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-- 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.
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== Setting up DAAP and ZeroConf on Debain Using Howl== == Setting up DAAP and ZeroConf on Debian Using Howl ==

-- DanRasmussen 2012-03-09 22:20:47 This page could stand a 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
  • 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

Setting up DAAP and ZeroConf on other Linux Distros

DAAP aware apps

Other Pages with Info

DAAP (last edited 2012-03-09 22:20:48 by DanRasmussen)