> On Jan 8, 2020, at 9:34 AM, Neil Laubenthal <[email protected]> wrote: > > And why would you recommend sticking with Sierra instead of High Sierra or > Mojave or even Catalina. Server app is no longer needed, I think that change > came along with High Sierra but definitely by Mojave. My mini running Mojave > has been happily serving as my print server, file server, and TM server for > years
True dat, but it was in High Sierra when Apple gutted Server <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208312>, so anybody running (or who may in the future want to run) one of the services OTHER than TM, download caching, or print server wants to stay on Sierra at most. Our family used a mid-2011 Mini for years as a family server. It was set up for TM and caching, of course, but was also set up as a calendar server so we could share calendars without putting all our business on the cloud. When Apple finally got around to updating the Mini line, we bought one to replace our sagging 2011, but it ran Mojave. Despite Apple's assurances that "customers can get these same services directly from open-source providers," Mac calendar server packages were either Unix ports that sucked, were highly limited, and usually wouldn't even install, or pricey subscription packages that required Outlook Server. After a bootless period of utter failure, we decided to keep our 2011 running in a corner of the house as nothing but a calendar server, while the new Mini runs TM, file caching, and 1Password syncing (which was never part of Server anyway). So there's my data point. -- Macs R We -- Personal Macintosh Service and Support in the Wickenburg and far Northwest Valley Areas. http://macsrwe.com
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