Time Machines Backups for the macOS Server 2011
What's the price of peace of mind? Backing up up your relevant information can save your a lot of frustration, indeed; and that's exactly what we are going to do…
How to share Files from the macOS Server 2011
One of the reasons I wanted to build this server in the first place, was to build my own Network Attached Storage (NAS) to share files. It comes very handy…
Cache Server for macOS Server 2011 for faster Downloads
How to accelerate software distribution? A clever is to make local copies of content previously downloaded, or if it has high demand, to have it pre-downloaded! This way a cache…
First Configurations for the macOS Server 2011
After installing the operating system in the previous blog post, now we have to configure the Mac mini in order to transform it into the macOS Server that we want.…
External Storage for the macOS Server 2011
If you haven't read yet, this project is about reviving an old Mac Mini from 2011 and turn it into a functional macOS Home Server. In the following post, 2…
Installing macOS in the macOS Server 2011
After the upgrading from the internal components of the Mac Mini, we can now begin installing macOS in the SSD located in the macOS Server 2011. The latest compatible version…
Internal Upgrades for the macOS Server 2011
Now let's check about the internal upgrades available to the macOS server 2011. In a nutshell, only the RAM and the internal storage from this model can be user upgradeable.…
macOS Server from an Old Small Home Computer!
If you have an old Mac Mini in your house laying around, you can give it another and more purposeful use: turn it into a macOS Server. Since it will…
Download Torrents on your macOS server.
A server is tremendously useful for file sharing for instance, but a torrent server could be used as a centralized download (or upload) machine. Applied to a home or small…