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Devices => JRiver Id -- Hardware by JRiver => Topic started by: Pateanu on April 20, 2020, 05:22:42 pm

Title: Replacing a regular NUC with JRiver Id
Post by: Pateanu on April 20, 2020, 05:22:42 pm: My apologies if this is answered somewhere, but I am a newbie to this...
I am currently using MC 26 running on an Intel NUC with windows 10. Problem is, I am sick and tired of Windows downloading updates on me which require rebooting and servers not restarting automatically. In short, I would like to run MC on a dedicated device. My understanding is that my options are a NAS or JRiver Id. I am an IT professional, but had no exposure to Linux. Here are my questions:
1. If I were to use JRiver Id, do I need Linux knowledge to set it up and run (considering that I would like to port my library too from the current environment)?
2. Is JRiver Id nice and stable, meaning can I "set and forget" have my MC server up and running all the time without constant need to restart?
3. Since I already have a NUC, is there a way to reuse it and just buy the the software image for JRiver Id and convert my existing NUC to a JRiver Id?

Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Cheers
Rares
Title: Re: Replacing a regular NUC with JRiver Id
Post by: wer on April 20, 2020, 05:36:22 pm: I don't know if they sell the Id software separately for Intel, although they do for Raspberry Pi. But you could certainly just buy the Linux version of JRiver.

Another option would be to just blow away Windows 10 and put Windows 7 on the box. You won't at least have trouble controlling Win7, and otherwise MC will work exactly the same.
Title: Re: Replacing a regular NUC with JRiver Id
Post by: JimH on April 20, 2020, 05:46:35 pm: Quote from: Pateanu on April 20, 2020, 05:22:42 pm
1. If I were to use JRiver Id, do I need Linux knowledge to set it up and run (considering that I would like to port my library too from the current environment)?
2. Is JRiver Id nice and stable, meaning can I "set and forget" have my MC server up and running all the time without constant need to restart?
3. Since I already have a NUC, is there a way to reuse it and just buy the the software image for JRiver Id and convert my existing NUC to a JRiver Id?
1. No
2. Yes
3. No

For the Raspberry Pi, you can buy an SD card with everything on it.
Title: Re: Replacing a regular NUC with JRiver Id
Post by: Pateanu on April 20, 2020, 06:58:18 pm: Thanks, much appreciated
Title: Re: Replacing a regular NUC with JRiver Id
Post by: astromo on May 22, 2020, 07:23:09 am: Quote from: Pateanu on April 20, 2020, 05:22:42 pm
3. Since I already have a NUC, is there a way to reuse it and just buy the the software image for JRiver Id and convert my existing NUC to a JRiver Id?

Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Cheers
Rares

This was an option some time ago:
https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=95960.msg661323 (https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=95960.msg661323)

I took advantage of the Id USB option way back when.

I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up being a compatibility hassle for Jim and bob.

Even so, the IdPi is a great alternative. Otherwise, you could set up your NUC with Debian or Ubuntu and run MC. A little bit more work but entirely doable. Just depends what your ultimate objective is.