Category:Computers

This is a series of articles on how to set up a mac as a server.

Introduction: Why would you want to set up a home server?
Bootstrap software: Xcode and Darwinports, the software we will need to do anything further.
TCP/IP: What you need to know about TCP/IP.
Mail:
- Mail Theory: How mail works on the internet and the pieces of software you need.
- Mail postfix and IMAP Setup: Setting up postfix and binc IMAP on your server.
- Mail ssh Setup: Setting up ssh for secure mail access to your server.
- Mail SSL Setup: Setting up SSL for secure mail access to your server.
- Fetchmail: Using fetchmail to tie POP accounts into your IMAP setup.
- SendEmail: sendemail allows you to send email from scripts (eg notifications of errors).
Apache: Setting up your web server.
- SquirrelMail: Setting up SquirrelMail webmail software.
Backup:
- Backup Hardware: Which hard drive to buy for backup.
- Backup Software: Using rsync for backup.
- Backup of a Local Drive: A script for backing up a local drive.
- Backup of a Remote Drive: A script for backing up a remote drive.
MySQL: Setting up mySQL (needed if you want to run MediaWiki or WordPress).
WordPress: Setting up WordPress blogging software.
Mediawiki: Setting up MediaWiki wiki software.