![]() Very useful and easy to set up on server version. Managing users and permissions is a lot easier and flexible than on the client version. Server makes it easier to assign partitions and I found that I could get aperture to recognise the RAID as a valid source whereas I had issues doing this when it was a shared drive under standard osx. It hosts my photo library that is on an internal mirror raid and also some other shares. I do use caldav, works great and I can sync my iphone over the air. OSX server makes it a lot easier to host multiple sites with different addresses. One day I may host some of my website on this server but the main site will always be on a paid hosting I have several webdav systems running on different web addresses This lets me host large files that I could not do with my paid hosting for download. This lets me give all my photographic clients individual usernames and they can log onto my server and only get access to a particular folder. One of the big uses however is that I use my home server as a webdav server (providing functionality bit like ftp but secure and without firewall issues). As an example, I am due to be moving house in about a months time and it will probably take 2-3 weeks to get a proper net connection back again. A home server is no substitute for paid hosting if you want high availability. In terms of client-server third party software that would work on OSX snow leopard server i have not heard of any must have tools but then again i am not too familiar with the product. i've dabbled in setting up windows servers before and they are an absolute nightmare to use. i am, however, tempted to try it out just to see how easy to use it really is. Of course there are more uses of the server with specific apps it provides but i can't find a compelling enough reason to try it out. the benefit i see here is that i could use the mini with OSX leopard server as my VPN server as i often am outside the US and prefer to use secure, encrypted connections. I would like to add that has started offering the mini server as well as the standard edition and they will take the hassle of colocating the machine and securing it in their facility coupled with solid connectivity. * chat server: we already use gtalk and other similar popular platforms so what benefit do we have with ichat server that seems to be a walled garden * file sharing: dropbox seems to be doing a heck of a job and the price is reasonable * email: intermedia provides reliable exchange hosting and i dont think i would like to manage my own unfamiliar (never use OSX mail server before) email server I dont usually use the CD drive and find the extra storage in lieu attractive as well as the lower overall cost of the product with server software.Īfter thinking a bit more about the matter i realized that for many of the server-provided applications with OSX, i depend on other substitutes as follows: I would like to here what other experts here have to say on this since i had just the same idea when i saw the new mini server edition released.
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