Some Fun Uses for A Remote Mac Mini Server

MacStadium offers remote Mac mini hosting. Customers can get a fully connected Mac mini in an encrypted datacenter. international dir This is similar to MacMiniColo which we''ve written about. If you have a Mac mini already, you can give it to them to use for hosting or lease or purchase one directly from the company. A remote server is extremely beneficial. A Mac mini could be an excellent choice.

MacStadium hosts hosting. The company has published blog posts over the last month, describing how to make use of a mini connected. You could install a remote Minecraft server on it, for instance and create a world you and your friends can access at anytime. You could also set up something like Kerio Connect which acts as a Microsoft Exchange-style way to share and share calendars, contacts, and emails across many different users.

These tutorials are only available for MacStadium''s minis that are hosted, but they can be used with any Mac mini you''ve configured to be accessed remotely. Apple''s littlest Mac is relatively cheap but still very powerful and MacStadium''s tutorials could be a beginning to aid you in getting the most out of your remote mini.