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Mac mini server upgrade update#
Mac mini server upgrade upgrade#
Mac mini server upgrade portable#
Mac mini server upgrade pro#

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LivingRoom - Dell computer used as entertainment server.

Kitchen - old iMac as a kitchen computer (wifi).

FamilyRoom - Mac Mini for entertainment server (wifi).

Mini - Mac Mini in the exercise room for entertainment server.

Mac mini server upgrade portable#

MacBook2 - my portable Mac, with current work folders.

Tom8 - my iMac, used mainly for business and work related.

I've got the following systems at home, all I've purchased a UniFi Security Gateway (router) which has taken over the DNS, DHCP, DDNS update, and VPN services that used to be done on the mini. I now continue to run a mini server with fewer services (file server, Plex+HomeRunHD server, backups, Resilio server, Unifi Controller). Frankly if you need any of these you are best off either running a Linux VM in an existing Mac or if you are considering new hardware just buy a Linux system.

While it appears that none of the base macOS features will go, if you need more - Calendar, Contacts, Mail, Messages, Web, Wiki, DHCP, DNS, VPN, NetInstall, you will now have to do 3rd party installs.

Mac mini server upgrade update#

The latest High Sierra (2017) which integrated the file sharing, update caching, and TimeMachine server services with the High Sierra OS, albeit in a somewhat less flexible form, and removed the insecure ftp and rlogin services.Īpple has announced a change in focus to management of computers, devices and storage so all of the classic server functions of Server are being deprecated this Spring and probably will be gone by the next macOS version. Starting with OS X Lion in 2011 it became an add-on software package to the client OS. On the software side their last true server OS was Snow Leopard Server in 2009.

Mac mini server upgrade pro#

The handwriting has been on the wall, actually since I set up my first Mac mini server.Īpple used to sell real server computers, ending with the 2009 Xserve, they also dropped the XServe replacements Mac Pro Server (last model in 2012) and the Mac mini Server (also last model in 2012). Apple has officially left the server software business. Gone is my recommendation to set up a Mac mini as a server. (Hint - a second mini server is being used but doing much less and I've added a UniFi Security Gateway.) Newsflash! It is now April 2021- see the end of this page for what has changed. Mantra for servers, even Apple's! The server was added in the Spring of 2010. Here is my experience in adding a Mac mini Server to my home See the article Move Your Mac's Home Folder to a New Location.Bringing up a Mac mini Server and Another Bringing up a Mac mini Server and Another! Samsung's list price for a 1 TB X5 SSD is also $400.Ī user's home folder location can be set from the User & Groups pane of the System Preferences application.

Mac mini server upgrade upgrade#

I should point out that at the time of purchase you can upgrade the 2020 Mac mini to an internal 1 TB SSD for $400. Note: The Samsung X5 drive has TRIM support when used with macOS.

This allowed macOS to operate a maximum speed, while there was sight drop in speed when accessing user files. The Mac was configured so macOS resided on the internal drive while the each user's home folder resided on the Samsung X5 drive. I quickly learned this was not enough storage. I am using a 2018 Mac mini with a 256 GB internal SSD. So storage can be expanded by adding an external Samsung X5 drive, albeit at a 18% drop in speed. Samsung specifications state the X5 Thunderbolt 3 SSD has speeds up to 2.8 GB/s. Apple specifications state the internal drive has speeds up to 3.4 GB/s. Storage can be expanded by adding an external drive. Both the memory and the SDD are not upgradable.