Using a Macbook Pro to stream music

[simoncn]

(08-02-2015 12:57)KilburnTowers Wrote:  Hi,

Do any fellow MinimServer users run it on a MacBook Pro? If so, could you please share with me what you use to stop the server going to sleep when it's only being used to stream music (Yosemite o.s.)?

I used to run a music streamer called Firefly to stream music from a decrepit 2GB Dell PC, which was grinding to a halt in many ways, to a Roku (Pinacle) soundbridge player.

I have now switched to a brand new 16GB MacBook pro and am running MinimServer.

Whereas before I would occasionally experience buffering (is there anything more annoying?) I'm finding this far more frequent in my new word. Ironically though, when it's working, it works so well. The actual time to fill the buffer is much quicker (songs start playing within a half a second of being selected).

One of my frustrations with the Macbook is that it goes to sleep if left idle. I installed an application called "InsomniaX" to stop that. However, I'm starting to be suspicious that this might be the cause of the buffering problem. I've tried an alternative called "Caffeine" which seems to work better but won't allow me to close the lid on the laptop without putting it to sleep. Neither will it ever put the screensave on. This seems so wasteful.

I am so frustrated that after spending loads of money on new laptop to serve music, my experience has declined so much, so would appreciate any information others can give.

See this page. What happens if you remove Insomniax and Caffeine and use this approach instead?