[Liverpool] Media Server/Ampache

Sun Jun 10 17:17:08 UTC 2012

I like the owncloud project but since v4 came out I've not managed to get the ampache server working using 2 clients I use, not looked into it enough to be sure its not just me but v3 worked.nicely out of the box. 
I +1 for mediatomb too, I use this at home but its not suitable for Internet streaming as it uses auto-discovery and lacks authentication capabilities.

Daniel Hartley <D.R.T.Hartley at liverpool.ac.uk> wrote:

>I've also had a go with owncloud. I think the problem here is my lack of 
>knowledge setting these things up ;)  As far as closed source goes- 
>there's subsonic, and plex too.
>
>I haven't got ampache or mediatomb streaming and sharing yet...
>
>On 10/06/12 18:04, David Nelson wrote:
>> Are you thinking of owncloud? It does more than just music but has a built-in ampache server and web based player.
>>
>> http://www.owncloud.org
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> Dan Lynch<biglynchy at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> No worries. There's a Free Software alternative to cloud services like
>>> Google Music that's quite popular but the name completely escapes me now.
>>> It's not Ampache I don't think. That's not very helpful. I'll keep thinking
>>> and I'm sure it'll pop into my mind again. Anyone have an idea what I'm
>>> talking about? It's a music server platform that you host yourself. The
>>> most popular alternative for people who don't want to use Google.
>>>
>>> I'll be scratching my head over that trying to remember all day. Good luck
>>> with Ampache and Mediatomb. They're slightly different projects I think.
>>> Mediatomb is aimed at video as much as music.
>>>
>>> See ya,
>>>
>>> Dan
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Daniel Hartley<
>>> D.R.T.Hartley at liverpool.ac.uk>  wrote:
>>>
>>>>   Hi Dan,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the reply. I'd seen mediatomb about but it seemed to me a lot
>>>> of users pointed to Ampache. Ampache does look very good and very
>>>> extensible. If I knew anything about servers I might be able to get it to
>>>> work- you will probably get a lot more from it than I have so far.
>>>>
>>>> Meanwhile, I will get tinkering with Mediatomb. Thanks for the re-heads
>>>> up.
>>>>
>>>> Seems to me my need for a media server able to serve/stream my music to me
>>>> anywhere is a really current issue and desire computer users have. It's
>>>> basically a personal spotify, etc., So it would be great to have a more
>>>> 'autonomous' way of doing it. It's all just so I can stream music from my
>>>> laptop when I walk into town at lunchtime each day.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Daniel
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 10/06/12 15:03, Dan Lynch wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Daniel,
>>>>
>>>>   Hopefully this isn't a completely off-topic reply but I don't know much
>>>> about Ampache. I've never looked at it to be honest. I use Mediatomb to
>>>> serve video and audio from my machines across the network via DNLA. My PS3,
>>>> other computers and devices can consume that pretty easily. It's all
>>>> packaged in Ubuntu but works well on other distros too. The web interface
>>>> is also nice. Have a look at - http://mediatomb.cc/
>>>>
>>>>   Meanwhile I'm going to check out Ampache and see what it can do. You
>>>> might find it's a better solution for what you want.  I'm interested to
>>>> play with it.
>>>>
>>>>   Good luck! Maybe someone else can offer more specific Ampache advice :)
>>>>
>>>>   Dan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Daniel Hartley<
>>>> D.R.T.Hartley at liverpool.ac.uk>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Guys,
>>>>>
>>>>> I've heard a few others mention using media servers to serve their media
>>>>> throughout the home and across the internet. This is something I would love
>>>>> to figure out- I finally tried over the past couple of days, using Ampache.
>>>>> I was wondering if anybody could advise me on setting it up so it actually
>>>>> works because so far I haven't been able to access music through any other
>>>>> machine.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ampache is successfully set up on localhost and catalogues of music are
>>>>> connected. It will play music via flash on localhost but I can't seem to
>>>>> make it stream, and can't figure out the 'localplay' set up, using VLC, etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> The available support for Ampache seems  quite fragmented. There is
>>>>> forums and support from independent users but no real 'manual' for
>>>>> unknowledgeable amateurs like myself... this is the first time I'm setting
>>>>> up a server really- I've messed about with servers a little in the past,
>>>>> but most of it is over my head.
>>>>>
>>>>> Could anybody give some advice, describe their own experiences, or how
>>>>> else I might be able to successfully stream/serve music over the internet,
>>>>> to all machines I have access to, including a mobile (unfortunately an
>>>>> iPhone at the mo...)???  I'm not really completely sure of the system I
>>>>> would need to go about making this happen, and how I could set up Ampache
>>>>> to do that....
>>>>>
>>>>> Any help really appreciated. Thanks guys.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Daniel
>>>>>
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