-- DanRasmussen <<DateTime(2012-03-09T22:20:47-0800)>> This page could stand a [[NeedsUpdate|refresh]]. Great use of the concept of LocalContent!

From the Ubuntu package information:
  mt-daapd, now known as the Firefly Media Server, is a DAAP (Digital Audio Access Protocol) server that works with most POSIX-compatible operating systems. It allows you to share your music collection over the local network using the DAAP protocol also used by Apple's iTunes.

  Popular uses of the Firefly Media Server include serving your digital music library to iTunes clients and/or SoundBridge devices from Roku.

See [[http://www.fireflymediaserver.org]] for more info.

= A Linux iTunes Server Solution =

== Setting up DAAP and ZeroConf on Debian Using Howl ==

 * packages needed to install
   * mdnsresponder - Howl Rendezvous/mDNS service responder daemon
   * howl-utils - Tools for use with Howl (mDNSPublish and mDNSBrowse)
   * daapd - Serves music files using the Apple DAA protocol

 * Config for daapd
    * vi /etc/daapd.conf
    * change "Root " to point to the directory where the items you want to share reside
        * example Root /var/www/music
    * restart daapd 
        * /etc/init.d/daapd restart

 * Publish your goodies
    * mDNSPublish NameYouWantFolksToSee _daap._tcp 3689 &

 * Open up a daap aware app somewhere on your network and enjoy
    * to test that it is working
       * mDNSBrowse _daap._tcp
         * results should looks something like
             * browse reply: Add Service 0x3 WinstonDaapServer _daap._tcp. local.
             * resolve reply: 0x3 WinstonDaapServer _daap._tcp. local. 10.11.25.1 3689
     * iTunes under CrossOverOffice seems to work

== Setting up DAAP and ZeroConf on other Linux Distros ==

 * [[http://www.ignition-project.com/node/view/201|a Gentoo solution]].
 * [[http://the.taoofmac.com/space/HOWTO/Set%20Up%20daapd%20on%20Fedora%20Linux|a Fedora Core3 solution]]. 
 * [[http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/6067|an Ubuntu solution]].

== DAAP aware apps ==
  
 * iTunes (mac and win)
 * [[http://craz.net/programs/itunes/tunesbrowser.html|TunesBrowser]] (linux)
 * [[http://one2ohmygod.sourceforge.net/|One2OhMyGod]] (java)
 * [[http://getittogether.sourceforge.net/|Get It Togther]] (java)
 * [[http://www.cdavies.org/applerecords.html|AppleRecords]] (java)
 * [[http://ourtunes.sourceforge.net/|OurTunes]] (java)

== Other Pages with Info ==

 * [[http://www.deleet.de/projekte/daap/daapd/|The DAAPD Project Page]]
 * [[http://mt-daapd.sourceforge.net/|MT-DAAPD]]
 * [[http://www.porchdogsoft.com/products/howl/|The Howl Site]]
 * [[http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/user/view/cs_msg/49282|DAAPD vs MT-DAAPD ]]
 * [[http://grahame.angrygoats.net/mdns.shtml|mDNS Reflector (ab)uses the Multicast DNS protocol]]