I used to use Subsonic and one of the many clients. I don't know if Subsonic is still an option, but there are many server side applications, including a few

I used to use Subsonic and one of the many clients. I don't know if Subsonic is still an option, but there are many server side applications, including a few forks, that fill that role. There are others that work with those same Subsonic clients. It will allow you to choose a codec for streaming that is different than storage.