Comments on: How to setup a Mac Mini Media Center, server, and remote torrents box

By: How to Connect a Mac to a TV

How to Connect a Mac to a TV — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:29:43 +0000

[...] Mac, you can even turn it into a full-time media center, server, and torrents box, and the Mac Mini is particularly great for that [...]

By: G

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 03:01:16 +0000

Is there any more in depth tutorials about the domain stuff? And the dyn-dys stuff? I can install all the apps and everything but getting it accessible by me anywhere on the internet is the bit I’m really having trouble with! Thanks

By: Mac Setup: Clean & Simple Mac Mini Desk

Mac Setup: Clean & Simple Mac Mini Desk — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 19:34:36 +0000

[...] us from Ed W., he uses his Mac mini for photo editing and word processing, and it also doubles as a media server. Hardware [...]

By: jimmy

jimmy — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:56:16 +0000

yes

By: Will

Will — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:59:56 +0000

I’ve got a great solution for you: Roku player. They are $50. You set it up and it will connect to your network via your wireless router. Then install the plex app on it and you can watch everything you have on your mac mini downstairs on your tv upstairs.

By: Abhilash

Abhilash — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 01:45:26 +0000

Awesome Information. Was able to set up in few hours..

Thanks a ton!

By: Joel

Joel — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:42:39 +0000

This looks like a great project, and I’ve been looking for a way to cut my cable (between Netflix and Hulu Plus it seems almost possible). Here’s my only issue – this will work perfect ‘downstairs’ in the living room, but what about stuff I’d like to watch upstairs in the bedroom? I think it would be great to have a ‘two mac mini’ household, but can’t really justify the cost… any ideas are greatly appreciated!

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:51:14 +0000

This looks awesome, I’m going to give it a try this weekend! Good looking out!

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:34:29 +0000

Yes of course, just use Remote Desktop built into Mac OS X

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:16:00 +0000

Just wondering, is it possible to set up a system like this and be able to remotely access media from other computers?

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:34:47 +0000

For additional points, install Automatic from CodingCurious. It allows you to subscribe to shows, then scans the EZTV RSS feed for new episodes and automatically downloads the torrent files and hands them over to Transmission. Set up rules in Transmission to send each show to a different folder ready for Plex to scan.

By: Joyceca

Joyceca — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 08:38:01 +0000

Nice post! I really like the PLEX, which works perfect on my Mac- I recently ripped several Blu-ray Discs (with a blu-ray ripper for mac tool) and it plays well! I took the process down in my blog as well.

By: 12 Things for an Apple Fans Weekend: DIY Projects, Games, Prep for Lion, and more

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:59:50 +0000

[...] you go. If the simple guide is too basic for your needs, you can go all out and setup an advanced Mac Mini media center and torrents box that can remotely download new media from another Mac or even your [...]

By: Write2It | Paying Too Much for Cable or Satellite TV?

Write2It | Paying Too Much for Cable or Satellite TV? — Fri, 13 May 2011 00:40:35 +0000

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By: Cable vs. Apple Home Media System « Silverfox + Goldilocks

Cable vs. Apple Home Media System « Silverfox + Goldilocks — Fri, 13 May 2011 00:15:12 +0000

[...] hard drive and iPad. It would be a fully functional computer through your media system. Similar to this. We would have to download some additional media systems (Plex, Boxee – media database [...]