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1. #MAC MINI SERVER HOME INSTALL#
2. #MAC MINI SERVER HOME FULL SIZE#
3. #MAC MINI SERVER HOME SOFTWARE#
4. #MAC MINI SERVER HOME FREE#

#MAC MINI SERVER HOME FREE#

Plug in your newly created boot USB to a free port and hit the option key as the chime sounds. Please check my other post for step by step instructions – see “Create Bootable USB + Configure Hardware” Step 2 – Boot your Mac from the USB media Once obtained, you need to create a bootable USB drive using the listed software.

#MAC MINI SERVER HOME INSTALL#

You are going to need a few things in addition to your install pen drive such as a copy of Win32DiskImager and both the XPEnology boot image and OS files. I’ll concentrate on the quirks of running it on a Mac Mini and refer you to other posts as needed to finish setup and configure.Īs i’m repurposing existing kit i’m not changing any hardware so my test Mac Mini is as follows:įor my boot USB i’m using a Kingston 16Gb Micro USB drive as it was kicking about and not being used for anything. I’ve already covered it in detail in my DIY Synology NAS guide so i’m not going to reinvent the wheel. Most of the install process on XPEnology is identical regardless of the hardware that it’s running on. Building a Mac Mini NAS with XPEnology – A quick guide

#MAC MINI SERVER HOME SOFTWARE#

I’ve got to know this software pretty well over the last few months having setup instances on my own hardware and in a virtual environment (on my HP Gen8 Microserver) – I know its quirks and pitfalls and should be able to make a decent go of it.Īnyway, enough pre-amble. The Mac Mini NAS – Which OS?Īs per my recent posts on Building a DIY Synology NAS and its following DIY Synology NAS (Running XPEnology OS) Update post i’m going to initially stick with the XPEnology theme. I’m going to temporarily repurpose the same machine that I used to install Server 2016 on and see how it performs in my home lab environment. Lastly for me, I have one available to use for testing. They also are tiny and being just over an inch tall you can get a few in a relatively small space – so may be an option if space is a problem. Mac Mini’s run exceptionally quiet and have very respectable performance once paired with a half decent SSD. You can of course drop in a second HDD using something like an OWC DataDoubler – to effectively creating replica Mac Mini server should you feel so inclined.

#MAC MINI SERVER HOME FULL SIZE#

Most modern full size PC’s have the ability to install multiple internal 3.5inch HDD’s (or even more SSD’s), however the Mac Mini only has space internally for a single 2.5inch HDD/SSD. On first glance, the Mac Mini looks like a miserable choice for a NAS due to its lack in internal drive bays. Lets repurpose a Mac Mini, drop on some modern software and see how it runs as a Mac Mini NAS. Over the years, the interoperability of OSX/MacOS and Windows has improved greatly, especially via SMB, so I can’t really see the need for dedicated network storage on Apple hardware – and since Apple let its server product line die off i’ve not really considered using any kind of Mac for fileserver duties. While the Mac Mini server really was a poor cousin to the excellent Xserve (RIP) it was fairly capable either as an Open Directory Replica or as an Open Directory Master for a small workgroup of Macs.