10.6 Server also as a production machine

[andrei.barbuta]

Hi, guys. I got a simple question.
Me and a couple of friends of mine want to start to develop iOS games.
I bought a Mac Mini and I want to know if I can install Snow Leopard Server to set up Address Book, iCal, Wiki, Website hosting servers and also use the machine for game development.
1. Will I have problems with software that I install on SL Server? Like VLC for example and other software that a regular user would use?
2. Obviously there will be a performance hit on the server, but do you think we can live with it?
3. Any other aspects you might think?

Thank you in advance.

 

[mulo]

easy, the only difference between server and client is that it ships with a bunch of tools to configure the server software in mac.

yes I did say configure, most of them are in the client version, their just hidden away, but you can go and configure them manually if you want.

heres an example
http://blog.theilluminatedengineer.com/?p=136

but back to the topic, yes you should be able to and it shouldn't be a problem, its not like ical and adressbook server is demanding.

 

[andrei.barbuta]

Just a follow-up question:
I was watching Lynda.com Snow Leopard Essentials Training and the DNS confused me a bit.
So, just to confirm. I can have the DNS, Mail, Address Book and any other services on the same machine right? Or do I have to have a different server for DNS and other one for the rest of the services?