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That's why you run your own "cloud" music service. Personally I use Subsonic, and it is amazing. http://www.subsonic.org/pages/index.jsp http://www.subsonic.or

That's why you run your own "cloud" music service. Personally I use Subsonic, and it is amazing. http://www.subsonic.org/pages/index.jsp http://www.subsonic.org/pages/index.jsp

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acheron 13y ago
Sounded really good until I got to the part about needing to pay a subscription fee.
- toomuchtodo 13y ago
  We all need to eat.
  - nitrogen 13y ago
    But it seems those music listeners in this thread are the type that prefer a single up-front cost over a recurring subscription.
- vacri 13y ago
  You don't need to. It's a freemium model - paying a subscription gets you some extra features, like apps for mobile.
- euank 13y ago
  You don't need to. Since subsonic is Open Source, there's naturally multiple forks with the licensing code removed. The best fork, which also adds features, is madsonic[0]. I recommend it. In addition, if you already have subsonic, the license code is simply a check if your password = the md5 of your email. So using "example@example.com" and "23463b99b62a72f26ed677cc556c44e8" will make it think you're a valid subscriber and give you all features. [0]: http://www.madsonic.org/ http://www.madsonic.org/
  - pacificmint 13y ago
    > the license code is simply a check if your password = the md5 of your email That used to be the case, but the newer versions actually phone home and verify the license.
    - euank 13y ago
      Thanks for the information. It was true the last time I used subsonic, but that isn't all that recently. Still, I have no doubt it wouldn't be hard to remove it from the code.
    - cheapskate 13y ago
      echo "127.0.0.1 subsonic.org" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
  - wattengard 13y ago
    Sorry but the front of that page made me throw up a bit in my mouth and just close it back down again...
    - 72deluxe 13y ago
      I like how they used a massive picture and then scaled it down in the IMG tag instead of just resizing the picture and putting it on the page. Very entertaining...!
- fletchowns 13y ago
  It's ONE DOLLAR per month. ONE DOLLAR! And it's only if you want the extra features. Would you rather have ads be inserted between your songs or something? The development of the app needs to be paid for one way or the other.
  - csmuk 13y ago
    One dollar is too much for something that was a solved problem (media sync).
    - fletchowns 13y ago
      How is that a solved problem?
      - csmuk 13y ago
        How is it not? Plug shit into PC, two way sync. WinPhone and iOS do this fine.
        fletchowns 13y ago
        Exactly, that's not a solved problem. Your first step, "plug shit into PC", is not something that I currently do with my phone, nor do I want to have to start doing.
        antihero 13y ago
        Ah yes, the old "sync 600GB of MP3s onto a 32GB device" trick.
        ozh 13y ago
        Which has to be reason #2 or #3 why I hate iTunes with passion.
        csmuk 13y ago
        Yes because you really need 600GB of mp3s which on the back of an envelope calculation is over 1000 days of listening for 8 hours a day at a reasonable bitrate with no repeats... I'm sure, at amazon prices which is a fair approximation including CDs, you didn't spend $100,000 on them either. This is really not a problem. Well it is but only greed created it.
rjbwork 13y ago
I also use subsonic and love it. It's unfortunate that the author moved to a monthly/yearly subscription model. Luckily, I am grandfathered into a lifetime premium membership with a free dynamic DNS address, which is really nice.
- nnnnni 13y ago
  Or you can use Supersonic or Madsonic, which are forks without the "forced donation for open source software" problem.
  - lazylizard 13y ago
    i liked http://www.pancake.org/zina http://www.pancake.org/zina too...
err4nt 13y ago
I used to run Subsonic, now I'm loving http://plexapp.com http://plexapp.com and the (paid) iOS app. I'm also an Rdio and Netflix subscriber, but running Plex on my server allows me to 'roll my own Netflix' and stream movies and music to my iPad or other computers, or even from my server to any computer in the web browser. I'm happy.
- gcb1 13y ago
  so, all that gets you is a interface and some search? i just have an apache serving all my videos and a bookmark on any device browser. click and play. for android i use mx player.
  - sandGorgon 13y ago
    Plex is the only solution that I have found that seamlessly plays video on my flatscreen through my mobile with the content being served from my laptop. Before you ask - yes I used to be running xbmc, minidlna, etc. previously. No, they are nowhere as good (actually, to rephrase, the client-server model is not xbmc's focus, which is completely wrong IMHO).
  - themstheones 13y ago
    So you can set up apache to host movies on a home network, then stream them with VLC? That sounds like a fantastic solution. Is there a solution for playing music this way on something resembling a stereo that supports playlists?
- antihero 13y ago
  Man, I can't get Plex to run. It looks so excellent but whenever I try and play anything I get "Media player error! Resetting" and then nothing happens. Edit: Rebooted phone and it works now. Holy shit this is cool, and I can even share my media library with friends!
- deleted 13y ago
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- mattdotc 13y ago
adamwong246 13y ago
MPD ftw
ams6110 13y ago
From the site: Based on Java technology Ugh.. lost me. I don't run Java anything anymore.
- smoyer 13y ago
  I hear a lot of people claim that, but the reality is that many people run applications they don't realize are Java, and a lot of the infrastructure you rely on runs Java behind it. As a JavaEE architect/developer, I whole-heartedly agree that you shouldn't run Applets in your browser anymore. In fact, unsigned applets will no longer run after January of 2014, which will break a lot of the banking infrastructure and a couple important client applications at my day job.
  - laumars 13y ago
    This isn't even a java applet. It's java server side code. There is absolutely no reason for the former poster to boycott this aside from ignorant pig-headedness (and this is coming from someone who isn't exactly a fan of java himself)
    - potangina 13y ago
      what is that?
- fletchowns 13y ago
  Thanks for the worthless comment!
  - thibaut_barrere 13y ago
    I think he has a tiny point actually: I saw a number of people around me removing Java (or not installing it on new computers) after the numerous vulnerabilities reported recently. Just a data point but well - I wonder if this could affect sales of java-based product etc.
    - 13y ago
sciurus 13y ago
Also there's Ampache. https://github.com/ampache/ampache https://github.com/ampache/ampache https://web.archive.org/web/20130302160313/http://ampache.org/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130302160313/http://ampache.or... https://web.archive.org/web/20130306044144/http://ampache.org/wiki/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130306044144/http://ampache.or... Within the last year the project ditched their website in favor of just using github. However, strangely they didn't migrate any the content from their website to it.

That's why you run your own "cloud" music service. Personally I use Subsonic, and it is amazing. http://www.subsonic.org/pages/index.jsp http://www.subsonic.org/pages/index.jsp

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acheron 13y ago

Sounded really good until I got to the part about needing to pay a subscription fee.

toomuchtodo 13y ago
We all need to eat.
- nitrogen 13y ago
  But it seems those music listeners in this thread are the type that prefer a single up-front cost over a recurring subscription.
vacri 13y ago
You don't need to. It's a freemium model - paying a subscription gets you some extra features, like apps for mobile.
euank 13y ago
You don't need to. Since subsonic is Open Source, there's naturally multiple forks with the licensing code removed. The best fork, which also adds features, is madsonic[0]. I recommend it. In addition, if you already have subsonic, the license code is simply a check if your password = the md5 of your email. So using "example@example.com" and "23463b99b62a72f26ed677cc556c44e8" will make it think you're a valid subscriber and give you all features. [0]: http://www.madsonic.org/ http://www.madsonic.org/
- pacificmint 13y ago
  > the license code is simply a check if your password = the md5 of your email That used to be the case, but the newer versions actually phone home and verify the license.
  - euank 13y ago
    Thanks for the information. It was true the last time I used subsonic, but that isn't all that recently. Still, I have no doubt it wouldn't be hard to remove it from the code.
  - cheapskate 13y ago
    echo "127.0.0.1 subsonic.org" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
- wattengard 13y ago
  Sorry but the front of that page made me throw up a bit in my mouth and just close it back down again...
  - 72deluxe 13y ago
    I like how they used a massive picture and then scaled it down in the IMG tag instead of just resizing the picture and putting it on the page. Very entertaining...!
fletchowns 13y ago
It's ONE DOLLAR per month. ONE DOLLAR! And it's only if you want the extra features. Would you rather have ads be inserted between your songs or something? The development of the app needs to be paid for one way or the other.
- csmuk 13y ago
  One dollar is too much for something that was a solved problem (media sync).
  - fletchowns 13y ago
    How is that a solved problem?
    - csmuk 13y ago
      How is it not? Plug shit into PC, two way sync. WinPhone and iOS do this fine.
      - fletchowns 13y ago
        Exactly, that's not a solved problem. Your first step, "plug shit into PC", is not something that I currently do with my phone, nor do I want to have to start doing.
      - antihero 13y ago
        Ah yes, the old "sync 600GB of MP3s onto a 32GB device" trick.
        ozh 13y ago
        Which has to be reason #2 or #3 why I hate iTunes with passion.
        csmuk 13y ago
        Yes because you really need 600GB of mp3s which on the back of an envelope calculation is over 1000 days of listening for 8 hours a day at a reasonable bitrate with no repeats... I'm sure, at amazon prices which is a fair approximation including CDs, you didn't spend $100,000 on them either. This is really not a problem. Well it is but only greed created it.

rjbwork 13y ago

I also use subsonic and love it. It's unfortunate that the author moved to a monthly/yearly subscription model. Luckily, I am grandfathered into a lifetime premium membership with a free dynamic DNS address, which is really nice.

nnnnni 13y ago
Or you can use Supersonic or Madsonic, which are forks without the "forced donation for open source software" problem.
- lazylizard 13y ago
  i liked http://www.pancake.org/zina http://www.pancake.org/zina too...

err4nt 13y ago

I used to run Subsonic, now I'm loving http://plexapp.com http://plexapp.com and the (paid) iOS app. I'm also an Rdio and Netflix subscriber, but running Plex on my server allows me to 'roll my own Netflix' and stream movies and music to my iPad or other computers, or even from my server to any computer in the web browser. I'm happy.

gcb1 13y ago
so, all that gets you is a interface and some search? i just have an apache serving all my videos and a bookmark on any device browser. click and play. for android i use mx player.
- sandGorgon 13y ago
  Plex is the only solution that I have found that seamlessly plays video on my flatscreen through my mobile with the content being served from my laptop. Before you ask - yes I used to be running xbmc, minidlna, etc. previously. No, they are nowhere as good (actually, to rephrase, the client-server model is not xbmc's focus, which is completely wrong IMHO).
- themstheones 13y ago
  So you can set up apache to host movies on a home network, then stream them with VLC? That sounds like a fantastic solution. Is there a solution for playing music this way on something resembling a stereo that supports playlists?
antihero 13y ago
Man, I can't get Plex to run. It looks so excellent but whenever I try and play anything I get "Media player error! Resetting" and then nothing happens. Edit: Rebooted phone and it works now. Holy shit this is cool, and I can even share my media library with friends!
deleted 13y ago
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mattdotc 13y ago

adamwong246 13y ago

MPD ftw

ams6110 13y ago

From the site: Based on Java technology Ugh.. lost me. I don't run Java anything anymore.

smoyer 13y ago
I hear a lot of people claim that, but the reality is that many people run applications they don't realize are Java, and a lot of the infrastructure you rely on runs Java behind it. As a JavaEE architect/developer, I whole-heartedly agree that you shouldn't run Applets in your browser anymore. In fact, unsigned applets will no longer run after January of 2014, which will break a lot of the banking infrastructure and a couple important client applications at my day job.
- laumars 13y ago
  This isn't even a java applet. It's java server side code. There is absolutely no reason for the former poster to boycott this aside from ignorant pig-headedness (and this is coming from someone who isn't exactly a fan of java himself)
  - potangina 13y ago
    what is that?
fletchowns 13y ago
Thanks for the worthless comment!
- thibaut_barrere 13y ago
  I think he has a tiny point actually: I saw a number of people around me removing Java (or not installing it on new computers) after the numerous vulnerabilities reported recently. Just a data point but well - I wonder if this could affect sales of java-based product etc.
  - 13y ago

sciurus 13y ago

Also there's Ampache. https://github.com/ampache/ampache https://github.com/ampache/ampache https://web.archive.org/web/20130302160313/http://ampache.org/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130302160313/http://ampache.or... https://web.archive.org/web/20130306044144/http://ampache.org/wiki/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130306044144/http://ampache.or... Within the last year the project ditched their website in favor of just using github. However, strangely they didn't migrate any the content from their website to it.