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  1. tensixturtle

    Mac mini 2010 Kernel Panics Booting OS X Installer

    Hello, I am trying to install Mac OS X Server 10.6 on my 2010 Mac mini but am having major issues with KPs booting my bootable USB I made with Disk Utility. (which works on other computers) I have also been having problems recently with the Mini Display Port and no video output from it. When I...
  2. VinnieTMac

    Setting up OS X Server as MDM Server to manage DEP iPads

    I wish to setup OS X Server as MDM server to manage a dozen iPads for our church. Having trouble finding answers. Would someone please let me know if the server can be local, or has to be available over the Internet? We have our domain and website with a web hosting company. If we need to...
  3. cyberblood

    Managing native PHP on OS X server

    Hi, I use OS X server for webserver and I'm having problems with PHP modules loaded etc. The PHP version coming with OS X Server doesn't have Mcrypt and many other modules I need.There is a big mess using Brew to add some, after upgrade the version are not compatible. There is an alternative...
  4. cyberblood

    Is there a new version of os x server?

    Hi, is there a new version of OS X Server coming with macOS High Sierra? If yes, are there some new features?
  5. H

    PowerMac TimeMachine Server

    Hi all, Just wondered if anyone could help me. About 6 months ago we dug an old PowerMac G5 out and started using it as a TimeMachine Backup Server. Basically it has a 2TB drive in there shared on the network and we have 9 Mac (7 imacs & 3 Macbook) backup up to it, with encryption. However, we...
  6. supermariofan25

    Public FTP Server on El Capitan Server - Files not visible to anyone.

    I'm trying to make a public FTP server for my friends that can be accessed anonymously. Creating a FTP server that only certain users have access to works fine but when I set access to anyone, I can connect to the ftp server 'anonymously' but any files in the FTP server are not showing up. No...
  7. C

    OS X Server Time Machine Backup to External HD

    I'm trying to backup my new MacBook Pro (2015) to my old MacBook Pro (2011) using OS X Server. I have a Seagate backup plus slim 2TB external hard drive hooked up to the old MBP, which is where I want to backup my new MBP to using Time Machine. If I select an internal folder to backup to on the...
  8. V

    Best server software for TimeMachine backups

    I have few Macs in my home. Also I have HP MicroServer with few HDDs for my files. They are on the same LAN. I'm using Linux on the server. I want to setup a server software to enable TimeMachine backups for my Macs. For that I have to configure a network AFP shares. I'm seeing two options to...
  9. N

    Xserve OS X Server VPN

    I have an Xserve 3,1 running OS X 10.11.3 and OS X Server 5. I have set up a VPN so I can connect to my home network so I can access files on my server from my Macbook Pro when I'm out and about. However, this has been very slow. At my house I have a download speed of 100Mbps (consistently). I...
  10. blut haus

    Mac Pro RAID solution

    Those of you who use the previous gen Mac Pro's, what are you using for an external RAID solution? To put it into context I'm looking at needing 16TB of raw storage set up as a mirrored RAID set, so effectively 8TB total. I'm using an OWC RAID card now with a mercury elite pro 6TB. That seems to...