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The home/small business version of this is included with every installation of OS X: https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/what-is-content-caching-on-mac-mch

The home/small business version of this is included with every installation of OS X: https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/what-is-content-caching-on-mac-mchl9388ba1b/mac https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/what-is-content-cac... Popular app and OS updates can be cached on a local Mac, with the recommended machine being on the network using a wired connection and always connected (desktop/Mac mini)

shiftpgdn 7y ago
If you're a sysadmin you need to take an old mac mini and put this on your wifi or guest wifi network. It alleviates so many support tickets on iOS update release days.
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- EricE 7y ago
  This! Instead of being a dick and blocking updates just cache 'em!
  - duxup 7y ago
    Do people notice if you block updates on say a work wi-fi? I'm thinking more generally userbase wise and not quite the tech centric crowd we have here on HN. I would expect most people wouldn't notice.
cerberusss 7y ago
I particularly like this blog: https://hashtagwifi.com/blog/apple-content-caching-and-you-setup-and-advanced-options https://hashtagwifi.com/blog/apple-content-caching-and-you-s... It has the same information as Apple's official documentation, but it highlights the advanced options.
EricE 7y ago
It cache's more than updates. I can see it caching music, video and even iCloud data like my photos or iCloud drive content. For example I can set up a new Mac and have it sync the photos library from iCloud and see it all being served from cache. Pretty cool!