Linux media server for music allows users to save space on their PCs. The Firefly Media Server (previously called mt-daap) is fast DAAP server which is easy to install and configure. Firefly needs a simple Linux machine which in our case is Ubuntu Server.

The Firefly server has the following features:

• Supports Unix/POSIX
• On the fly transcoding of OGG, FLAC, Apple Lossless, and WM
• User-created smart playlist support
• Integrates with iTunes and many other DAAP-supporting media players
• Serve streaming radio stations

Installation

 sudo apt-get install mt-daapd

Configuring Media Server

There is no lengthy configuration required. We only need to to create an directory for our media files. For this just find mp3_dir keyword from media server configuration file /etc/mnt-daapd.conf

In my system’s configuration I have found (/home/media/music). Now lets create this directory.

 sudo mkdir /home/media/music
sudo chmod a+r /home/media/music 

Start Server

sudo /etc/init.d/mt-daapd start 

You need ITunes use this media server from workstations like Windows, Mac OS X.

Run ITunes Application

You can see ITunes automatically detected My Media server as shown in left Tab. You can also see list of available songs in right Tab.

That is Media Server and client fully configured.

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