[Liverpool] Media Server/Ampache
Daniel Hartley
D.R.T.Hartley at liverpool.ac.uk
Sun Jun 10 15:08:47 UTC 2012
Thanks guys.
I've heard of Grooveshark. Unfortunately I have an iPhone
(embarassingly...) and I don't think they're compatible. There are ways
I could do this through uploading to cloud storage and streaming via ftp
or something, but I can't be bothered waiting for uploads, etc. I also
like the idea of getting round this more independently too- simple
concept, just wish the actualization was simpler.
I thought there would be people who have a functioning media server
available anywhere with access to internet already...
I've got the UI of mediatomb working....but now stuck with that, unable
to figure out how to connect to it via another machine over lan!
A talk would be great on this! I've also been thinking once my academic
duties have settled down a bit I would love to present an
autoethnography of my experience of becoming a Linux user, leaving the
proper space of Windows, learning, the tactics of Linux and the
strategies of Windows and apple. But that's another email I guess...
Regards
On 10/06/12 15:32, Adrian McEwen wrote:
> Sounds like a talk on either of them would be good for some future
> LivLUG :-D (or, at least, I'd be interested in hearing more about the
> options and what they do...)
>
> Adrian.
>
> On 10/06/12 15:23, Dan Lynch 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
>> <mailto: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
>>> <mailto: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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