[SlimDevices: Plugins] Using PC vs NAT for Server
Hi to All, A Qnap box was recently acquired and now Qnap, apparently, is not currently supporting Squeezebox. Most likely the Qnap will go back. I'm checking Synology's user forums for an alternate. The plan for the Qnap was to move the music library on to the LAN and stream with SBT. No interest in the Qnap's RAID capabilities. Perhaps a better product for the music project is a dedicated PC. Any comments appreciated especially about issues where the NAS would be superior. TIA Bill bill77056's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64736 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104268 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Using PC vs NAT for Server
Welcome to the forums. You should have posted in "3rd party hardware" rather than here. This is the forum to discuss server plugins. Anyways. These days, I think a lot of users have opted for a Raspberry Pi or equivalent (+USB HDD) as their LMS platform. 24/7 availability, low power consumption, good performance. Running LMS on a NAS is usually more difficult than on a PC/server because a NAS typically uses a closed OS, making LMS install or maintenance more complex. HTH 4 SB 3 iPeng (iPhone + iPad) Squeezebox Server 7.9 (linux) with plugins: CD Player, WaveInput by bpa IRBlaster by Gwendesign (Felix) Server Power Control by Gordon Harris Smart Mix, Music Walk With Me, What Was That Tune? by Michael Herger PowerSave by Jason Holtzapple Song Info, Song Lyrics by Erland Isaksson WeatherTime by Martin Rehfeld ShairTunes2 by disaster123 Local Player, BBC iPlayer by Triode Auto Dim Display, SaverSwitcher, ContextMenu by Peter Watkins. epoch1970's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16711 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104268 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Using PC vs NAT for Server
epoch1970 wrote: > Welcome to the forums. > You should have posted in "3rd party hardware" rather than here. This is > the forum to discuss server plugins. > > Anyways. > > -*These days, I think a lot of users have opted for a Raspberry Pi or > equivalent (+USB HDD) as their LMS platform. 24/7 availability, low > power consumption, good performance.*- > Running LMS on a NAS is usually more difficult than on a PC/server > because a NAS typically uses a closed OS, making LMS install or > maintenance more complex. > > HTH Welcome, Plus one for this suggestion, rpi2 or Odroid u3 (maybe Odroid C1+) Man in a van's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43627 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104268 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Using PC vs NAT for Server
But if you already have a NAS consider keeping the files there and running LMS on a Pi but with the storage on the NAS. Provided both are wired it works well. *Vortexbox LMS 7.8 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* - iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 connected Digitally - > Celestion Ditton F20s - and connected Analogue for Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 *Office* - SB3 -> Sony TA FE320 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dining Room* -> SB Boom *Kitchen* -> UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom (Bedside)* - SB Touch -> Topping TP21 -> AKG Headphones *Bedroom (TV)* - Amazon Fire TV (SB Player) -> Topping TP20 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes d6jg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44051 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104268 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Using PC vs NAT for Server
bill77056 wrote: > Hi to All, > > A Qnap box was recently acquired and now Qnap, apparently, is not > currently supporting Squeezebox. Most likely the Qnap will go back. I'm > checking Synology's user forums for an alternate. > > The plan for the Qnap was to move the music library on to the LAN and > stream with SBT. No interest in the Qnap's RAID capabilities. Perhaps a > better product for the music project is a dedicated PC. > > Any comments appreciated especially about issues where the NAS would > be superior. > > TIA Bill I am running a Synology DS412+ and LMS has been running flawlessly on it for years. It is as an appliance should be: fire and forget. Brg. Aguida's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9285 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104268 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Using PC vs NAT for Server
epoch1970 wrote: > Welcome to the forums. > You should have posted in "3rd party hardware" rather than here. This is > the forum to discuss server plugins. > > Anyways. > > These days, I think a lot of users have opted for a Raspberry Pi or > equivalent (+USB HDD) as their LMS platform. 24/7 availability, low > power consumption, good performance. > Running LMS on a NAS is usually more difficult than on a PC/server > because a NAS typically uses a closed OS, making LMS install or > maintenance more complex. > > HTH epoch, sorry my bad. Thanks for the comment. bill77056's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64736 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104268 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Using PC vs NAT for Server
It runs fine on qnap. They pulled it due to a security exposure but it's easy fixable - just not part of the STD build anymore. You can do a manual install (of the qnap build) and upgrade to latest SB. Or odroid / pi work fine - I have one with ssd for music. Much better than PC. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk yeomanspc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=249 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104268 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
