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Windows => JRiver Media Center 34 for Windows => Topic started by: sjhilton on March 11, 2025, 02:41:16 pm

Title: MC34 feature request - zone selection for DLNA server
Post by: sjhilton on March 11, 2025, 02:41:16 pm

I would like to be able to select the zone for the DLNA server in the settings for Media Network. Currently I use two  clients as DLNA renderers and this means that each needs to be configured as a separate Media Network server. I think this would improve stability in my setup. Related to the this and much less exciting, I would like to see the functionality and operation of Media Network better documented - both for troubleshooting and to enable the community to develop integrations etc. Happy to clarify and provide more detail.

Title: Re: MC34 feature request - zone selection for DLNA server
Post by: stevemac on March 12, 2025, 07:59:19 pm

hi - can you expand on this as not sure of the gap (and I do not use DLNA anywhere near as much as I used to)

• Creating multiple DLNA server records I understand
• Each DLNA player would need to connect to one of the DLNA servers you configured
• When using as a renderer (i.e. send content to device) - there is an option in Media Centre to associate the DLNA Server and device

Title: Re: MC34 feature request - zone selection for DLNA server
Post by: sjhilton on March 13, 2025, 06:19:24 am

Thanks for the follow up. I do appreciate it.

Currently I have JRiver running on my NAS in docker. This is the server for two raspberry pi clients. One raspberry pi is connected to the hifi (for music) and the second connected to the TV (for video and to control audio playback on the hifi). For the clients I have 'show playback zones from the server on the client' and sharing of the media is done by mapping the same network shares on each of the clients (so playback is 'direct').

For DLNA rendering to work each of the clients need media network enabled. For me using JRiver in this way causes instability in both clients. I've experienced random crashes/zones not keeping up what's happening on other clients - either displaying random library content or not showing that there is playback occurring when there is. I've tried every possible combination of setting that I can think of to address this issue (linking zones /groups/ diverting playback etc).

What I am seeking is to have all of the zones that show on the server, including the zones on the clients, to present as DLNA renderers on the server. This is so that external apps eg bubbleupnp or similar can connect to a DLNA renderer on the server only. My hope is that this will address the stability issues I'm experiencing.

Happy to provide further detail if needed of course.

Title: Re: MC34 feature request - zone selection for DLNA server
Post by: mattkhan on March 13, 2025, 06:52:59 am

I thought you could do that already using the options in media network, have you tried them?

Title: Re: MC34 feature request - zone selection for DLNA server
Post by: sjhilton on March 13, 2025, 03:10:56 pm

That's great if it's already possible mattkhan. I haven't been able to find that setting.