Logitech Media Server 8.3.0 released

[mherger]

Did you check what process was using all the CPU or IO? There really
shouldn't be much of a performance difference between the various 8.x
releases. Maybe the scanner was still busy doing its thing?

[mherger]

Logitech Media Server 8.3.0 released

I finally released Logitech Media Server 8.3.0. It's mostly a maintenance release without any major new features. Oh, hold on... unless you're a Mac user! Apple provided a good reason to get LMS 8.3.0 out: macOS 13 Ventura removed the Perl version we've relied on for about a decade. So, the new feature is:

• Support for macOS 13 (native Apple Silicon as well as Intel)

But there are a ton of changes, smaller or bigger. Many of which have been contributed by you guys out there. Thanks a lot!

A few noteworthy changes:

• Updated French, British English, Czech, and Dutch translations.
• Improved indexing performance for the Fulltext Search of large playlists (thousands of tracks).
• Improved security for the MySqueezebox.com integration.
• Improved JavaScript support for the Settings pages in the Classic/Light skin (and thus Material).
• More robust https streaming for some very long (but finite) streams and larger files (hires).
• ...and so much more you can find in the Changelog

While I was adding support for Apple's latest CPU I decided to also remove some legacy: PowerPC, Sparc, i386 (Mac), and really old Perl versions are no longer part of the builds.

And another note: There might be changes coming to MySqueezebox.com which will require LMS 8.3 or later. It's time to update.

Free the Music!

[Apesbrain]

Thanks, Michael. Running it now.

[d6jg]

£1 says Michael will have an 8.4.0 Dev version out within the week! Or will it be 9.0?

[mherger]

Logitech Media Server 8.3.0released

> Ł1 says Michael will have an 8.4.0 Dev version out within the week! Or
> will it be 9.0?

https://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/?ver=8.4

No changes so far but the updated version number.

[mark wollschlager]

On the download page there is a :
IMPORTANT: Existing ReadyNAS users, please read here for important upgrade installation instructions.
The link goes here, but fails on the custhelp.org site. logitech-en-amr.custhelp.com’s server IP address could not be found.

http://logitech-en-amr.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/logitech_en_amr.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=12125

[Michael83]

Thanks a lot to everybody keeping the ecosystem alive.

[sodface]

This is awesome! Thanks!!!

[Bill0t]

Works like a charm on an old Synology DS418J
Thanks to all !

[SamY]

Thanks, Michael. This is great news! No more prodding users of the Denon/Marantz AVR plugin to upgrade. Especially important because I just added more JavaScript code to the plugin's settings menu.

[P Nelson]

I noticed the change log reads: Version 8.3.0 - 2022-10-04 (4e15dbdff)

Since you announced the release today, is that supposed to be October, or should it be November?

Thanks to everyone for their contributions, it is appreciated!!

Paul

[mherger]

Logitech Media Server 8.3.0released

> I noticed the change log reads: Version 8.3.0 - 2022-10-04 (4e15dbdff)
>
> Since you announced the release today, is that supposed to be October,
> or should it be November?

I could claim I had done too much JavaScript recently, where the month
is zero based, while day/year aren't :-D.

https://allthingssmitty.com/2016/12/21/zero-based-date-christmas-and-emoji/

But no, nothing smart. Just a typo. Thanks for the heads up!

[mherger]

Logitech Media Server 8.3.0released

> On the download page there is a :
> IMPORTANT: Existing ReadyNAS users, please read here for important
> upgrade installation instructions.

Oh wow... and some more outdated information... I never get to see that
page (now would I read the content thoroughly anyway), as I hardly ever
download from MySB. Thanks for the heads up. I've removed some of the
cruft (we removed support for the ReadyNAS years ago).

[Supertramp]

I finally released Logitech Media Server 8.3.0

Many thanks Michael !!

[chourmovs]

Great thank you Michael and LMS Team