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by ideashower 587 days ago
Can you run it headless? Like, if I have it power on after a reboot, is it possible to log in remotely?
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Yes, but getting it to work requires that you both:

(a) disable FileVault, and (b) enable automatic login

One option is to automatically log in to an account which has very little access, and have everything sensitive on an encrypted disk/partition, and to use a separate keychain for any credentials you want to protect.

This and more suggestions here from a company using Macs as build servers: https://forums.developer.apple.com/forums/thread/737381?answ...

I don't like the idea of enabling automatic login on any machine, so I keep FileVault on and just accept that any rebooted Macs will need physical access on restart.

If it's possible somehow to get screen-sharing access (or even SSH) without automatic login after a reboot, I'm sure lots of users would love to know how.

Yes it supports remote admin via terminal or virtual desktop. I currently use mine like this for transcoding while freeing up my macbook.
My old mini ran just fine only accessing it over remote desktop. I assume the new ones will act the same.
Did your old mini have FileVault enabled?
I don’t think so. It was a x86 that I upgraded to 16gb ram and 1 tb hd.
With ssh, most certainly.

Also, if you enable desktop sharing via VNC, it will also work at the GUI login screen.

You can enable SSH to do this