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unRAID - JRiver on a VM - easiest way?
astromo:
--- Quote from: pepar on April 12, 2017, 06:47:04 pm ---Is there any *other* way for me to use JRiver to stream my media from my unRAID server?
No transcoding will be done, just 1920x1080 video going to 1920x1080 displays, and bitstreamed codecs to pre/pro or AVR. No 4k. I might convert one DSD stream into PCM on the fly.
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I have media files on a NAS (not a VM) that shares files via samba on my home LAN. Via Windows, I map these shares as network drives. With MC sitting on a Windows box, Linux box or an Id, I pick up media fine.
Pulling audio works to all the mentioned instances without drama. I routinely grab video for the Windows box, again without difficulty, at 1080p.
Conceptually, a VM NAS could work the same way. Would that work for your set up? Give it a go and see how you travel. It might be a simpler option.
mattkhan:
--- Quote from: pepar on April 12, 2017, 06:50:46 pm ---unRAID boots from a small 16GB thumbdrive. I haven't gotten to that point yet, but I would guess (hope!) the VM configuration would be part of the settings that unRAID stores on the thumbdrive. (It always remembers my configuration.) Another detail I haven't gotten to yet is if there is a way to also load Media Server/Media Network from the thumbdrive.
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The VM config file is stored inside an img file (domain.img) that is written to flash drive, the vm image itself is stored on the share on the cache drive that you use to host the images. You don't really need to know the details though, you just need a working unraid setup that supports virtualisation (as described in http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php/UnRAID_Manual_6#Virtualization_Host_2)
pepar:
--- Quote from: astromo on April 13, 2017, 03:49:00 am ---I have media files on a NAS (not a VM) that shares files via samba on my home LAN. Via Windows, I map these skates as network drives. With MC sitting on a Windows box, Linux box or an Id, I pick up media fine.
Pulling audio works to all the mentioned instances works without drama. I routinely grab video for the Windows box, again without difficulty, at 1080p.
Conceptually, a VM NAS could work the same way. Would that work for your set up? Give it a go and see how you travel. It might be a simpler option.
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Uhhh, I have been reading here and the wiki that Media Server (or Media Network - haven't sorted that out yet) needed to be running on the box that stored and served the media files. You're saying you are not doing that and it works fine?
pepar:
--- Quote from: mattkhan on April 13, 2017, 04:13:23 am ---The VM config file is stored inside an img file (domain.img) that is written to flash drive, the vm image itself is stored on the share on the cache drive that you use to host the images. You don't really need to know the details though, you just need a working unraid setup that supports virtualisation (as described in http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php/UnRAID_Manual_6#Virtualization_Host_2)
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This helps and the page you linked helps a lot ... a way to easily check my hardware for support, what I might need to beef up. Thanks.
pepar:
@astromo, @mattkhan - Does JRiver need to run on my unRAID server or not for it to serve my media to my JRiver clients? Or is it optional with benefits for doing so? I need to get this answered before I dive deeper into virtual machines.
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