Media server

The page is most likely designed for Raspberry Pi although the software can be installed on regular linux box too.

Macast

• https://github.com/xfangfang/Macast
• Macast DLNA Media Renderer: Easily Cast Videos, Music And Pictures From A Phone To Your Computer

MiniDLNA/Upnp

• What Is DLNA and Is It Still Used? DLNA Is on Its Way Out!
• http://www.instructables.com/id/Raspberry-Pi-Media-Server-MiniDLNA/?ALLSTEPS
• http://bbrks.me/rpi-minidlna-media-server/
• https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MiniDLNA
• https://everbit.wordpress.com/2013/04/01/minidlna-on-the-raspberry-pi/

sudo apt-get install minidlna
sudo nano /etc/fstab
sudo nano /etc/minidlna.conf
sudo service minidlna restart
minidlna -R  # refresh database
sudo service minidlna force-reload

The setup took only 5 minutes.

Note that each subfolders under media_dir has to have a mode 775.

On Android BubbleUPnP, Go to Library > Your DLNA. Media -> Pictures -> Folders or Media -> Video -> Folders. The streaming is smooth compared to using say VLC/ES File Explorer to play media files.

Minidlna can not sync media files automatically. We need to run cron jobs to achieve it.

If we want to remove minidlna, we run

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove minidlna

Plex

• Local link
• http://www.htpcguides.com/raspberry-pi-2-home-media-server-installer-image/

Universal Media Server

• Universal Media Server
• How to setup Universal Media Server 8.0.1 under Ubuntu 18.04

Photo Album

using Lychee, a free photo-management tool, which runs on your server or web-space.

• http://www.pihomeserver.fr/en/2014/01/23/raspberry-pi-home-server-heberger-toutes-vos-photos/