What is the difference between a Dedicated Server and Colocation?
Dedicated Server: Mac Mini Vault owns the hardware and you are simply renting the hardware on a monthly basis. Mac Mini Vault pays for all the hardware repairs and you are never charged for repairs.
Colocation: The customer owns the hardware and is responsible for any hardware failures. Do you already own a Mac Studio that you would like to host in a data center? Consider our Mac Studio Colocation service.
How much bandwidth do I get?
All of our Dedicated Mac Studio servers are connected to the Internet at 1Gbps. As long as you are not violating our terms of service and acceptable use policy you will enjoy all the bandwidth you can use.
When will my account be provisioned?
All of our Dedicated Mac Studio servers are usually provisioned within 24 hours during business days. Once your Studio is provisioned in the datacenter, the hosting instructions will be sent to the email address you provided during the sign up process.
Who is responsible for backups?
You are responsible for backing up the data on any Mac Studio server. You will have full administrator access to your Studio and once you change the password, Mac Mini Vault engineers will not have access to your Studio. We offer two different external drive options (2TB or 4TB) so that you can perform time machine backups or clone your drive. If your Studio ever fails, our engineers can restore from your external drive backup.
How many IP addresses does each Studio get assigned?
Every Dedicated Mac Studio receives (1) IPv4 address. Additional IPv4 addresses can be added to your hosting account for $1.99 per month. If you would like an IPv6 allocation free of charge, open a support ticket or send an email support@macminivault.com.
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