Questions tagged [media-server]
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Setting up External Storage for Micro Server
Need advice on a relatively cheap and stable way to set up external drives with an Optiplex micro. I upgraded my old homelab server (i5 with ZFS RAID 1 over SATA) to an Optiplex 5060 micro. Optiplex ...
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How to fix issues with SMB, Open Media Vault and IOS devices
After following the instructions on building my NAS from here: https://www.raspberrypi.com/tu…ox-raspberry-pi-tutorial/
I found that whenever I tried to transfer files from my Iphone to my NAS I ...
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Win10 Pro - Why am I now unable to copy/delete file on a media server (I was previously)
I'm trying to regain copy/delete access to a DLNA media server I've set up.
After initially creating it I was able to copy files to it & delete them. After about an hour I was prevented from doing ...
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Share incoming streaming video
My wife and I work in different parts of the house, and we frequently listen to the same podcast(s) at the same time - both of us streaming them live from the web, in parallel. At the end of each day, ...
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How can I set up Ethernet solely for VPN traffic, and use WiFi solely for LAN traffic?
I have a media server, and it has both an Ethernet and Wifi connection on it.
I would like to use the Ethernet to ONLY connect to the VPN - no LAN traffic, other than through the gateway of course. If ...
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Raspberry Pi 4 for Media Server: Low-power replacement or Downgrade?
Looking to use a Raspberry Pi 4 as a low-power and small form factor replacement for an aging media server.
Currently running an i5 4690, 16 GB of RAM, and a 2TB RAID 1 array. Used for movie/tv ...
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Unable to stream video over VLC in the local network
I am attempting to get VLC streaming working, I want to do movie nights with a friend of mine living in another country, but before I stream to the internet, I ought to be able to stream locally - ...
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File and printer sharing option keeps disabling itself
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I'm using windows 7 home basic SP1 ,and I have couple of courses on my pc ,I wish to watch it on my iPad vlc media player
Earlier I had achieved this on an Android device ,where I had ...
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How can I make sure my Linux sees one file, but the data is stored on multiple drives?
I'm currently making my server (on Ubuntu, non server variant) that is going to act as a home theater server that i am sharing with my friends. Now, it is going to start very small, I only have a 60gb ...
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General server for file sharing and media [closed]
I've got a SoC (ODroid) which I'd like to use as a file or media server, I'm not sure how should I call it (let me describe my needs).
I've got an external HDD, which I'd like to share over my LAN. ...
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What is the difference in Windows and Linux client copy/move commands on Linux hosts?
With my Linux media server and files shared through Samba on a home network, moving files using a Windows machine takes seconds as though it's telling the server to move file from point A to point B. ...
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Media center for bananian linux
I have an Banana Pi with Bananian 15.04 r01 running on it. At the moment I use it as download and FTP server. With the VLC player it is even possible to stream videos to my pc but I can't jump to a ...
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windows 10 cannot access media center network shares
I have a ZyXEL NSA325 Media Server with the default SMB network shares (e.g. \\hostname\video\).
In windows 7, 8 and 8.1 I was able to view the content of \\hostname\ (i.e. the root of the network ...
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Starting a home file/media Linux server as a project [closed]
I can see this gets asked fairly often, but I've got a bit different of a idea for what I want to do here.
Right now I have a laptop running Windows 8.1 and a Galaxy S5 as my main devices. Both are ...
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Getting started on a multi-purpose home server that i can also access via the internet: Media Streaming, Game Server, File storage/Backup
Before i start i want to say that i DID search for this topic. None of the results seem to answer my questions about multiple purpose home server.
Hello All!
I want to build a home server for the ...
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