Headless Mac as a music server/streamer - hints and tips

[deviousalet]

I let my Mac Mini sleep. I wake it by clicking the IR remote, the Apple Remote app, the Devialet App, or activating screen sharing (depending what I'm doing). As long as I have the Mac Mini set to WoL (Wake on LAN) those methods all work well. On the other end I find the Off Remote app by Hobbyist Software useful if I want to shut off the Mac instead of having it sleep. This iOS app works with a helper Mac app to let me shut down the Mac Mini with a click on my iOS devices.

I configured my Devialet to default to the AIR (WiFI) input so that when the Mac wakes it finds Devialet AIR all set to go.