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ReadyNAS 214 itunes server not visible to devices when not on home network
Hello newbie to the community, so apologise if this has been covered before i have set-up my 214 as an iTUNES server. (2x4TB Raid1). i have a iMAC; Apple Time Capsule 3TB router; ethernet/wireless ...
thanks for the reply :-)
ok, seems I was chasing ghosts re access via my iOS devices. some other tutorials for transferring iTunes lib files to a NAS (albeit not netgear stuff) implied it was possible. but not a problem, as main point of me purchasing the readyNAS was as a iTunes server for my home network. I'm aware of PLEX, although much of my existing video library is iTunes purchase which is a problem re DRM...
couple of follow-up questions (bearing in mind that as yet, I have not yet deleted by itunes library and media files of my iMAC yet since copying to the NAS until I know all is well...)
- when in itunes, I am able to view "This Computer" or "ReadyNAS". when set "this computer", all looks well in terms of artwork etc. when I select the NAS, the view goes berserk. All media content that is not an iTunes purchase looses its artwork and metadata - I don't understand why this should be when I did a direct copy to the NAS with no modification to the folder structure...?
- since setting up the NAS I assumed downloads from iTunes Store would automatically go to the NAS, but it seems to continue going to the HD on the Mac - why??
thanks!
Mikey_P wrote:
- when in itunes, I am able to view "This Computer" or "ReadyNAS". when set "this computer", all looks well in terms of artwork etc. when I select the NAS, the view goes berserk. All media content that is not an iTunes purchase looses its artwork and metadata - I don't understand why this should be when I did a direct copy to the NAS with no modification to the folder structure...?
- since setting up the NAS I assumed downloads from iTunes Store would automatically go to the NAS, but it seems to continue going to the HD on the Mac - why??
I think the answer to both questions is that the "iTunes Server" in the NAS isn't really an iTunes server. All linux-based NAS use a reverse-engineered freeware package (generally forked-daapd), and that simply doesn't have all the capabilities that the real iTunes does. It'd be great if Apple had itunes for linux (with a web ui) - but they don't. BTW, I don't think you'll be able to play your DRM-protected music unless the iMAC is running iTunes.
One workaround is to keep the media library on the NAS, but run iTunes on the iMAC. That of course does mean you'll need to keep the iMAC running, but you will free up space on it by shifting media to the NAS (and get the benefit of RAID redundancy).
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