#+TITLE: #+AUTHOR: Bob Mottram #+EMAIL: bob@freedombone.net #+KEYWORDS: freedombone, dlna #+DESCRIPTION: How to use DLNA #+OPTIONS: ^:nil toc:nil #+HTML_HEAD: #+attr_html: :width 80% :height 10% :align center [[file:images/logo.png]] * DLNA An easy way to play music on any mobile device in your home is to use the DLNA service. Copy your music into a directory called "/Music/" on an unencrypted USB thumb drive and then insert it into a USB socket on the Freedombone system. ssh into the system with: #+BEGIN_SRC bash ssh myusername@mydomain.com -p 2222 #+END_SRC Select *Administrator controls* then *App Settings* then *dlna*. From there you can choose to attach the drive. The system will scan the /Music/ directory, which could take a while if there are thousands of files, but you don't need to do anything further other than perhaps to log out by selecting *Exit* a couple of times. The DLNA service will only work within your local home network, and isn't remotely accessible from other locations via the internet. That can be both a good and a bad thing. Another consideration is that there are /no access controls/ on DLNA services, so any music or videos on the USB drive will be playable by anyone within your home network.