I can just barely get my job done on an iPad Pro, including Lightroom photo editing and all the back-end content management stuff (CMS) that editors use to make the web site run, but it wouldn’t be easy. It’s not, not for a professional workflow. I know that Apple pushed the idea that the iPad Pro is a computer. Or rather, nothing I would consider a computer. Nothing under $1,000 in the US, at least. That’s not a bad price for an amazingly slim and portable laptop, but it still leaves Apple without a bargain portable. If you’re tech-savvy you can even install dual hard disks into some models to make them more capable computers, and therefore better servers.My brand new Mac Mini with the M2 inside (Image credit: Future / Philip Berne)Ī brand new MacBook Air is almost the same price as the 24-inch iMac, with the new Apple M2 chip on board. If you have an older version of the Mac mini, though, it can still be customized with things like external hard drives. So it’s great that you can just buy a Mac mini that can handle a lot right off the bat. The more activity the server will be seeing from different users and devices the more computing power you’ll want.
These Mac minis can have up to 2TB of storage and 16GB of RAM. The M1 chip available in them makes them really powerful computers-more powerful than their Intel chip predecessors. That might not be necessary with recent Mac mini models. It’s also a rare Apple product that can be physically opened and altered by users, should you want to add or alter hardware inside of the machine. With four Thunderbolt ports fast enough for external accessories that add things like storage, the Mac mini is pretty customizable. Thankfully the Mac mini is easily outfitted with such hardware. Then hit the plus button ( +) under the Shared Folders menu that appears to add folders you want accessible via the server.
Note that this is different than the Family Sharing option.Ĭheck the box for File Sharing under the Service menu on the left. Once that’s done, you can set the Mac mini up for file sharing by opening System Preferences and clicking on Sharing. Related: How to Keep Your Mac From Sleeping: Methods That Work Namely, you have to make sure your Mac mini is set up to stay powered on and won’t go to sleep due to inactivity so you can continuously access it. If you’re looking to make a server mostly to access or back up your own files, and to share across devices rather than several users at once, this is the perfect setup method for you.įirst, there are a few hardware adjustments to make. Turning a Mac mini Into a Server the Simple Wayįortunately, macOS already has many sharing features available that make turning a Mac mini server incredibly easy, particularly when everything is on the same network.
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