Discussions tagged “MacMini”

I'm planning to use my old Mac Mini as a server to host a few websites and run some home automation tasks. Since I don't need a display, I wonder what the best practices are for a headless setup. How do I set up the Mac Mini to run without a monitor and keyboard? Are there any specific setup steps or configurations that I need to do to remote access? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I recently got a Mac Mini and I want to keep it alive constantly because it serves as a media server and I need it to be on all the time. However, it keeps going to sleep. I've checked the energy saver settings but it still goes to sleep. Are there any Terminal commands, settings or apps that will keep it awake? I've also tried using Caffeine app but it doesn't seem to work well for this. Any help would be greatly appreciated!