We each have iPhones as well, but that’s not important for this story. Our WiFi Router is a tp-link Archer AC1750 that is connected by ethernet cable to the modem-router provided by our ISP. We play music wirelessly to an old 1st Generation Airport Express that is connected to the HiFi. All her other files and Time Machine Backups are on two 2Tb external HDDs connected as and when they are needed.
My partner has a work computer that doesn’t come into any of this, and for personal use has a MacBook Air with a 256Gb SSD that she uses around the house – never at a fixed desk. All of this is backed up a second time to a Hitachi 3Tb external HDD that is connected once a month or so. My main work and personal computer is a 2017 MacBook Pro with a 512Gb SSD, and I usually use that at my desk where it connects to a 2Tb WD USB 3 external HDD that contains old files, and a 1Tb USB 2 external HDD for Time Machine Backups.
Part 3 is dedicated to the software installations. Part 2 explains the hardware repairs and network setup. This blog post (part 1 of the series) explains the requirements and the purchase of the hardware. With time on my hands due to the Coronavirus lockdown it was time to finally get around to doing it. For some years I’ve been wondering whether to run a server at home.
