[Tfug] home media server

[daniel galaska]

precisely :)

i don't have a home media center (hell, i don't even have a tv), but i do have a number of movies and a collection of music that i would like to be able to access from anywhere. the idea is to keep from having to carry around that external drive anymore.

i haven't had much time to play with it today, but yesterday i ran across a program called gnump3. after a fresh install of ubuntu 7.10, i installed the software and it seems to work rather well on the home network. file formats could be an issue however, gnump3 didn't seem to like .mp4 or any other mac format for that matter. but the first impression is that the software will work pretty well.

i still haven't installed a hard drive with enough space to hold all of my files -- i was just using an old 20 gig i had laying around to test the waters. i was thinking about something around 500 gigs, but have not quite decided. i am probably going to the be the only person (as well as a few choice friends) using this thing, so would a software raid be necessary? i am completely ignorant when it comes to raid except hearing the term occasionally in passing. anyway, i'm always up for a challenge :).

thanks for all of the suggestions.

-- daniel

erich <erich1 at copper.net> wrote: OK,
      I assume you already have a home theater PC (HTPC) and you want
the server
someplace else to cut down on the noise. That's the main reason for a
media server.
      When you say "remote locations" this is intriguing. Do you want to
be able to access
your media from your laptop at the coffehouse?

                                                                               
Erich
daniel galaska wrote:

>hello all --
>
>so, i have rather fortuitously come into an old e-machine. the specs are not marvelous (700 mhz pIII, 256 ram), but i was thinking that it might do well as a file server. i would use it primarily for media, but backing up files would also be part of its job. i haven't done much research yet, but was wondering if there were any suggestions for open source software that could turn it into a media server. i would like to be able to have access to my media (and be able to play it -- audio and video) from remote locations.
>
>any suggestions?
>
>a very happy thanksgiving to all.
>
>-- daniel
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