


MacFixIt reader Pedro recently wrote in with questions that others interested in the server will undoubtedly have:, can you run OS X Server on an iMac running Mountain Lion? Do you end up with two machines: the server and the computer? Do you have to switch tasks (now the server, then the iMac)? Does the installation (and operation) of the server slow the iMac to any degree? Is it perhaps better to run the server on a physically different machine (like a Mac Mini)? If you're wondering what it is for and what it will do to the system when installed, read on.

In addition to the standard OS X installation that you purchase from the Mac App Store, you can use Apple's OS X Server package to convert your system into OS X Server.
