HA is to only provide access to the audio system User Interface.The controller and the media players had to work on linux.I was not looking to run LMS directly on my HA hardware.The implementation has to be build on all open source software.Anyone living in the house has to be able to start a stream on any speaker (NO IT SKILLS required).Play back of pod cast and other sources would be nice, but not required.Needs to allow playing of music from Spotify.I have a lot of music CDs that I’ve ripped. The system must allow playing locally stored music.Any speaker has to be easily connected to any music stream.I want no limit on the number of speakers that can be connected.It has to play multiple music streams at the same time.Has to be accessible from my cell phone and my computer.My main requirement for the whole house audio system My requirements and basic setup remained the same and are repeated here. On the mopidy build out thread people recommend I check out Logitect Media Server (LMS). As Spodify is the main music/podcast source in our house I had to find another approach. Sadly Spodify discontinued supporting connections via libspotify which is used by mopidy. It worked well, and I liked the iris interface plugin for Mopidy. Back in March I posted build out instruction for Mopidy. See our complete Roku User's Guide for more Tips, Tricks and Solutions.This is take 2. From there, you can watch content from your computer anywhere you take your Roku device. Boot up Plex on your Roku and link your account by entering a code on Plex's website. Once the syncing process is complete, you should be good to go. paid support (opens in new tab) page.)ĭownload the Plex Media Server (opens in new tab) program for your computer, and follow the instructions to include your videos, music and photos. (Creating an account is free getting a full feature set costs $5 per month, $40 per year or $150 for a lifetime pass. Visit the Plex website, create an account on the sign-up page (opens in new tab). If you don't have a Plex server already, it's not hard to set one up. To watch your Plex content on a Roku, you don't even need to download a new app Plex usually comes preinstalled. While it's not the simplest or most comprehensive app out there, it is almost definitely the prettiest. Plex has quickly become one of the hottest media-server apps on the market, and with good reason. Just be aware that if you activate the advanced options (it will ask you during installation), you might be overwhelmed by the amount of networking and transcoding jargon. It's free and extremely lightweight, and will start off sharing all media on your computer by default. Universal Media Server is also an excellent choice for PCs, Macs and Linux machines. By default, Windows Media Player will share your entire Library, which you can control under Organize and Manage libraries. From there, you can configure which networks and devices have access to your content. Simply open it, click on Stream, and Turn on media streaming. If all else fails, Windows Media Player is actually a perfectly competent media-server program. If you need to set up a media server, try one of the apps mentioned above. There are no real "steps" to use it: Just configure a media server on your computer or mobile device, then open the app on your Roku. Roku comes with its own media player, which can play videos and music or view photos right from your computer or mobile device.
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