I assume for all the sharing to continue working I would maintain the iCloud settings but leave all the mail, messages, etc. Most Macs will clear these hurdles easily my 2012 Mac mini runs Plex like a.
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Direct play of 4k is great, and Ive gotten 4+ 1080p remote transcodes all. FYI, the full backup and restore recovery from time machine carried over ALL plex metadata and detail, virtually no extra work required to get the server working on the new machine.
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would be on something else and it wouldn't get taxed like it does now. Once the mediaDownload Plex Media Server for Mac from the Plex website. I just moved over my plex server from an old mac mini 2012 to the m1 with 16gb of ram. that I use, Mail, Safari, Quicken, Photos, Photoshop, Pixelmator etc. The Mini wouldn't act much differently than it does now except for the fact that other software, etc. Would this work as a viable config for a media server. I could move my Time Machine drive to my MBP or a new M1 Mini or whatever I use as my main machine.Īnd then occasionally remote into the Mini to ask Apple TV and Music apps to download new purchases, as well as reconnecting the TM drive to update the backup with new content. I've been meaning to upgrade my current server (old Thinkpad laptop) to a proper high-power Linux server, but due to some projects I've been involved with it's become more urgent for me to get a Mac (not a Mac user) for compiling purposes. What does a Mac mini server do File Server: Uses File Sharing to allow users to store and share folders and files on Mac mini. You can get adapters and accessories to convert it to DVI or VGA monitors. One is USB-C/Thunderbolt and the other is HDMI 2.0. Truly amazing that you can get this much power for 499.
My old HP media server was sucking back 120 watts to perform the same function, the Mini consumes about 25W when transcoding a UHD file. Performs transcodes of heavy uncompressed 4K UHD rips flawlessly with no noise and no heat. I just figured I would disconnect it from a monitor and leave it running with the External Hard Drive connected (all iTunes media is on an external) as the machine that shows up on Apple TVs under Computers app. Using the latest Mac Mini as a Plex Server Hello everyone. The Mac Mini really is flexible, and it comes with two display outputs. Primarily use it as a Plex server for 4K UHD Blu-Ray rips. But I'm not really thinking of connecting it directly to the TV or installing PLEX or anything like that. So then comes the question of whether to make the Mini a dedicated media server. I'm thinking of replacing the Mini but it isn't worth much. It is actually our home desktop with Music and Apple TV apps open so that any non-streaming purchased content from iTunes store can be streamed to any TV straight off the Mini. I keep hearing that a Mac Mini makes a great media server, which is essentially what our current 2014 Mini is.
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