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peterears:
Hi. I have got a QNAP NAS 251+ and the music station is working fine to my DAC. However, I have been told that the audio quality will be better if I install JRiver media server on the NAS. But I cannot see how to do this? There's a guide here https://download.qnap.com/QPKG/GUIDE/Jriver_ENG.pdf that talks about instaling the Media Centre on 'Hybriddesk Station' - but to do this I clearly need a version of the program to install. And I don't even know which platform my NAS runs on. (Is it Linux?) And then I found a thread on this site that said : On our Linux board,  please read the QNAP thread.  The version you need comes from the QNAP store and needs to be purchased from it.....But I can't find that thread. And I can't find JRiver in the app store I access from the QNAP. Can anyone help me please? Thank you.

Awesome Donkey:
These will help sum it up pretty well: https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,114219.msg790896.html#msg790896 and https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,114270.msg790132.html#msg790132

Once upon a time, there was a MC for QNAP however some things happened and as a result it was dropped and so it's not supported anymore. The *only* way to run MC on a QNAP NAS right now, as far as I know, is through Docker.

Honestly though, if you're only using audio only (no video) it's probably easier to get a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ kit and install/flash Raspbian on a microSD card, and install the ARM version of MC24 for Linux on it and let it manage your library on the QNAP NAS.

peterears:
Thank you for replying. That's hugely disappointing. But having invested a heap in my QNAP, I'm not sure what to do next.
Can I please ask three questions.
1. If I was using a synology NAS - could I get JRiver working?
2. What was the meaning of the * * around the word 'only'?
3. What is a docker exactly - and is that going to work - or is it going to be very troubled in practice!
Best and thank you...

Awesome Donkey:
1. Synology NASes aren't supported either, and after what happened with QNAP it's unlikely JRiver will invest time and money into developing a version of MC that can run on Synology NASes.
2. Meaning Docker is the only option for running MC on a QNAP NAS. If Synology supports Docker, you might be able to get MC working there too, not sure.
3. This is Docker: https://www.docker.com/ and here's an unofficial MC24 Docker image: https://hub.docker.com/r/jatzoo/jrivermc24/

Like I said above, if you're using audio only (and no video) it's probably easier to buy a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ kit and either install/flash Raspbian to a microSD card and install the ARM version of MC24 for Linux on it or buy a JRiver IdPi microSD card with MC already pre-installed which will work too. Then connect your NAS (either USB or over the network) to the Raspberry Pi and allow the MC running on it to manage your library.

Scobie:
You can use Docker as Awesome donkey suggested or install MC on a VM on the QNAP.

I've been running MC on a virtual Debian host on my TS-453mini for a year or so now and it works pretty well.

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