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I am always surprised how many of these projects have been created. The logitech media server (former squeezebox server) has solved this problem and many others

I am always surprised how many of these projects have been created. The logitech media server (former squeezebox server) has solved this problem and many others a long time ago and most other projects fall well short of its functionality. It really was well ahead of it's time and I'm still amazed that it was made open source and that logitech supported it for quite a while. I just don't understand why is not a much bigger community around it, instead of all these projects that try to reproduce its functionality.

Helmut10001 4y ago
It doesn't look like Logitech media server can run on (or stream to) a Raspi Pi Zero, which was an important feature to me, given the current electricity prices. A Raspi will consume 0.7 Watt, which is hard to beat. Most of the devices seem to be proprietary from Logitech [1], not open source or self-built. [1]: https://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Squeezebox_Family_Overview https://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Squeezebox_Family_Ove...
- cycomanic 4y ago
  There's quite a few pi distributions that can run LMS, for example picoreplayer [1]. I've never run it on a pi zero, but I suspect it works. What I do is run the server on a pi3 and have a pi (1?) running squeezelite for remote control. [1] https://www.picoreplayer.org/ https://www.picoreplayer.org/
  - cycomanic 4y ago
    Sorry I realised this is a bit unclear. I should not have said remote control, but remote player. Squeezelite is a player and they definitely run on a pi. So with an LMS running on a one pi with a disk attached to it, and several other pis (possible with screens attached) you can run a fully synchronized home system that can run your own music, but also spotify and many of the other services as well as online radios (e.g. BBC) and podcasts, there are a lot of plugins.
    - Helmut10001 4y ago
      Great, thank you for the clarification!
- malermeister 4y ago
  I'm running squeezelite on a raspi zero right now! there's even a premade image that makes everything very easy. https://www.picoreplayer.org/ https://www.picoreplayer.org/ Most clients these days are raspis.
malermeister 4y ago
Protip: If you try lms, get the material skin so you have a UI. that's usable to 2022 users.

Helmut10001 4y ago

It doesn't look like Logitech media server can run on (or stream to) a Raspi Pi Zero, which was an important feature to me, given the current electricity prices. A Raspi will consume 0.7 Watt, which is hard to beat. Most of the devices seem to be proprietary from Logitech [1], not open source or self-built. [1]: https://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Squeezebox_Family_Overview https://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Squeezebox_Family_Ove...

cycomanic 4y ago
There's quite a few pi distributions that can run LMS, for example picoreplayer [1]. I've never run it on a pi zero, but I suspect it works. What I do is run the server on a pi3 and have a pi (1?) running squeezelite for remote control. [1] https://www.picoreplayer.org/ https://www.picoreplayer.org/
- cycomanic 4y ago
  Sorry I realised this is a bit unclear. I should not have said remote control, but remote player. Squeezelite is a player and they definitely run on a pi. So with an LMS running on a one pi with a disk attached to it, and several other pis (possible with screens attached) you can run a fully synchronized home system that can run your own music, but also spotify and many of the other services as well as online radios (e.g. BBC) and podcasts, there are a lot of plugins.
  - Helmut10001 4y ago
    Great, thank you for the clarification!
malermeister 4y ago
I'm running squeezelite on a raspi zero right now! there's even a premade image that makes everything very easy. https://www.picoreplayer.org/ https://www.picoreplayer.org/ Most clients these days are raspis.

malermeister 4y ago

Protip: If you try lms, get the material skin so you have a UI. that's usable to 2022 users.