Connect squeezebox to remote logitech media server
I have connected my 2 KRK Rokit 4 active speakers to the new PCP computer. Later I want to try to install the LSM server on my unRAID in the data center to access it from outside via the NginxProxyManager. The LMS runs on my unRAID server which is at home. I got my Raspberry Pi 3 B+ and the HifiBerry Audio DAC+ Light this morning -) Of course I installed PiCorePlayer and tried it out. Registration was not mandatory in the early years. All the updates and changes that are made over and over again. But in my eyes it has become very annoying with time. Seems I have started an interesting project :-) wanted to start this for a long time. The is the cleanest, most efficient way I've found to run LMS multi-zone. The second, in particular, deals with the headless 'SqueezeSlave' software. I have some (very old) posts on the topic you might find interesting if you have centralised amplification with speaker wire runs to zones, this can work out really well. One interesting thing you can do is, if you have a multi-channel audio card, you can set up multiple virtual squeezebox clients on a singe machine / VM and manage your zones that way. Interesting to read of someone going the other way! (sonos -> LMS) I have been using Sonos for 14 years, but this update strategy is getting annoying. I am only at the beginning of this project. I don't yet know which ones are currently being developed and which ones are really good. But unfortunately not multi-room capable.Īs far as the client software is concerned, I have read through the internet for a few nights. I know it is an outdated server but I have not found any other music server that is multiroom capable and runs on unraid. The server should (if possible) run on unraid. I would like to implement the players (clients) with raspberry. On the one hand there are 6 loudspeakers and 4 amps which hang on loudspeakers.īasically we listen to internet radio and music is streamed from the Unraid Share. My goal is to replace Sonos with selfmade opensource multiroom devices. And having PCP (+ Jivelite) as a touchscreen interface that sits on my desk still brings me joy. If you have any other questions about the LMS ecosystem, or about PCP, do let me know - I love the platform, despite its quirks. If you can get one bundled with a receiver, fine - but don't expect to use it, as it's just so, so, so much easier (and better) using a phone app these days. *side note: don't be tempted by the controllers - they're terrible. Especially as there's heaps of relatively cheap hardware on eBay now. I plan on staying in this abandoned ecosystem for the next decade, too. In fact, I just dropped £250 on a Logitech Transporter, and absolutely love it. In saying that, however, for accessing your own music collection, I still think it's the best out there.
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If you use ANY streaming service with any frequency, you'll probably end up preferring the Sonos (or end up buying a stack of Chromecasts/airplay devices, as I did). There are ways around that, though - go check on the squeezebox forums: - but I have no experience with it, as I have a controller* (two of them, actually - I bought them as Duet bundles.Īlso, I don't know if you've had previous experience with LMS, but if not: don't sell your Sonos until you've run with the LMS system for a while. LMS' integration with streaming services is about what you'd expect for decades old abandonware (well, "community run") - that is to say, everything feels hacked together. You *might* need a Squezebox remote (when it's sold as a bundle of remote + receiver, it's known as a 'duet') to set up the receiver, though. You can get Squeezebox Receivers for around £50 on eBay (cheaper than a Pi + PSU + DAC). I don't know if multiple PCP will drift away from each other, or if they remain in-sync like the official Squeezebox hardware, as I only had one PCP.ĭue to this, I disabled the DAC (IQaudIO Pi-DAC+) in my PCP install, and now use it just as a touchscreen interface that controls a Squeezebox receiver (the headless squeezebox). Note that if you're running a 'hybrid' setup of Squeezebox hardware and PCP, that (in my experience - maybe different DACs work better?) the PCP and the Squeezeboxes won't sync perfectly (the music will drift and will get a little out of time - which can be annoying if they're within earshot of each other). Would like to sell my sonos system and run a few selfmade boxes with piCorePlayer OS.Ĭan confirm that it works with PiCorePlayer. Does anyone know if this LMS Docker can connected/used with piCorePlayer as a client?