sbp wrote: > Regarding handling the music files on pCP. > > Initially I also thought that samba would be the optimal solution to > update music files on an attached HDD - but I'm not so sure anymore. > pCP is build to be as lean as possible and the focus is always to > deliver the best sound quality on a RPi. So I think it might be > overdoing it to have samba running on pCP all the time for the rare > moments where you actually transfer music files to pCP. > > If you only need to transfer files from time to time I think winscp > actually is a good way to do it. > In the figure below 2 shows the music files on the computer, 3 show the > music files on pCP and 1. show the possibility to use the synchronize > button which will automatically update new files/directories (you can > control direction from computer to pCP/or the other way/or both ways.) > 20781 > > It should even be possible to use winscp in a commandline function on > your computer where it will monitor your music catalog for changes. If a > change is detected winscp will automatically synchronize the files on > pCP. > https://winscp.net/eng/docs/task_keep_up_to_date > This also have benefit that the music directory on your computer serves > as a sort of backup of the music files on the pCP. So if you fix any > MP3-tags on the monitored direcory on your computer, these fixes should > automatically turn up on the pCP. > > I will advice that you try to install winscp on your computer and test > if it could be a suitable way to go. > > Steen
If you have only a small library and only one PC that needs access then perhaps you can get away with WinSCP used in this way but I really don't think it's very scalable. *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / SB3 -> Onkyo CRN 755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dining Room* -> SB Boom *Kitchen* -> UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom (Bedside)* - SB Touch -> Topping TP21 -> AKG Headphones *Bedroom (TV)* - Amazon Fire TV (SB Player) -> Topping TP20 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ d6jg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44051 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105018 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
