Hello, I have been using JRiver MC on Windows for some years now and have been able to resolve most of the issues/knowledge gaps by reading the responses in the forum. However, I recently installed Ubuntu to have a dedicated system running the JRiver media library. Despite doing a lot of self-troubleshooting and reading articles, I haven't been able to fix some issues. Please note that I started using Linux recently and may lack some basic skills, so I am hoping for some advice from my fellow members.
System overview - source: TrueNAS shares (SMB shares); JRiver Server: Ubuntu LTS; DAC - Mytek Brooklyn; JRiver Client (how to know for sure, I am syncing the library using IP address and port number) - Windows 10
Tagging: All music files are fully tagged externally with Cover Art embedded or inside the FLAC file.
Import process - I managed to mount my NAS drive through CIFS Utils with username and password created on the TrueNAS for SMB share. I then configured auto-import using the following tasks - Build thumbnails, update for external changes and fix broken links. JRiver successfully imported all folders and showed thumbnails.
Users: (A) TrueNAS SMB share username (jriver) is used to mount drives, but ls -l on the mounted drive shows (root) as the owner. (B) Linux user (media) is used for logging in and install jriver. Ls-l shows (media) as the owner of the Temp folder.
Problem 1: Temp folder quickly fills out the drive, over 3GB crashing the JRiver application. After some research on the forum, it seems like it could be related to the permission issue. I need to remove the files from the terminal to run the application. This also prevents from using the GUI interface after reboot. Occasionally, JRiver removes image files from the Temp folder upon restart. What are these Temp files? I never saw so many image files when I was running the application on my Windows system.
Problem 2: Unable to edit any tags - update from library or update from tags. Get a failure pop-up when I click "update library from tags"; it could be again due to a permission issue.
Problem 3: All files have embedded cover art, and I can see the cover art in the "Images" metadata. Yet, on the bottom left side, the cover art doesn't show up when playing on DAC - it shows up only on the local player. It is not a case of missing cover art, but I still tried "Quick Find," and it didn't make any difference - this issue was occurring on my Windows, too, so I don't think it is related to permissions.
Problem 4: Can I run two instances of JRiver as a server so if one of them had to be shut down, the other could serve the library and sync all changes?
Feature-related Question: Is it possible to automatically show the "cover view" on an external display like a tablet? I am aware of Gizmo, but I am looking for functionality similar to casting a screen. When music is played from any system or controller point, a dedicated display should automatically show the cover view.
I apologize if my questions are not clear. Please let me know if you need more information to understand the problem.