Hi,
I'm planning to buy/build a home server, and am considering the merits of running Squeezebox Server on a VM. I'd be grateful for your opinions.
At the moment my Squeezebox Server runs off a spare laptop, but I now need to use that laptop (because my main laptop has died), and so want to use this opportunity to get Squeezebox Server running on something a bit more solid and scalable.
I'm thinking the home server will do the following:
- Act as my primary file store
- Act as my backup (I know it should be separate but that's a later step...)
- Host my lossless music library for my Squeezebox
- Host Squeezebox Server
- Host a duplicate lossy music library for my portable player
- Maybe also do some other media sharing (e.g. additional music sharing, video, etc.)
So I'm wondering whether there is any value in running Squeezebox Server on a VM. Being a bit of a geek the idea appeals to me but are there any significant benefits in doing so?
I'm planning to buy/build a home server, and am considering the merits of running Squeezebox Server on a VM. I'd be grateful for your opinions.
At the moment my Squeezebox Server runs off a spare laptop, but I now need to use that laptop (because my main laptop has died), and so want to use this opportunity to get Squeezebox Server running on something a bit more solid and scalable.
I'm thinking the home server will do the following:
- Act as my primary file store
- Act as my backup (I know it should be separate but that's a later step...)
- Host my lossless music library for my Squeezebox
- Host Squeezebox Server
- Host a duplicate lossy music library for my portable player
- Maybe also do some other media sharing (e.g. additional music sharing, video, etc.)
So I'm wondering whether there is any value in running Squeezebox Server on a VM. Being a bit of a geek the idea appeals to me but are there any significant benefits in doing so?
Comment