new setup across vlans/subnets

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(28-03-2021 22:24)Neo Wrote:  So next will be a pi running volumio and then foobar for my office pc and laptop - I'm guessing I just map a network drive and do it that way for the pc and laptop? ANd do an nfs share for volumio? Theres no interaction between foobar or volumio and minimserver?

Good choice of tools, I use both :-)

A default installation of Volumio will install it as a UPnP renderer (amongst other things), so you'll be able to control it by BubbleUPnP from the tablet (depending upon what vlan they're both on). I'm also pretty sure that by default it's an OpenHome renderer so you won't need to use the BubbleUPnP server to proxy it (OpenHome functionality means the renderer holds the music queue so the control point isn't required beyond the initial "play to").

I use foobar for all my music metadata management so I have my master library on the PC, I then perform backups to Ubuntu, and sync the music to a Pi hosting MinimServer and BubbleUPnP for music playback.
If you're just using foobar as a player, bubbleguuum did produce a foobar component that integrates with BubbleUPnP server and still works quite well. It's no longer maintained, with the latest update from 2015, but with so few good control points for Windows, it's still an option.
If you want to use foobar for metadata management too, then yes, a NFS/Samba share to the PC would be required if your only copy is on the NAS.

Wherever you're accessing your music you really want to try and make it via MinimServer as you'll miss out on the rich browsing experience otherwise.