Streaming music from Ubuntu server - like a "radio station" for my LAN
Hello good people. I've searched here (and elsewhere) to no avail for information on setting up a streaming service on my Ubuntu server. I want to stream music to my local area network. Right now I have miniDLNA running on it and it works fine but that's not what I want. I want streaming music so it can play the same thing on whatever client is listening to it - sort of like "Muzak". I have a very robust wi-fi network here - two routers, one acting as an access point. I envision using one of them via a "guest network" to stream the music. Is this even possible?
The server is a headless one and is running the 64-bit Ubuntu LTS release 20.04.1. Would Ampache be the ticket for me? Thanks in advance for any info you might have. Dave |
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Otherwise, VLC has streaming built-in, and has a well documented CLI. |
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From what I can tell, VLC wants the library to be added in separated files. I have over 10k songs in my library. I would rather not have to specify every one of them individually. |
Found Ampache via this thread. Did the docker. Loving it. Most of my lan listens to music, Kodi being a bit heavy for that. Through browser is a slam dunk.
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If the website isn't clear on whether it does what you want, raise an issue to address that with the authors. Quote:
However, VLC isn't the best for playlists / media libraries, so now you've added that detail I wouldn't recommend it. Looking at the Ampache screenshots, the playlist functionality there looks promising... |
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Have you considered using the Plex Media Server for what you want.
It is easy to use and works well for both audio and video, including allowing remote access when away from home if you wish. Free to use but also has a Plex Pass feature that allows additional movie and audio streaming from other sources. The plex library config only needs the directory path so your comment Code:
I have over 10k songs in my library. I would rather not have to specify every one of them individually. |
I was able to import my entire music path in one shot on my docker install just this morning. easy as pie.
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In the time you've likely been waiting for hours to get opinions you could have already had it up and running and exploring it 20 times over. It took me all of 5-10 minutes to get it working by following their instructions. |
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