Can we install Mac OSX on a server ?

[Tesyz]

Hello everyone,

In order to use a VNC app on my iPad, i wanted to know if we can install MacOSX (or Windows) on a server.
My idea is to access to a desktop OS on my iPad without let my Macbook switch on and without use my poor wifi.

Thanks in advance.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

What do you mean with "server"? Another Mac, like the XServe or the Mac mini Server or a Windows/Linux PC that is sold as server?

If it is the latter:
Have you tried the following Hackintosh specific fora and websites yet?

• tonymacx86 Blog - very good guides and quite good message board
• InsanelyMac Forum
• InsanelyMac Hardware Database
• Hackintosh.com
• OSx86 Project

 

[Tesyz]

No, by server i mean a server we can rent. Not a homeserver i want to "rent" a OS and to use VNC app to access.

 

[Macman45]

I'm not sure exactly what you are proposing here. OSX is available in a server addition, but it won't "Run" on an iPad. iPads are IOS devices, and run their own operating system.

VNC is a remote access app.

Details on OSX server editions:

http://www.apple.com/macosx/server/


VNC:
http://www.realvnc.com/

Hope this helps you decide.

 

[Tesyz]

I know it's quite difficult to understand my question.

I wantedto install an OS on a distant server (not at myhouse, but a rent server).

 

[old-wiz]

Only osx Server can be installed on a server. You can't virtualize pre-Lion non-server versions of osx - it is against the eula.

And how would you access the remote server anyway? You would still need internet and all that.

 

[AlanShutko]

You will probably want to go with a hosting service that provides Mac rather than trying to do a remote Hackintosh install on a general server.

You should be able to find a few with searches like "mac cloud hosting". Here's what I came up with:

http://www.macminicloud.net/
http://xcloud.me/

 

[Macman45]

Yes, hosting is going to be your best bet here...The costs of installation, maintaining the off-site server and software is going to be prohibitive.

 

[Tesyz]

Many thanks to the help.