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Docker for MC24?
Grundgütigster:
Since the idea grew inside my head to get rid of the Mac Mini I used for only hosting my music (and which perfectly suited my needs), I tried several ways to keep it as simple as possible. I even bought the Android version of MC to see if it can be used on my Fiio DAP, so I can avoid again adding another gadget for the only purpose of handling music files The DAP would be used as a DAC then. Unfortunatelly it didn't even start. (That, by the way, was the third license I bought: Master, Linux, Android).
Last year I got a one year membership for another music service as a present and that worked perfectly out of the box on and with my NAS and my DAC. But I don't like that service and think MC is the better solution. So, it is possible to bring out an app for a NAS, and I won't give up hope :)
Until then I see if I can find out how to run the Docker version. I don't mind if it is supported or not. I never had an issue with MC and if it works I'm fine with the actual MC version 24.
A cloud version would be cool, depending on the costs. Hosting the music somewhere else, including a streaming server, so one would only need a player would be something I would go for, if I could afford it.
Thanks & All the best from Germany
Scobie:
--- Quote ---So, what do I have to do now? I propably need a step-by-step help, as I'm not familiar to Linux or the like. I tried some of the console commands I found, but they did not do anything as far as I can tell.
--- End quote ---
You shouldn't need any great Linux knowledge to get this working, I made the same mistake and over complicated what is essentially a simple setup. Everything is setup from within the Container station GUI.
Just make sure the network setup is correct and you can see your docker container from your NAS. Either give it an address on the same network or just bridge it, this is in the network setup.
Also make sure you set the mount point in the container config to be where your media files live on your NAS file system. This is also set in the GUI. Only catch here is think this can only be done at import time, you cant - as far as I can see - configure this later. So you may have to delete and re import your container.
Remember you can only see the actual MC interface via VNC. The container image has one built in as per the instructions in the thread. If you grab a VNC viewer and point it to the container address it should come up.
Cheers
Scobie
Grundgütigster:
Thanks Scobie!
I was just about to write down what my problems are, as I am "playing" around for some hours now with Docker.
I was able to install Docker and the MC24 package, which really is simple. After the installation, an URL is popping up eventually that I can klick to be forwarded to a new browser tab. I don't know what triggers that URL, but sometimes it seems as if it needs a little push by closing and re-opening the Container Station window. In the new browser tab a JRiver panel shows up where I could access my music if Media Center would know where my music files were.
Within QNAPs Container Station there is a console field which I think was the place to type in certain commands to set-up MC. This is not possible here but propably should be possible and only is a problem with my computer set-up. I tried this on two browser engines, Safari and Waterfox, which is a Firefox derivate I am using.
I am trying a VNC app with the URL I mentioned above, but it stops connecting to Media Center after some while, "the connection closed unexpectedly". Same goes with a VNC app I tried on my iPad.
This morning I was able to sucessfully connect to Media Center and I was able to add my license. But I was not able to find the directory with my audio files. So I quit the app to do some more research on the file structure of Linux. My guess at the moment is, that I somehow have to mount the file path within Docker to the MC app. But I do not know how to do this (see above). Anyway I quit the VNC app and was re-starting the MC Docker package too. When I re-opened the VNC app, the bookmark I made for my last session was still there, but the link was broken and I couldn't access MC since then.
So, that's where I am now. It's most likely my inexperience that i haven't found out how things work. At the moment I am learning a lot about Docker from internet articles and videos and I'm sure will succeed at some time!
Have a great 2019!
Jatzoo:
Grundgütigster, when You create a new container with JRiver, You also set where media files are ("Advance Settings" and then "Shared Folders").
In the example:
- "Volume from Host": /Audio - this is Your (in this example my ;)) Qnap folder with media files (music, etc.),
- "Mount Point": /mnt/media/ - this is container folder where You can find files from above (after create a conatiner, You must connect by VNC and set this path in JRiver config for media files).
The link with URL is to PANEL from JRiver not to JRiver App. As was mention in earlier post - You can connect to JRiver app only by VNC.
If You config container with "Network Mode" set as "Host" - then You can connect by VNC on port 5900, if set as "NAT" (and no define any ports on "Host" side) then this port is assigned randomly (when container will be create, You can see what this port is in the container settings page).
Grundgütigster:
Thanks Jatzoo for your fresh reply!
I know that the URL points to the panel, but I thought the very same URL would be good for the VNC. Meanwhile I found the right port to open a VNC access to Media Center to play around with the MC settings.
The pics you sent show different Docker settings than those on my machine. I didn't do anything there and wasn't asked to do any adjustments (see pics). I can't add a shared folder for example, as seen on your screen shot.
The mount point thing I do not understand yet (sorry for being that stupid), as I do not know where to connect this in MC. Also I only found folders called mnt and media, but the mnt-folder being without a media folder. I manually could add a media folder though, if this is needed.
Thanks again :)
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