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2024年10月30日 · Nov 8, 2024. 1. 2. Friday at 7:53 PM. #12. I just pulled the trigger on a new base model M4 mini to serve as a low power media & other things home server. If you just wanted it as a media server all that power is overkill, but if you're looking to be able to do other things and experiment it might be nice to have.
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NC. Sep 15, 2021. #2. I was thinking along the same lines for my home server; a refurbed base M1 Mini (8GB/256GB) with a 2TB SSD SATA hanging off the USB 4 ports in an enclosure. All in about $900 ($589 + $200 for the SSD + tax). My 2012 is getting a little long in the tooth and I'm going to want to upgrade some time.
2012 Mac Mini - Anyone using old Mac Mini as a home server?
2022年12月24日 · Feb 28, 2023. #13. I just bought a 2012 Mac mini i7 quad-core (8GB / 500GB HDD) for $75. I want to turn it into a home server. The main purpose would be to allow 2 iPhones, 2 AppleTV 4ks, and various newer Macs the ability to look through 300GB of photos and videos which are currently on an iMac 5k.
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Nov 15, 2020. #3. pldelisle said: I don't think it's a good purpose for a Mac mini to serve as a NAS. A NAS, by definition, provides uptime, high storage capability and redundancy. A Mac mini can't offer any of these requirements. Not true. Mac Mini uptime is as good or better than anything else.
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2022年2月9日 · 1:Mac Mini (intel probably 2024/2015 edition). 2:Replace the internal hard drive for something big. 3: Have it connected to my home broadband permanently and always on. 4: Be able to host and run my own website from the Mac (a forum) 5: Be able to configure it so it is really hard/impossible to hack. That way I’m platform independent, can ...
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0. May 19, 2022. #1. In my office we have been running a 2012 Mac mini for years as our file server for all our studio files, to which 4 Macs connect via SMB. It's been running Mac OS Sierra for the last few years since Apple removed the server software from newer versions of Mac OS, and the file sharing on the recent OS versions wasn't good at ...
Mac mini as Plex server basic question re: media storage
2023年3月25日 · One thunderbolt cable connects me to currently 20TB of SSD Storage. At minimum, that solution would cost me $350 US for the empty bay and software, plus another $230 Cdn, for 2TB of storage (ETA: buying the same make and model you did), plus the $86 for the 1TB upgrade to my mini, so a total outlay of about $800.
Mac Mini M1 using as a server with multi-users?
2020年12月4日 · The Mini could be used as a kind of server but it will never run Windows virtual machines. Any kind of back-end service could be hosted on a Mini, Like a database or a web server. The limitation is RAM but you say for only 2 or 3 users, so 16GB would work. If you are looking for a VM server at very low cost, you can buy computers that have just ...
your setups for headless mac mini as media server, what about …
2024年7月14日 · My mac mini M1 2021 used a Satechi BT keyboard and Mouse. The keyboard is not responsive as the ones since there is a wake up delay of about 5 seconds. other than that their set up and experience is perfect. the mini also uses and rests on a Satechi silver hub that has a MNVe blade bay. that features several extra ports.
Resolved Which MacOS for Mac Mini 2012 as Plex Server?
2023年9月26日 · I use my Mac Studio as iTunes Server but have the media stored on a NAS and automount the share. however installed Plex media server on the NAS and don’t bother turning on the Mac unless using it actively. I get that already have the mini however just a suggestion that may make life even simpler if the NAS has a Plex Server available.