I initially set up Start9 on laptop. Should I have done that on my Mac mini? does it matter. Newbie here. any help aprreciated

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Trying to migrate from laptop to Mini. Good idea? currently can’t access start.local either. Spinning my wheels. Any help appreciated.

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I’m really not sure what you’re asking.

Are you trying to install StartOS on a device to turn it into a server? (Not sure how I could comment which device would be vest for this, that’s up to you)

Or are you setting up the server from a client device? (In which case you need to follow the guides for each and every client device you want to use with the server)

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i set it up on my laptop with the idea of at least for starters, running a node and setting it up as my own server. I am running a node now.I i downloaded nextcloud with hope of replacing my cloud services but ran in to snags there as well. I was asking chatgpt about it and it seemed to think my Mac mini would be a better long-term place to start because it’s always-on, its wired directly via Ethernet for stability, and has consistent power. I’d like to do as much as I can with my Start9- Vaultwarden would be cool, a lightning node- but I’ve discovering I have a big learning curve ahead of me…

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Hi outcastcrossing, did you follow this Getting Started Guide? Which steps worked and on which step did you get stuck? Start9 | Getting Started - Initial Setup

Mac mini seems it would make a good StartOS server to me and keeping it always connected with ethernet is a good idea. If this is Apple silicon (an M processor), refer to this guide. Running StartOS on Mac M1/M2

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i csn’t open start.local on my mini. It says this site cant be reached. Start9 and mini are both hooked to same ethernet terminal. Maybe I need to tweak an Ethernet tab setting in Network Tab?

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Common issues: Start9 | Common Issues

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I successfully installed StartOS on my mini. should I start fresh or try to recover data from laptop. I want to make this as simple as possible. i only had knots, Vaultwarden and elctrs running. Any suggestions?

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Transfering the data from one device to another is done by following this guide: Start9 | Transfer Data to a New Drive

You’d need to extract the laptop SSD and connect it to the mini with a USB adapter.

The only reason you’d do this is if you have data you’d like to preserve, or maybe if your uniquely generated .local is really cool.

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taking my laptop apart sounds like more of ordeal than just starting over. It hasnt been set up for very long. Im mostly just running a node on it. unless theres a major down side to it, I think i should start over.`