How to Install and Set Up Mac OS X Lion Server

How to Install and Set Up Mac OS X Lion Server -

Apple's offered the gift of Lion Server to anyone who's willing to drop an extra $50. Previously, you could only get OS X Server bundled on your Mac mini Server or Mac Pro, or pay $499 for Snow Leopard Server. By lowering the price, now more end users can afford Apple’s server offerings. In this article, we’ll show you how to download and set up Lion server on your Mac.

What You Need:

>> Mac already running Lion
>> Always-on internet connection (DSL, Cable, etc.)
>> Mac App Store account
>> (Optional) Custom domain name with DNS hosting

Difficulty: Hard

A note about running Lion Server on your Mac: With Lion server, you can either purchase a new Mac mini server or Mac Pro with the Server installation already on it; or, you can download the Server application from the Mac App Store for $50, and run Lion Server on any Mac that you own that can run Lion (this includes Core 2 Duo Macs and up).

(Via Mac|Life all.)