iTunes. NV+ V2 4bay's

ok cool - thanks

Hi all - this is really for mdgm,

i have also tried your addon to activate the itunes server but afterwards i could not access the server i.e.

mynasip:3689

is there something i am doing wrong. all i want to do is to transfer music from my nas to my ipod using a a pc - is this possible?

thanks

roge

The iTunes Server is for streaming music to iTunes on your PC not for transferring/streaming music to an iPod.

punkyroge wrote:
... all i want to do is to transfer music from my nas to my ipod using a a pc - is this possible?

The easiest way to do this to run iTunes on the PC, and add the music on the NAS to its library. It might be convenient to map the music share to a PC drive letter.

There is a lot of confusion, but you explained in an earlier post iTunes server is for connecting to iTunes on a PC, whilst iPads/iPods/iPhones require "Home Sharing". I guess a DNLA client app could also be used (see here for a few ideas).

Is there any chance Netgear will support "Home Sharing" on the ReadyNas devices (like the older NV+ v2 :o )?

aks wrote:
...Is there any chance Netgear will support "Home Sharing" on the ReadyNas devices (like the older NV+ v2 :o )?

"Home Sharing" is a proprietary Apple feature - they have not published how it is done, and it has not been reverse engineered.

Unless someone does reverse-engineer it, or Apple changes their policy (for example by releasing iTunes on Linux), there will be no home sharing support on any linux system.

thanks mdgm and StephenB
i added the folder to my library and can now upload music to my ipod,

however, if i can just add the folder to my itunes library, then i can play this music through my pc and transfer it to my ipod.

what is the benefit of streaming it?

also - i checked the service file and DAAP now =1 so your addon worked mdgm - so when the nas sends an email saying the addon has failed it must be a glitch, probably because there is no addon to install per se

cheers

punkyroge wrote:
...i added the folder to my library and can now upload music to my ipod, however, if i can just add the folder to my itunes library, then i can play this music through my pc and transfer it to my ipod. what is the benefit of streaming it?

The short answer is "not much".

If Apple allowed non-Apple servers to provide "home sharing" then there would be more benefits - music could be directly played on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and possibly be available through iCloud without needing a PC.

As it is, there is a small performance advantage to running the server on the NAS instead of over the network. That's about it. This is one area where Team Android is ahead.

There is several benefits (to me anyway).
1. an 8GB iPod touch is quickly filled. My 4TB NAS takes a while.
2. it's easier to manage one library centrally.
3. I want to stream to iDevices and non-iDevices, i.e. wireless speakers.
4. My NAS is always on, 24/7, my PC isn't. Not to mention, I'd rather not have iTunes running the whole time.
5. I have several PCs - iTunes server cane help here, or DLNA (which seems weak in comparison).

I have reviewed several DLNA / music apps, and I personally prefer the built-in music player in my iPod for ease of use, listings, album arts, etc. I realise this is personal choice. I also see that other NAS vendors (i.e. Synology) are adding AirPlay, which solves streaming to speakers. Now I need to find a good way to stream to an iDevice too.

The iTunes server used in most NAS (includng Synology and ReadyNAS) is forked-daapd - so if a solution emerges for Synology it will also show up on the ReadyNAS. In this particular case, the feature sets are the same, since both vendors use the same open source.

Forked-daapd already supports Airplay - so I can use my iPad to control music playback from the ReadyNAS to my Apple TV, using the Apple Remote App. I can even use my iDevice to control music playback on my Android phone - using the Android AirBubble app on the phone. And I can access the NAS iTunes library from iTunes running on my PCs.

What cannot be done: actually playing back music on my iPad (or any current iDevice) from the NAS using the built-in music player. Airplay doesn't enable that - you need home sharing. Until Apple publishes the protocol (or someone else reverse-engineers it) no Linux NAS can do that.

In the meantime, you can use a player that supports DLNA or FTP/HTTP to play on your iDevice, or you can launch iTunes on a PC. The only other alternative I can see is to run a Windows VM on the NAS, so you can run the real iTunes server.