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I think the best home server is the 2014 Mac Mini because: 1) internal HDD can be replaced with cheap, big SSD 2) Computer is absolutely silent 3) everything
by newaccount74 4y ago
I think the best home server is the 2014 Mac Mini because:
1) internal HDD can be replaced with cheap, big SSD
2) Computer is absolutely silent
3) everything in one package, no mess of cables
4) very reliable
5) very low power usage
MacOS isn't the best OS for running a server, but I'm used to it so I don't mind setting up launch agents instead of systemd units
- discordance 4y agoThere are a bunch of micro SFFs like it (Dell/HP/Lenovo etc) with 6th-8th gen i5/i7s) with the same power, noise profile and are $100 off eBay. Much better value and power over a raspi.
- rzzzt 4y agoServeTheHome reviews lots of small machines like the ones you mention: - https://www.servethehome.com/introducing-project-tinyminimicro-home-lab-revolution/ https://www.servethehome.com/introducing-project-tinyminimic... - https://www.servethehome.com/tag/tinyminimicro/ https://www.servethehome.com/tag/tinyminimicro/
- newaccount74 4y agoI wonder why noone except Apple manages to build a small device with an integrated PSU. If you put them into a cupboard, those PSUs take almost as much space as the computer itself.
- revicon 4y agoSeems like one issue would be that an older Mac device is not going to be able to run new software updates once it ages out and wont get new security updates once that happens.
- newaccount74 4y agoYes, that is true. OpenCore [1] allows a few extra years, but at some point the 2014 mini will be too old. That being said, if you use the Mac as a server, behind a NAT/Firewall with only some ports open, use up to date server software, and don't use it to surf the web, then the security impact of using an outdated OS is minimal. You could of course also just install Linux on it. [1]: https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/ https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/