Help to Install on Synology

[erland]

Thanks for reply. However, I am looking to reduce the number of boxes I have rather than increase!

It’s going to be cheaper, easier and better to have several dedicated boxes that are good at what they do instead of getting an over priced/complex NAS box that does it all.

Follow mherger’s advice and use the NAS for storing music files (which it’s good at) and get a Raspberry Pi for running LMS (which it’s good at).

Trying to let the NAS do everything will just result in that you need a more expensive/complex NAS than what’s needed. The system as a whole would be harder to maintain since the NAS manufacturer doesn’t support LMS as standard so it’s going to break something sooner or later if you like the NAS to be updated with the latest security/OS versions.

If you just want to see one box, put the NAS and Raspberry Pi together in a larger box. Even the electricity bill is likely going to be lower with two boxes since it means that you can get a less power hungry NAS if it only needs to provide storage and not run all sorts of applications.

[MysteryMan99]

It’s going to be cheaper, easier and better to have several dedicated boxes that are good at what they do instead of getting an over priced/complex NAS box that does it all.

Follow mherger’s advice and use the NAS for storing music files (which it’s good at) and get a Raspberry Pi for running LMS (which it’s good at).

Trying to let the NAS do everything will just result in that you need a more expensive/complex NAS than what’s needed. The system as a whole would be harder to maintain since the NAS manufacturer doesn’t support LMS as standard so it’s going to break something sooner or later if you like the NAS to be updated with the latest security/OS versions.

If you just want to see one box, put the NAS and Raspberry Pi together in a larger box. Even the electricity bill is likely going to be lower with two boxes since it means that you can get a less power hungry NAS if it only needs to provide storage and not run all sorts of applications.

Thanks. There is a body of opinion pushing me towards a Raspberry Pi solution. However, my ignorance of what it is or can offer is s stumbling block. I have had my current "system" in place for over 10 years and not had to do anything on it during that time so I have forgotten most of what I did to set it up or what all the bits do!

So, to recap, what I have at the moment is.....

• Synology NAS (used to store music files and run Squeezebox Server - an early version of LMS)
• Squeezebox Duet (pulling in files from NAS and outputting audio from SPDIF)
• DAC (taking input from Squeezebox)
• Squeeze Commander app on my Android tablet/phone (to select/play music)

Where would the Raspberry Pi fit in to this? I still want the SQB to be in there and feeding the DAC.

Also, the other thing that confuses me is that I had a look on the Raspberry website and seems like they sell just a bunch of components. Am I expected to work out the right parts I need and put it together myself?

Thanks

[Grumpy Bob]

I just have a Raspberry Pi in a small case sitting on top of the NAS (in my case a QNAP NAS), powered via a USB connection to the NAS, and attached to the router by ethernet. I have no add-on cards or devices. So, no additional parts. It's just running pCP and LMS, and isn't used as a playback device. It streams to all my Squeezebox devices.

Robert

[MysteryMan99]

I just have a Raspberry Pi in a small case sitting on top of the NAS (in my case a QNAP NAS), powered via a USB connection to the NAS, and attached to the router by ethernet. I have no add-on cards or devices. So, no additional parts. It's just running pCP and LMS, and isn't used as a playback device. It streams to all my Squeezebox devices.

Robert

Thanks.

Did you get your Pi ready made or do you have to buy components and bolt them together?

[Man in a van]

Thanks.

Did you get your Pi ready made or do you have to buy components and bolt them together?

Have a read here

https://www.raspberrypi.org/products...-pi-4-model-b/

A rpi4b (2gb), official power supply, 16GB Sandisk Ultra SD card (even 8gb if you can find one) should come to under £60 (or the equivalent, wherever you are).

A case is handy but not really required and can be bought afterwards

Set up and configuration help is availbale here and elsewhere

ronnie

[MysteryMan99]

Have a read here

https://www.raspberrypi.org/products...-pi-4-model-b/

A rpi4b (2gb), official power supply, 16GB Sandisk Ultra SD card (even 8gb if you can find one) should come to under £60 (or the equivalent, wherever you are).

A case is handy but not really required and can be bought afterwards

Set up and configuration help is availbale here and elsewhere

ronnie

Thanks!

[Grumpy Bob]

Thanks.

Did you get your Pi ready made or do you have to buy components and bolt them together?

It's just a matter of writing the image to the SD card, sticking the SD card in the Pi, sticking the Pi in case, and then connecting the ethernet cable and a power supply cable. Not really any bolting together (in my case the case needed a little assembly, but that depends on the case you choose).

Robert

[MysteryMan99]

It's just a matter of writing the image to the SD card, sticking the SD card in the Pi, sticking the Pi in case, and then connecting the ethernet cable and a power supply cable. Not really any bolting together (in my case the case needed a little assembly, but that depends on the case you choose).

Robert

Thanks. Once it is connected to home network do you access it from desktop PC or something? I would need to install LMS.

[slartibartfast]

Thanks. Once it is connected to home network do you access it from desktop PC or something? I would need to install LMS.

Yes, everything is installed and managed from the piCorePlayer web page.

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[MysteryMan99]

Yes, everything is installed and managed from the piCorePlayer web page.

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Thanks....and love the username!