Turn Your M4 Mac Mini into a Powerful File Sharing Server! Step-by-Step Guide

[@KatysCampKitchen]

Great video! I would love to see the PLEX example. I want to have my DVDs available to take on some multi-month camping trips. I have a Mac mini M4 pro and trying to figure out how to do this! I like to have movie night in the woods when it’s raining and not depend on an internet connection for that.

[@lindsaybruce1396]

You can also connect a DAS (Direct Attached Storage) via a Thunderbolt or Ethernet port for larger storage capacity and RAID failover redundancy and share files/folders on it. You can edit video over a 10Gb wired Ethernet connection and while being tethered might not suit everybody, it's an option for those who want to store their media on the network rather than locally on a Macbook/iMac.

[@ReachFilms]

For sure! It’s just yet another investment. It’s a great option for specific workflows!!

[@ajmcgriff3873]

I have a owc thunderbolt mini softraid hooked up to the Mac mini pro so storage is not a problem it’s 16tb. Fast and compact.

[@ajmcgriff3873]

I have a owc thunderbolt mini softraid hooked up to the Mac mini pro so storage is not a problem it’s 16tb. Fast and compact.

[@martinleclaire3499]

Thank you so much for this video

[@ReachFilms]

No problem! Glad it helped.

[@techonthemove]

Nicely done..

[@ReachFilms]

Thank you!

[@frankpulido873]

Thanks… what if you try USB-C to USB-C?… you need to use video/audio capture in the middle?… (forgive my ignorance in electronics) You can also use Atomos Nexus 4k video audio capture…

[@ReachFilms]

@@frankpulido873 is this question for a different video?

[@frankpulido873]

@ mac mini connects to monitor from a USB-C port, right?… If a video/audio capture device is a must, and it seems it is, the capture card recommended is not easily available everywhere… in my case, 2 weeks and x2.5 price increase for customs, etc… I found the other in a photography category killer… (x3 but can have it Today)…

[@ajmcgriff3873]

I have a owc thunderbolt mini softraid hooked up to the Mac mini pro so storage is not a problem it’s 16tb. Fast and compact.

[@ReachFilms]

You’re good to go!

[@mrjamesmay3548]

How do I access the Mac mini remotely? Or can you not do that with the built in Mac settings?

[@ReachFilms]

There is a way to do it through Remote Desktop in the settings however that’s a bit beyond the scope of this specific video

[@mattbolt9487]

What Mac mini ? What specs mbp?

[@tama47_]

I had wanted to do this setup with my Mac mini, but I caved in and got a NAS with 2x 20TB drives in it. There’s no going back at this point 😂

[@ReachFilms]

I get it, that is a lot of storage!

[@GregoryChan]

Tailscale + Parsec + Caffeinate 🎉

[@scienceapplied5424]

looking to see how to Mac my caravan, mod my iMac or Mac mini , run directly from battery

[@ReachFilms]

I think that is a very interesting idea!

[@mipad553]

Android, windows to mac file sharing possible? Does it support fttp sharing

[@kencampbell5855]

In trying to do what you say, when I click on finder and the location tab - network is not listed. Just my connected hard drives are listed? Help please. Thanks!

[@ReachFilms]

You might have to enable network sharing in System Settings.

[@gaiustacitus4242]

Using a Mac as a server was so much easier before macOS Server was discontinued by Apple. It lost functionality over a period of years before Apple dropped macOS Server entirely in April 2022.

[@izak001]

Arrt of stupidity, he export full HDD ;-) - i go to advanced, i disble tit, i deshare everything, i share only my one directory ... and what macos do ? - share everryhing and my share hide - WOW artt of stupidity, the f** windows can deshare it - but have IPC$ - admin share ... and this is possible deshare too ;-) ... in Linux samba you can share only one dir ... share full OS is like windows95 - MEH ... yes shitty OS, use samba from Linux in FreeBSD/Mach and can't configure it proppertly, maybe exist in some place smb.conf file ;-) or mac registry can change it - but why not in GUI and why is shared dangerously fuul OS - for installimng ransonware etc? - SMB is not super secure, spcial in Apple - that is not everytiome actual like in Linux ;-) ... yep MacOS --- i enable sahre, copy it and disable, for real share i have Linux NAS with NFS - next horrible story ... he don't support all ;-) + need extra non standrad parametr out of POSIX that he say hack ... but is needed in 100% - resvport options ;-) sudo mount -t nfs -o soft,intr,rsize=8192,wsize=8192,timeo=900,retrans=3,proto=tcp,resvport IP:/share directory btw. he ignore sub volume eposrt/mount and special permission - then fu** apple say eror, becuase if he can't write his messy files that he popu to every nbon apple FS - how to disable it ;-)) the hen crash and say error not mount ;-) ... next dnagerous thing - aim am 100% sire that linux never hit ransonware - mut MacOS is too dangerous OS - zero safety, like windows ;-)