Multiple Instances on QNAP

[simoncn]

If your QNAP model can run Container Station, the following will create a Docker container running an additional MinimServer instance:

Edit: The following instructions don't apply to MinimServer 2. Instead, use the instructions in this section.

1) Create a folder Docker in the QNAP Public shared folder
2) Under this folder, create subfolders 'build' and 'run'
3) Download the file MinimServer-0.8.5.2-linux-intel.tar.gz from the Downloads page and copy it to the 'build' folder
4) Download the file Dockerfile.bin from this link
5) Rename the file Dockerfile.bin to Dockerfile and copy it to the 'build' folder
6) Download the file docker.sh from this link and copy it to the 'run' folder
7) Login to the NAS using SSH
8) Run the command: cd /share/Public/Docker/build
9) Run the command: sh ../run/docker.sh build -t minimserver:0.8.5.2 .
10) Start and open Container Station
11) Under Images, you should see an image with Name minimserver and Version 0.8.5.2
12) Click the + icon in the Actions column for this image
13) On the Advanced Settings page, select Network and change the network mode to Host (ignoring the warning message)
14) On the Advanced Settings page, select Shared Folders and create a mapping for your MinimServer library folder to a mount point in the Docker container (for example, /Music)
15) Click the Create button
16) The MinimServer Docker container should start and be visible as a red minim icon in MinimWatch
17) Select Properties from the red icon. On the System tab, change http.port from 9790 to 9792 and change ohnet.port from 9791 to 9793, then click Apply
18) On the Server tab, put the mount point for your MinimServer library folder (see step 14) in the contentDir field, then click Apply
19) On the Server tab, change the default displayName value to something else so that you can easily identify this instance when using MinimWatch, then click OK
20) From the MinimWatch minim icon, select Restart

Please let me know if you have any questions about this or if any of the steps don't work correctly.

I would like to add support for multiple instances into MinimServer so that the setup process is simpler and works on all platforms. However, this is unlikely to happen in the short to medium term.