Since upgrading to 7.7.2 I have changed strategy a little. LMS 7.7.2 is the first version that I have experienced that allows multiple music folders. I now have my music stored in Music and Music2014 - the former never changes and the latter is of course getting added to regularly. This has had an impact on my backup strategy as follows:
LMS is installed on a QNAP NAS with a second QNAP as a local backup device but the strategy could apply to any Linux servers. "Music" has been rsynced to QNAP2 with LMS on it in case of need on a weekly basis until 31/12 but the job is now switched off. "Music2014" is now rsynced every Sun. Offsite backup is provided FOC courtesy of Google Play Music where I run MusicManager on a PC which sends the contents of Music2014 up to the Cloud. As with the rsync job Music used to be the source so I have a full copy of all my mp3s available via Google Play but I am nearing the 20,000 track limit. When I do I shall set up Music2015 or whatever and rsync that to the second QNAP and also to a second Google Play Account. Couple of notes. My collection is high res mp3 only but I understand Google will transcode FLACs as they get uploaded. Most of the time I can stream remotely from my LMS via VPN but when I cant for some reason I have the Google Play Music streaming to fall back on. QNAP TS419P 4TB LMS7.7.2 *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 connected Digitally - > Celestion Ditton F20s - and connected Analogue for Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser HDR 130 *Office* - SB3 -> Sony TA FE320 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dining Room* -> SB Boom *Kitchen* -> UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom* - SB Touch -> Topping TP21 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ d6jg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44051 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101036 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
