what's going on friends it's Jonathan I've been using a Mac Mini server now
for a few months being that this is my first real server I've been really
impressed by its performance I figure it's about time for me to tell you about
what I have going on i'ma break this down with what I use to set up my Mac
Mini server the benefits of having one and how I maintenance it to make sure
everything is polished and stays fully functional speaking of maintenance I
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first off just a quick disclaimer I understand that there's many ways to
build a Mac Mini server and there are some out there that are way more
extensive and functional vs. what I have going on here however I'm open to any
advice that you guys want to give me on things that I should change or add to my
setup to really improve it make it a little bit more capable and more
functional just leave it down below in the comments section I'm looking forward
to what you guys have to say so to get started you need a Mac Mini of course
that's like the heart of the setup but you don't have to go with the latest and
greatest you can get like a 2012 2013 model you can get them used off eBay for
really cheap and if you don't trust a bay amazon has quite a few good prices
I'll link a few down in the description you also need an Ethernet cable router a
modem and internet connection and some software to set up your server on your
Mac Mini setting up the hardware is as simple as connecting your Mac Mini to
your router using an Ethernet cable once it's connected make sure that your
primary source to the Internet is through your Ethernet port and not
through Wi-Fi you can verify this in your network settings now that that's
done you're gonna want to pick the software that you're gonna use to set up
your Mac Mini server in my case I went with the Mac OS server software which
can be downloaded in the Mac App Store for like $19.99 setting up the Mac OS
server app was extremely simple it's basically just following some on-screen
prompts and then going into your settings and enabling a few
that's it the most important thing is to make sure that Mac Mini doesn't go to
sleep power down or go to the lock screen
after it's been sitting for a while also make sure you enable the setting for
your Mac menu to turn on and login automatically if the power were to go
out that's pretty much it in terms of the setup it's really simple now of
course this isn't it's a tutorial or a walkthrough so I skipped quite a bit but
there are plenty of great videos on YouTube that walk you through the entire
process I'll link a couple down in the description but it is really easy there
are a ton of useful applications for a Mac Mini server
I'm not even scratching this surface out what it's fully capable of so I dropped
a link down in the description that will take you to a website giving you many
many more use cases and applications that you can download to use with your
Mac Mini server for me first and foremost I'm using it to run my air
message server that way I can get my messages on any device that I want to
receive them all let me quickly clarify that by any device I mean any device
that is capable of having air message installed on it I'm also using it for
file storage and as a NAS I have my let's see two big great hooked up to my
Mac Mini I allow network access to my external drives within the system
preferences and using transit five I turn my Mac Mini into not only a local
network storage solution but also remote what's nice about the two big raid is
that if I were to use my Mac Mini locally the two big raid has fast
inconsistent speeds for video editing even h.264 4k and Final Cut Pro 10 more
so if I'm running low on space upgrading is as easy as opening up the front base
and replacing them with lesea approved enterprise-class drives I did a video
demonstrating the let's see two big raid and the list see two big dock I'll link
it in a card at the top when it comes to mobile access I'm using EFI Explorer
this gives me the ability to transfer files to and from my iPhone and iPad
remotely in the future I plan on adding an e GPU with a Radeon seven to my Mac
Mini and use it as like a render that way I can push my video project from my
macbook pro or my imac pro to my Mac Mini and render it out depending on if
it has a lot of effects if it's a simple render then yeah I'll just push it to my
Mac Mini this will free up the machine that I'm current
on so I can start another edit servicing and maintenance in my Mac Mini server
has been a breeze so far one of the most important things to me is keeping it
clear of clutter and making sure that there's no junk files that are being
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since my server is always connected to the Internet
that means it's always exposed to potential malware threats so another
form of maintenance for me is to ensure that I have the latest and greatest
malware protection and firewall capabilities for that I'm using
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removes any possible threats by deletion or by quarantine and it limits access to
certain files and folders this is extremely important considering I have
multiple people accessing my server all of the time I can also schedule time
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software maintenance I also make sure I log into my Mac Mini once a week to
ensure everything is up and running as it should be and clear any notifications
I also turn it off for a couple hours when I'm home
no one is using the server to perform a quick physical cleaning like dust
removal and also for the system to rest I do this about once every month or so
soon your friends that's why Mac Mini server I absolutely love it I definitely
want some more functionality and capabilities out of it so I plan on
doing some follow-up content as I add on to the server if you're interested in
that type of content make sure to subscribe if you enjoyed this video
consider giving it a thumbs up you have any advice for me you leave it down
below in the comment section and I will talk to you thuggin Mac Mini love and
server plug-in individuals in the next video so let's go ahead and answer a few
questions that you guys asked me in the last video Roczen asked can you talk
about your tattoos also what brand of hat is that it's dope thank you
it's actually a fox hat I love Fox clothing I don't wear their shirts but I
love their shorts and I absolutely love love love their hats in terms of my
tattoos I have several but the one that you guys probably see the most is my
sleeve here and this is actually the story of Little Red Riding Hood people
are wolves in sheep clothing so you got to be careful who you trust otherwise
you'll get bit xxxx Nike six to nine X X what's the best budget equipment for
starting up a YouTube channel this is a very interesting question and depending
who you ask you're probably gonna get a different answer for me your phone you
want the cheapest way to start a YouTube channel
use your phone and instead of researching budget equipment spend that
time researching tutorials on coloring on framing on lighting and use what you
have save your money and then buy gear that's going to last you versus buying
cheap gear that's gonna be temporary maybe I'll do a video on this next
question is from quick mind what about something to grip the camera from below
maybe a pistol grip or a mini tripod something light uh-huh I got you guys
this is an i footage Cobra 2 monopod and it's got a little secret the bottom can
pop off and then the top can also