Trashing macOS Server: Extra 1 - Revisiting Time Machine

I mentioned in my post about Time Machine that Samba 4.8 supports Time Machine, but that it wasn’t available on Ubuntu 16.04, so I went with Time Machine over AFP using Netatalk. After months of backing up over AFP, I started having some problems with backups becoming corrupt. This story is part of a series on migrating from macOS Server to Ubuntu Server. You can find all of the other stories in the series here. [Read More]

Trashing macOS Server: Part 4 - Server Backups

While I was using macOS Server, keeping files on the server itself backed up was easy with Time Machine. I wanted a similar solution for my Ubuntu server: frequent incremental backups that “just work”. This story is part of a series on migrating from macOS Server to Ubuntu Server. You can find all of the other stories in the series here. Finding a Tool I came across a handful of tools for taking scheduled backups on Linux. [Read More]

Trashing macOS Server: Part 3 - Plex, Transmission, and Flexget

A little while back I automated my anime and manga habit using Plex, Flexget, and Transmission on my macOS server. Configuring these services on Ubuntu was plenty easy, but there were a couple of differences compared to the macOS server. This story is part of a series on migrating from macOS Server to Ubuntu Server. You can find all of the other stories in the series here. A Quick Note This post will be a bit vague in some areas. [Read More]

Trashing macOS Server: Part 2 - Time Machine

I’m a big fan of having my computers make Time Machine backups to my server—it’s more convenient than fumbling around with an external drive. Getting Time Machine to back up to a non-Apple machine requires a little bit of work, though. This story is part of a series on migrating from macOS Server to Ubuntu Server. You can find all of the other stories in the series here. A Few Notes There are quite a few guides out there for getting Time Machine to talk to a Linux machine. [Read More]

Trashing macOS Server: Part 1 - File Server

One of the most important things to have on a home server is some kind of file server. I chose to replace macOS Server’s file server with Samba on Ubuntu. This ended up being one of the more difficult things to get correct. This story is part of a series on migrating from macOS Server to Ubuntu Server. You can find all of the other stories in the series here. [Read More]

Trashing macOS Server: Part 0 - Setup

Before I could replace macOS Server, I had to prepare some kind of virtual machine to house all the new stuff. Since the rest of my homelab VMs are running Ubuntu Server 16.04, that’s what I chose to use for the new server, Kestrel. This story is part of a series on migrating from macOS Server to Ubuntu Server. You can find all of the other stories in the series here. [Read More]

Trashing macOS Server: Introduction

Trashing macOS Server: Introduction
A few years back I wanted a home server that would mesh well with my other Apple devices. I thought it’d be a good idea to use macOS Server. For the most part, it went well, but a few recent developments scared me into finding an alternative. This story is part of a series on migrating from macOS Server to Ubuntu Server. You can find all of the other stories in the series here. [Read More]

Using Ghost for Blogging

Using Ghost for Blogging
I decided to try out Ghost for blogging. I think I like it. Previously I was using Jekyll, merging what it generated into the rest of my website, and tossing that onto GitHub Pages. This worked well enough, but wasn’t very convenient. I figured considering how infrequently I posted things on my blog, it wasn’t a big deal. But lately I’ve found myself wanting to post things, but not wanting to deal with the hassle of remembering how to post things. [Read More]

Hackintosh Home Server: Part 4

I left this off where I had a server with no OS, and a backup that was totally useless. I decided trying to get the backup working was not worth my time, so I soldiered onwards trying to install Yosemite on the server. As luck would have it, the same distro I used for Mavericks now had a Yosemite version! It took its good ol’ time, but the installer eventually booted. [Read More]

Hackintosh Home Server: Part 3

I mentioned a few months ago that I was hoping the home server would be able to be upgraded to Yosemite when the time came. Over my winter break, I decided to give it a shot. Until now, the server was happily (albeit slowly) running using an OS X distro. Max resolution with the integrated Intel HD 3000 Graphics was 1280x1024, since OS X never supported HD 3000. Doing anything on screen or with screen sharing was insanely slow, but it worked. [Read More]