Hi, I am thinking Tonido on a raspberry pi. I should be able to report more on this after christmas.
Best, Erik Burggraaf > On Dec 16, 2015, at 5:12 AM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu <listse...@me.com> wrote: > > Hi guys, and especially those with NAS products or other similar > do-it-yourself mass storage inclinations. :) > > Unless my research has misled me, the only solution Apple offers for the > increasingly common situation of needing access to a central media library > with multiple devices around the house is Home Sharing. But Home Sharing > requires an always-on Mac or Windows box, running iTunes, and provides no way > for adding to or editing the library stored on the remote machine, or > downloading content to an iOS device. This makes it rather unsuitable, by > itself. Moving the iTunes library onto the NAS works for storage, but is > still fundamentally a single-user solution, and still requires syncing for > satellite devices for any media other than music (which requires the cloud) > or an open copy of iTunes (which requires that access be coordinated). In > fact, after all of the reading I’ve done, I’ve never had more respect for > Microsoft: their media centre was not only designed to run unattended, but > even helpfully incorporated any files you added into any of its watch > folders. I’m utterly astonished that Apple never predicted this use case. > > So, I have to ask: how have you, dear reader, solved this problem? > > I would like as much of the following to be true as is reasonably possible: > Compatibility with all existing protected and unprotected iTunes library > content except apps (but including Audible books downloaded direct from > Audible). Clients should maintain keys. > A server component that can run on a NAS (preferably Open-Source code). > Stream as well as download, on all devices. No syncing, please. > As much integration with iTunes as possible (tracks metadata and library > changes). > As much remote manipulation as possible (new media, change metadata). > Avoids the cloud. Apple lossless is a dead zone for iTunes Match, as are > large libraries, but I’ll renew if need be. > AirPlay and Apple TV are nice-to-have, but are not really required because of > iOS relays. > > I am willing to seriously consider, if there’s a real need: > Virtual Windows machines running iTunes housed on my server, if remote > desktop is available or other tools can be used to update the library and > metadata. > A dedicated Mac for iTunes, as well as the OS X server cache for cloud > content, hacked so it writes its data to the network shares of my NAS. > Filesystem-based navigation, if all else fails for downloads and playback, as > long as it works on iOS for satellite jaunts. > A compromise to use iTunes, only for protected content. (I’ll stop buying > protected content.) > Surrender. Continue centralising the library on the NAS, use my iMac only, > sync all but the music, and keep renewing iTunes Match. > > Your thoughts gratefully appreciated. > > Cheers, > Sabahattin > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara > Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
