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The Little Book of macOS Server
Based around macOS Server 5.12 for macOS Monterey
Updated August 2022
This guide describes how to setup a network based around Apple’s macOS Server software, which runs on the company’s own Mac hardware, whether Apple Silicon or Intel based. It is intended for someone who is responsible for setting up a network for use in a small business, home, home-based office or other organization such as a church, charity, small school and so on. It addresses what some refer to as ‘the Goldilocks problem’, meaning that the built-in help system of macOS Server is too basic and lacking in practical information, whereas the limited, pricey and often outdated reference guides that are available are just too complicated for many people. Hopefully, this is somewhere towards the middle ground. It assumes a reasonable working knowledge of the Mac and a general appreciation of what is involved in small computer networking, whilst trying to avoid the geeky stuff. Incidentally, the guide is not exclusively for Apple users and, in recognition of the fact that many people work in a mixed environment, includes information on how to connect and use Windows computers, Linux computers and Chromebooks as well.
Although this book is about macOS Server, it is also possible to create a functional server without using it at all, using the built-in networking features in all modern versions of macOS; this lacks a small number of management features but is suitable for smaller networks and supplementary information how to go about it is described in the Appendix.
1 Introduction and Getting Ready
2 Installation of macOS Server Software
3 Users
4 Shared Folders
5 Accessing the Server
6 Backups
7 Housekeeping, Maintenance and Security
8 Profile Manager
9 Using Cloud Storage Services
10 The Serverless Server
Updated August 2022
This guide describes how to setup a network based around Apple’s macOS Server software, which runs on the company’s own Mac hardware, whether Apple Silicon or Intel based. It is intended for someone who is responsible for setting up a network for use in a small business, home, home-based office or other organization such as a church, charity, small school and so on. It addresses what some refer to as ‘the Goldilocks problem’, meaning that the built-in help system of macOS Server is too basic and lacking in practical information, whereas the limited, pricey and often outdated reference guides that are available are just too complicated for many people. Hopefully, this is somewhere towards the middle ground. It assumes a reasonable working knowledge of the Mac and a general appreciation of what is involved in small computer networking, whilst trying to avoid the geeky stuff. Incidentally, the guide is not exclusively for Apple users and, in recognition of the fact that many people work in a mixed environment, includes information on how to connect and use Windows computers, Linux computers and Chromebooks as well.
Although this book is about macOS Server, it is also possible to create a functional server without using it at all, using the built-in networking features in all modern versions of macOS; this lacks a small number of management features but is suitable for smaller networks and supplementary information how to go about it is described in the Appendix.
1 Introduction and Getting Ready
2 Installation of macOS Server Software
3 Users
4 Shared Folders
5 Accessing the Server
6 Backups
7 Housekeeping, Maintenance and Security
8 Profile Manager
9 Using Cloud Storage Services
10 The Serverless Server
178 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 28, 2016
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