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Mac Server Series: Multiple IP Addresses on One Mac

Brian Stucki — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:38:40 +0000

A question we get often is how to have multiple ip address on a Mac mini since there is only one ethernet connection. As with most things, this is real easy to do on a mac.

In this video, I connect to the Mac mini in the data center and add a second ip address to it.

And now a link to the video: Multiple IP Addresses on One Mac (option+click to download)

If you have questions or comments on the video, you can send them via twitter (@macminicolo) or using our contact page.

Mac Server Series: Enable the Web Server

Brian Stucki — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:28:22 +0000

One of the more popular uses for the Mac minis in our data center is to run a web server. The minis have incredible performance for this service. At one point, I was serving 3.5 million hits per month off of one G4 server. The Intel minis are naturally much better with more RAM allowed.

Mac OS X makes it easier to get a web site up and running. In this video, I show you how to enable the service, where to change web site documents, and how to test that it’s working.

In the video, I mention a few links. I’ll list them here:

DNSMadeEasy.com – a great service for DNS
More Info on Apache

And now a link to the video: Enable the Web Server (option+click to download)

If you have questions or comments on the video, you can send them via twitter (@macminicolo) or using our contact page.

Mac Server Series: Enable and Use SSH

Brian Stucki — Mon, 18 May 2009 22:51:46 +0000

Secure Shell or SSH is a network protocol that allows data to be exchanged using a secure channel between two networked devices. It’s used mostly to access Unix or Linux commands, and is a secure way to send text like passwords and other private data.

In this video, we focus on SSH We look at enabling the SSH service, connecting to the server, and we show a couple uses for it. These uses include restarting the Screen Sharing service, and connecting with SFTP.

In the video, I mention a few links. I’ll list them here:

Enable Screen Sharing or ARD Via SSH
Transmit FTP client

And now a link to the video: Enable and Use SSH (option+click to download)

If you have questions or comments on the video, you can send them via twitter (@macminicolo) or using our contact page.

Mac Server Series: Connect With Screen Sharing

Brian Stucki — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:12:54 +0000

Once the Mac mini is placed into the data center, Leopard provides a Screen Sharing application that works really well. In this video, we’ll look at connecting with this Screen Sharing app.

This video assumes the Mac mini is setup using the techniques in the Initial Setup video. In that video, we configured the Screen Sharing server. We’ll show where that is located in this video, but you won’t be able to connect if it wasn’t enabled previously.

And now a link to the video: Connect With Screen Sharing (option+click to download)

If you have questions or comments on the video, you can send them via twitter (@macminicolo) or using our contact page.

Mac Server Series: Initial Setup of the Mac

Brian Stucki — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:41:20 +0000

When it comes to running a server, the initial setup is the most boring but the most important. You want to make sure your machine starts up and stays up while it’s doing it’s server duties.

In this video, we’ll work with a brand new Mac mini and get it to a point where it’s ready to start up and starting working with as a server. The majority of the work will be done in the System Preferences.

So, the steps are simple and probably known by most already. But, after setting up hundreds of Mac minis over the years, these are the best settings and tips we’ve found. All the other movies from this point will begin assuming you’ve set up the machine this way.

And now a link to the video: Initial Setup of a Mac Server (option+click to download)

If you have questions or comments on the video, you can send them via twitter (@macminicolo) or using our contact page.