ThinMachine – A $25 Thin Client macOS Time Machine Appliance

Re:ThinMachine – A $25 Thin Client macOS Time Machine Appliance by bwbmr on Sunday June 25, 2023 @09:15PM (#36474522)

Is it possible to have a Linux server provide an APFS-formatted network share? Or does it require a Mac Mini + external drive in a closet?

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Re:ThinMachine – A $25 Thin Client macOS Time Machine Appliance by pseudalopex on Sunday June 25, 2023 @10:41PM (#36475115)

Time Machine creates an APFS sparse bundle on any network share. Even if the disk is APFS.

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Re:ThinMachine – A $25 Thin Client macOS Time Machine Appliance by graybies on Monday June 26, 2023 @07:16AM (#36478226)

Yes, I use truenas to serve an apfs bundle over smb on a zfs pool. Works perfectly with no issues.

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Re:ThinMachine – A $25 Thin Client macOS Time Machine Appliance by smcleod on Monday June 26, 2023 @08:24AM (#36478803)

Yeah you can use any Linux or BSD system. That includes NAS devices like QNAP, Sinology etc… that serve up a network share via Samba or NFS.

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