A few years ago we started writing scripts that help install MySQL on OS X. In OS X 10.6 and prior, MySQL was included with the “Server” version of the OS. With the move to Server.app, Apple removed MySQL. Which coincidentally is not long after Oracle...
Nearly a year from when we first announced the design, our Mac Pro Vault cabinet is fully online. MacProVault.com went live in October and all current Mac Pro hosting customers have been converted to our new Mac Pro colocation plans. We have options for both the Tower...
Longtime OS X Server users were in for a shock years ago when OS X Lion Server ditched Server Admin for Server.app. One of the main features missing was any sort of firewall controls. OS X had switched from ipfw to pf and simply did not have any GUI firewall controls....
Are you looking to learn more about OS X server or how to configure a particular service? For most basic configuration questions, we can assist or perform them for you. There are other resources that go further in detail into configuration and administration of OS X...
723 days is a long time. That amount of time without news/updates can make anyone start to hallucinate. Phil Schiller pulled an ‘one more thing’ by ending Apple’s new hardware announcements October with the words “we have one other small update today”. For a brief...
Apple released OS X 10.10 Yosemite. Any 2009 model or newer Mac mini is eligible to upgrade to Yosemite at no cost. Server.app is a paid upgrade and works just the same as the 10.7 to 10.8 upgrade path. While the basic Server.app functions (web & email) have had...