MinimStreamer on a Synology NAS

[DavidHB]

(18-09-2015 09:31)Hubert Wrote:  The only disadvantage of this method is that I cannot use the playlists (eg BBC.m3u) which I enjoy when running MinimServer in Windows.

For radio station playlists, if you copy the .m3u files to a location (I would suggest a dedicated 'Playlists' folder) in the music folder on your NAS referenced by MinimServer, then do a rescan from MinimWatch, you will find that MinimServer will pick them up, and will provide a Playlists entry in the top level menu which you can access from your control point. It is a good idea to have the MinimServer log open from MinimWatch when you do the rescan, to make sure that there are no errors.

If you use playlist files with your stored music, you can re-create them on the NAS, but they will need to have the correct file paths. The easiest way to do this is to use Playlist Creator, which has a simple drag-and-drop interface. You need to tick the option (in Settings>Playlist Details) to use forward slashes instead of backslashes in file paths, and to save your .m3u files to the Playlists folder. The rescan/log procedure with MinimWatch is the same as for the radio station lists.

David