Back on Linux
I was running this blog (and a couple of others, as well as a mail server for a few domains and a few misc other things) on a Mac Mini Core Solo running Mac OS 10.4. But as much as I like OS X as a client OS - for a server it’s just more trouble then it’s worth. Yes, I can get most open source unix software for it, but then I need to maintain all this manually (OS updates just bring security fixes for the software Apple provided - so you keep having to look to make sure you are running the latest versions of everything else). And with the artificially messed up file system structure and some of the very odd defaults that Apple picked… I simply decided to give up.
Right now I am in the process of migration - and in order to make this smooth and easy and not to risk prolonged downtime, I decided to do this as a two step process. First migrate the server onto a different system running Linux, then once everything is tested and works and all data has been transferred, install Debian on the Mac Mini and transfer the server duties back to that (I just love the Mac Minis as servers - fast enough for a low traffic site like this and cool and quiet).
What are we running on right now, you ask? A PowerBook G4 12″ running Debian Etch ppc :-)
My apologies if the server feels a little slower than usual…
Thanks for visiting!
I hope this was helpful - if not, please leave a comment and let me know why! Were you searching for something else? Did I miss an important aspect?
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