Hello Everyone,
Background:
As the subject states, I am looking for anyone who has made an older mac mini into their home sever? I recently moved into a new home and I think having a central server (for photos, music, movies, etc.) makes a lot of sense. We are an "Apple Family" with MacBook laptops, iPhones, iPads, etc. to consume our media and surf the internet.
2012 Mac Mini Specs:
The 2012 Mac Mini I own has been upgraded (16GB of RAM, dual SSD kit, etc.) and I would say is a fairly capable mini computer. It is the i5 version. I picked it up 4-5 years ago and actually used it as a main desktop computer for a few years.
Goals:
I am also in IT (DevOps Engineer), so originally I thought of possibly installing Linux (Ubuntu) home server and going from there. So, a few questions that immediately come to mind:
Thanks in advance for everyone's time and help, it is greatly appreciated.
Background:
As the subject states, I am looking for anyone who has made an older mac mini into their home sever? I recently moved into a new home and I think having a central server (for photos, music, movies, etc.) makes a lot of sense. We are an "Apple Family" with MacBook laptops, iPhones, iPads, etc. to consume our media and surf the internet.
2012 Mac Mini Specs:
The 2012 Mac Mini I own has been upgraded (16GB of RAM, dual SSD kit, etc.) and I would say is a fairly capable mini computer. It is the i5 version. I picked it up 4-5 years ago and actually used it as a main desktop computer for a few years.
Goals:
I am also in IT (DevOps Engineer), so originally I thought of possibly installing Linux (Ubuntu) home server and going from there. So, a few questions that immediately come to mind:
1. What OS should I be using on a 2012 Mac Mini (macOS, Linux, etc.)?
2. Any particular 'server' apps I should download and setup?
3. I plan on running it headless (in a closet), so need to make sure I can either SSH / RDP / etc. into the device easily.
4. I don't have any big goals besides central file / music / photo management at the moment.
Thanks in advance for everyone's time and help, it is greatly appreciated.