                                                        | 0.30.0           |
+| USE_DEPOT_DOWNLOADER                     | Uses DepotDownloader to download game server files instead of steamcmd. This will help hosts incompatible with steamcmd (e.g. M-series Mac)                                                    | false                                                                                              | true/false                                                                                                        | 0.39.0           |
 
 *highly recommended to set
 
diff --git a/docusaurus/docs/getting-started/configuration/server-settings.md b/docusaurus/docs/getting-started/configuration/server-settings.md
index 7330cc512..628784aab 100644
--- a/docusaurus/docs/getting-started/configuration/server-settings.md
+++ b/docusaurus/docs/getting-started/configuration/server-settings.md
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ It is highly recommended you set the following environment values before startin
 | ENABLE_PLAYER_LOGGING                      | Enables Logging and announcing when players join and leave                                                                                                                                          | true                                                                                               | true/false                                                                                                                                      | 0.31.0           |
 | PLAYER_LOGGING_POLL_PERIOD                 | Polling period (in seconds) to check for players who have joined or left                                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                  | !0                                                                                                                                              | 0.31.0           |
 | ARM_COMPATIBILITY_MODE                     | Switches the compatibility layer from Box86 to QEMU when executing steamcmd for server updates. This setting is only applicable for ARM64 hosts.                                                    | false                                                                                              | true/false                                                                                                                                      | 0.30.0           |
+| USE_DEPOT_DOWNLOADER                     | Uses DepotDownloader to download game server files instead of steamcmd. This will help hosts incompatible with steamcmd (e.g. M-series Mac)                                                    | false                                                                                              | true/false                                                                                                        | 0.39.0           |
 
 *highly recommended to set
 
diff --git a/scripts/helper_install.sh b/scripts/helper_install.sh
index 46dc92273..d141f6877 100644
--- a/scripts/helper_install.sh
+++ b/scripts/helper_install.sh
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ InstallServer() {
   kernel_page_size=$(getconf PAGESIZE)
 
   # Check kernel page size for arm64 hosts before running steamcmd
-  if [ "$architecture" == "arm64" ] && [ "$kernel_page_size" != "4096" ]; then
-    LogWarn "WARNING: Only ARM64 hosts with 4k page size is supported when running steamcmd. Expect server installation to fail."
+  if [ "$architecture" == "arm64" ] && [ "$kernel_page_size" != "4096" ] && [ "${USE_DEPOT_DOWNLOADER}" != true ]; then
+    LogWarn "WARNING: Only ARM64 hosts with 4k page size is supported when running steamcmd. Please set USE_DEPOT_DOWNLOADER to true."
   fi
 
   if [ -z "${TARGET_MANIFEST_ID}" ]; then
@@ -134,10 +134,45 @@ InstallServer() {
     ## If INSTALL_BETA_INSIDER is set to true, install the latest beta version
     if [ "${INSTALL_BETA_INSIDER}" == true ]; then
       LogWarn "Installing latest beta version"
-      /home/steam/steamcmd/steamcmd.sh +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType linux +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformBitness 64 +force_install_dir "/palworld" +login anonymous +app_update 2394010 -beta insiderprogram validate +quit
+      if [ "${USE_DEPOT_DOWNLOADER}" == true ]; then
+        LogWarn "Downloading server files using DepotDownloader"
+        DepotDownloader -app 2394010 -osarch 64 -dir /palworld -beta insiderprogram -validate
+        DepotDownloader -app 2394010 -depot 2394012 -osarch 64 -dir /tmp -beta insiderprogram -manifest-only
+      else
+        /home/steam/steamcmd/steamcmd.sh +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType linux +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformBitness 64 +force_install_dir "/palworld" +login anonymous +app_update 2394010 -beta insiderprogram validate +quit
+      fi
     else
-      /home/steam/steamcmd/steamcmd.sh +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType linux +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformBitness 64 +force_install_dir "/palworld" +login anonymous +app_update 2394010 validate +quit
+      if [ "${USE_DEPOT_DOWNLOADER}" == true ]; then
+        LogWarn "Downloading server files using DepotDownloader"
+        DepotDownloader -app 2394010 -osarch 64 -dir /palworld -validate
+        DepotDownloader -app 2394010 -depot 2394012 -osarch 64 -dir /tmp -manifest-only
+      else
+        /home/steam/steamcmd/steamcmd.sh +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType linux +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformBitness 64 +force_install_dir "/palworld" +login anonymous +app_update 2394010 validate +quit
+      fi
     fi
+
+    # Create ACF file for DepoDownloader downloads for script compatibility
+    if [ "${USE_DEPOT_DOWNLOADER}" == true ]; then
+      local manifestFile
+      manifestFile=$(find /tmp -type f -name "manifest_2394012_*.txt" | head -n 1)
+
+      if [ -z "$manifestFile" ]; then
+        echo "DepotDownloader manifest file not found."
+      else
+        local manifestId
+        manifestId=$(grep -oP 'Manifest ID / date\s*:\s*\K[0-9]+' "$manifestFile")
+
+        if [ -z "$manifestId" ]; then
+          echo "Manifest ID not found in DepotDownloader manifest file."
+        else
+          mkdir -p /palworld/steamapps
+          CreateACFFile "$manifestId"
+        fi
+
+        rm -rf "$manifestFile"
+      fi
+    fi
+
     DiscordMessage "Install" "${DISCORD_POST_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE}" "success" "${DISCORD_POST_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE_ENABLED}" "${DISCORD_POST_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE_URL}"
     return
   fi
@@ -147,8 +182,14 @@ InstallServer() {
 
   LogWarn "Installing Target Version: $targetManifest"
   DiscordMessage "Install" "${DISCORD_PRE_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE}" "in-progress" "${DISCORD_PRE_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE_ENABLED}" "${DISCORD_PRE_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE_URL}"
-  /home/steam/steamcmd/steamcmd.sh +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType linux +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformBitness 64 +force_install_dir "/palworld" +login anonymous +download_depot 2394010 2394012 "$targetManifest" +quit
-  cp -vr "/home/steam/steamcmd/linux32/steamapps/content/app_2394010/depot_2394012/." "/palworld/"
+  if [ "${USE_DEPOT_DOWNLOADER}" == true ]; then
+    LogWarn "Downloading server files using DepotDownloader"
+    DepotDownloader -app 2394010 -depot 2394012 -manifest "$targetManifest" -osarch 64 -dir /palworld -validate
+    DepotDownloader -app 2394010 -depot 1006 -osarch 64 -dir /palworld -validate
+  else
+    /home/steam/steamcmd/steamcmd.sh +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType linux +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformBitness 64 +force_install_dir "/palworld" +login anonymous +download_depot 2394010 2394012 "$targetManifest" +quit
+    cp -vr "/home/steam/steamcmd/linux32/steamapps/content/app_2394010/depot_2394012/." "/palworld/"
+  fi
   CreateACFFile "$targetManifest"
   DiscordMessage "Install" "${DISCORD_POST_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE}" "success" "${DISCORD_POST_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE_ENABLED}" "${DISCORD_POST_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE_URL}"
 }