Announcing Instant SqueezeCenter Beta Inspired by Michael's SlimCD and SlimNAS, Instant SqueezeCenter is a single CD that will perform a fully automated installation and configuration of a standalone Linux SqueezeCenter server with minimal user input. The target user is someone who wants a dedicated (probably headless) server to store music and run SqueezeCenter. It should also be useful for dedicated VM installations. Advanced linux knowledge is not necessary. The intention is to be as turnkey as possible.
This is s Beta release. Please test and provide feedback, bug reports, suggestions, etc. When booted, the CD will automatically do the dollowing: - Format your hard disk(s) and install a trimmed-down copy of CentOS 5 Linux - Install SqueezeCenter along with mplayer, lame and AlienBBC (for RTSP and WM) - Configure music and playlist folders that can be accessed as Windows shares - Configure the server to automatically synchronize with public time servers - Configure the firewall and SELinux for proper operation - Enable automatic updates of all Linux and SqueezeCenter packages Basic instructions - Make sure the PC is connected to the internet - Boot the CD - Note the red message that says "Warning: This will format ALL of your hard drives and DESTROY all existing data on your computer!! Final warning!!" - Press enter - When prompted, enter your timezone and root password - Wait ~15 minutes for the operating system to install - The system will reboot - When promted to setup network, select "yes" and enter your network info - Wait ~15-30 minutes while SqueezeCenter is installed and updates are applied. Some of the RPMForge mirrors are quite slow. This could take MUCH longer if you get a bad one :( - When prompted, enter a password for your music shares - Final reboot - that's it! Usage - You can now access the SqueezeCenter web GUI as usual at http://ip-address:9000. When the wizard runs, accept the default music and playlist folders. - Add/change content in your music and playlist folders from another pc. Browse to the "squeezecenter" windows share as user "squeezecenter" and the password you entered at the end of installation. - If you want to login to your server for admin purposes, use ssh (or putty) and login as root. Download torrent - http://www.miksis.com/slimdevices/Instant-SC - I am running my own torrent tracker and have one seeder on a not-so-fast DSL connection. Please be patient and leave your downloader running after you get the file. Thanks! -- Fletch ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fletch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40818 _______________________________________________ beta mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
