Not sure how many of you are still working remotely, but I’ve transitioned to permanently remote with contract work between gigs. I was just wondering what everyone else’s setup is when it comes to remote work and if you’re still trying to reach for a better setup.

I bought an M1 mac mini back in 2020 as a “temporary” setup when our company switched to remote work. Since all the processing was done on in-office trashcan macs and we used screen sharing software to remote in, it didn’t matter how fast my home machine was; only that my internet was fast. Since then, I’ve gotten a few clients and have had to upgrade my computer since the mac mini was really struggling with RAM.

Anyway, here’s the list of things I use for my daily editing:

**Remote work software: **

Jump Desktop

**Home office setup: **

M2 Max Macbook Pro

Mac mini is sitting headless, attached to a 2.5g switch with external storage attached to its thunderbolt and USB ports. I basically just use it as a rudimentary NAS so I can work off network storage. There is probably a way better way to do this, but I figure I should use the stuff I have rather than build a dedicated NAS with TrueNAS Core.

Thunderbolt dongles that supports 2.5g ethernet

Scarlett 2i2 audio interface

JBL 3 MkII powered monitor pair

SoundID Reference so I can calibrate my headphones and speakers

AKG K240 & Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro headphones

Magic Trackpad