dhallag wrote: > I have LMS running on a 10 year old QNAP NAS, the TS-219P+. It's an ARM > based processor NAS. There is a grace in running LMS on your NAS. I > would say if you want to go this route, definitely get an x86 processer > NAS and not an ARM based. This will allow you to install LMS from a > package that you can find here in the forums. Plus if you use MusicIP / > Spicefly, that will be a ton easier.. actually everything will actually > be easier. If you do get an ARM based processor, other then the > install, you'll have to manually install the SSL socket and getting > MusicIP to work is a challenge as well. > > In regards to your NAS, I think the question you have to ask yourself is > why are you purchasing a NAS? I have a two drive NAS and use mirroring, > so it's Raid 1. My next NAS will be a 4 bay so I can do Raid 1+0 > (mirroring and striping) -- that might be overkill as now a days as > there's enough free cloud storage to backup everything on your NAS to > the Cloud (so I have two redundancies), but it's nice to have a fast > local system. Once of my drives went bad a year ago and I was really > impressed that all I had to do was eject the old drive, insert the new > drive and the NAS did everything else with no intervention my me -- what > it's supposed to do. It was ridiculously simple. > > I use my NAS as a central place for my family to store documents and > media, LMS and for security camera video feed storage. I really don't > use much of the applications that QNAP has other than a weekly virus > scan and a weekly sync to my cloud storage. Then when I am not home, I > just grab what I need from the cloud storage. But I can tell you that > QNAP has a ridiculous number of media, utility and tools applications > and their support is stellar. > > From a power use perspective and ease of use, even though I haven't > tried it (yet), I agree with others here to use a raspberry pi. Another > idea is that if you have an old laptop laying around that's not too too > old, use that. if you're not a Linux guy, that might be easiest. > > good luck and let us know what you end up with.
I ran LMS on QNAP for quite a few years. Initially on a TS-109P and then on a 4 bay TS-419. Both are ARM. The 419 still hosts my media files but I now also have a TS-251 at a remote location and use the built in Remote Replication to keep them in sync. I run an old HP Microserver here with a single SSD which runs a hacked Vortexbox 2.4. The 419 is mounted via NFS and CDs rip straight to the QNAP - yes I know the host OS of VB is out of date but it does exactly what I want it to. The SSD holds only the VB install and LMS so the dB is very fast. At the remote location I have a Pi3 running piCorePlayer as LMS and player connecting to the 251 by NFS. Would I run LMS directly on the 251? I suppose I could but I need the Pi as a player there so I dont think Id gain much as at the Pi is more than capable as I only need a single player at that location. The remote replication afforded by the 2 x QNAP means I have a full remote backup and it works a treat. Anything I add to my main library is available the following morning at the remote site. Media is not the only data that is backed up this way. I also use the old TS-109 for a local weekly backup. VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dining Room* -> SB Boom *Kitchen* -> UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom (Bedside)* - Pi2+DAC ->ToppingTP21 ->AKG Headphones *Bedroom (TV)* - SB Touch ->Sherwood AVR ->Mordaunt Short M10s Everything controlled by iPeng ------------------------------------------------------------------------ d6jg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44051 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109236
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