installJRMCThis program will install
JRiver Media Center and associated services on most Linux distributions.
You can find the latest version of installJRMC, changelog, and documentation in
my repository.
tl;dr One-line MC install curl https://git.bryanroessler.com/bryan/installJRMC/raw/master/installJRMC|bash
InstructionsDownload and unzip installJRMC from the attachment below or grab the latest stable version directly:
curl -O https://git.bryanroessler.com/bryan/installJRMC/raw/master/installJRMC &&
chmod +x ./installJRMC &&
./installJRMC [--option [ARGUMENT]]
Running `installJRMC` without any options implies --install=repo (on SUSE: --install=local) and will install the latest version of JRiver Media Center from the official JRiver repository (Ubuntu/Debian) or my
unofficial repository (Fedora/CentOS) using the system package manager. If --service or --container is passed then the default install method (--install=repo or --install=local) must be specified (to allow services and containers to be installed independent of MC).
Recent versions of installJRMC automatically self-update to the latest installJRMC release.
Options$ installJRMC --help
--install, -i repo|local
repo: Install MC from repository, future updates will be handled by the system package manager
local: Build and install MC package from official source package
--build[=suse|fedora|centos]
Build RPM from source DEB but do not install
Optionally, specify a target distro for cross-building (ex. --build=suse, note the '=')
--compat
Build/install MC without minimum dependency version requirements
--mcversion VERSION
Build or install a specific MC version, ex. "33.0.37" or "33" (default: latest)
--arch ARCH
Specify the MC architecture, ex. "amd64", "arm64", etc (default: host architecture)
--mcrepo REPO
Specify the MC repository, ex. "bullseye", "bookworm", "noble", etc (default: latest official)
--outputdir PATH
Generate rpmbuild output in this PATH (default: ./output)
--restorefile RESTOREFILE
Restore file location for automatic license registration
--betapass PASSWORD
Enter beta team password for access to beta builds
--service, -s SERVICE
See SERVICES section below for the list of services to deploy
--service-type user|system
Starts services at boot (system) or user login (user) (default: per-service, see SERVICES)
--container, -c CONTAINER (TODO: Under construction)
See CONTAINERS section below for a list of containers to deploy
--createrepo[=suse|fedora|centos]
Build rpm, copy to webroot, and run createrepo.
Optionally, specify a target distro for non-native repo (ex. --createrepo=fedora, note the '=')
--createrepo-webroot PATH
The webroot directory to install the repo (default: /var/www/jriver/)
--createrepo-user USER
The web server user if different from the current user
--no-update
Disable the installJRMC update check
--yes, -y, --auto
Always assumes yes for questions
--version, -v
Print this script version and exit
--debug, -d
Print debug output
--help, -h
Print help dialog and exit
--uninstall, -u
Uninstall JRiver MC, service files, and firewall rules (does not remove library or media files)
Servicesjriver-mediaserver (user)
Enable and start a mediaserver systemd service (requires an existing X server)
jriver-mediacenter (user)
Enable and start a mediacenter systemd service (requires an existing X server)
jriver-x11vnc (user)
Enable and start x11vnc for the local desktop (requires an existing X server, does NOT support Wayland)
--vncpass and --display are also valid options (see below)
jriver-xvnc (system)
Enable and start a new Xvnc session running JRiver Media Center
--vncpass PASSWORD
Set vnc password for x11vnc/Xvnc access. If no password is set, the script will either use existing password stored in ~/.vnc/jrmc_passwd or use no password
--display DISPLAY
Manually specify display to use for x11vnc/Xvnc (ex. ':1')
jriver-createrepo (system)
Install hourly service to build latest MC RPM and run createrepo
By default installs as root service to handle www permissions more gracefully
By default, MC services use a sane --service-type listed next to the service name in the Services description. User services can be manipulated as an unprivileged user, for example:
systemctl --user stop jriver-mediacenter and begin at user login. System services are manipulable as root, for example:
sudo systemctl stop jriver-servicename@username.service and begin at system boot. Note that it is possible to run all services of a particular user at boot using
sudo loginctl enable-linger username.
Multiple services (but not --service-types) can be installed at one time using multiple --service blocks:
installJRMC --install repo --service jriver-x11vnc --service jriver-mediacenter
jriver-x11vnc versus jriver-xvncjriver-x11vnc shares your existing X display via VNC and can be combined with additional services to start Media Center or Media Server. Conversely,
jriver-xvnc creates a new Xvnc display and starts a JRiver Media Center service in the foreground of the new VNC display.
ContainersComing soon!FirewallinstallJRMC automatically creates port forwarding firewall rules for remote access to Media Network (52100-52200/tcp, 1900/udp DLNA) and Xvnc/x11vnc (if selected), using firewall-cmd or ufw.
ExamplesinstallJRMC
Install the latest version of MC from the best available repository.
installJRMC --install local --compat
Install a more widely-compatible version of the latest MC version.
installJRMC --install repo --service jriver-mediacenter --service-type user
Install MC from the repository and start/enable jriver-mediacenter.service as a user service.
installJRMC --install local --compat --restorefile /path/to/license.mjr --mcversion 33.0.37
Build and install an MC 33.0.37 comptability RPM locally and activate it using the /path/to/license.mjr
installJRMC --createrepo --createrepo-webroot /srv/jriver/repo --createrepo-user www-user
Build an RPM locally for the current distro, move it to the webroot, and run createrepo as www-user.
installJRMC --service jriver-createrepo --createrepo-webroot /srv/jriver/repo --createrepo-user www-user
Install the jriver-createrepo timer and service to build the RPM, move it to the webroot, and run createrepo as www-user hourly.
installJRMC --install repo --service jriver-x11vnc --service jriver-mediacenter --vncpass "letmein"
Install services to share the existing local desktop via VNC and automatically run MC on startup.
installJRMC --install repo --service jriver-xvnc --display ":2"
Install an Xvnc server on display ':2' that starts MC.
installJRMC --uninstall
Uninstall MC, services, and firewall rules. This will
not remove your media, media library/database, or library backup folder.
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