Re: [Rockies-Edu] Question for old apple server admins
Re: [Rockies-Edu] Question for old apple server admins
- Subject: Re: [Rockies-Edu] Question for old apple server admins
- From: "Michael T. Scott" <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 10:46:52 -0700
Thanks for jumping in! Her and I have been talking about this project for a
long time, I suggested she reach out to the group after our most recent chat.
> On Jan 4, 2019, at 10:37 AM, Corey Carson <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> Good morning, Russett.
>
> What you’re asking for is straightforward, but the products have shifted
> enough that there’s fewer clear answer today. There is still a possible path,
> though. What you’re missing is a big, red “easy” button on a single box for
> caching both App Store / Apple Ecosystem content as well as caching for all
> http and https traffic. It doesn’t exist, but can be built.
>
> There’s still a lot of documentation
> <https://coolestguidesontheplanet.com/get-apache-mysql-php-phpmyadmin-working-osx-10-9-mavericks/>
> from the Mac OS 10.9 (Mavericks) days and earlier regarding getting AMP
> (Apache, MySQL and PHP) up and running in a clean, simple container for Mac.
> Today, that exists primarily in two places; the MAMP container
> <https://www.mamp.info/en/downloads/?m=1530180376&;> and Homebrew
> <https://brew.sh/>. You can evaluate both options and choose one. Don’t try
> to do both, as there will be overlap, duplicate binaries/repositories and it
> gets messy in a hurry.
>
> Your mileage will vary, but I installed Homebrew on a Mojave Mac last month
> and it’s been sitting idle. This morning, I ran installers for php, mysql,
> apache and squid <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/squid>. No errors and I
> can see the services running, as well as get to the config pages.
>
> As with all things commercial vs open, the most important thing to decide is
> where your support comes from. There are a lot of options listed on the Squid
> support page <http://www.squid-cache.org/Support/services.html> but I’d vet
> that list pretty thoroughly and have a partner lined up in the event that you
> need to call someone. The MacAdmin’s Slack <https://macadmins.slack.com/> is
> awesome, and has a Homebrew channel, but you’ll also want to find a community
> of Squid experts out there (if Squid is what you go with). If you’ve got the
> chops yourself to troubleshoot with the support of the community, then you’re
> obviously saving a lot of time and money.
>
> I hope this helps!
>
> Corey
>
> Corey Carson, Field Engineering Manager
> Apple Education
> Apple Inc.
> (303) 746-1634
>
>
>> On Jan 3, 2019, at 4:12 PM, Russett Goulding <email@hidden
>> <mailto:email@hidden>> wrote:
>>
>> Greetings long time apple server users
>>
>> I am preparing to buy a class set of used iPads, and an older mac mini to
>> act as a app server / web caching server for a school in Kampala Uganda,
>> where there is seriously limited internet capacity.
>>
>> Once upon a time, the apple server software had a web caching service
>> included. I am seeking wisdom on the best version of the server software to
>> accommodate both App serving on iPads, AND web Caching such that the first
>> iPad in a school to request a site has to download it thru the server, but
>> then all the other iPads can access that site from the local server.
>>
>> Any advice welcome!
>>
>> Russett Goulding
>> JDO Foundation
>> www.jdofoundation
>> (303) 933-7790
>>
>> "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming."
>> --- David Bowie ---
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