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34 lines
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#+AUTHOR: Bob Mottram
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#+EMAIL: bob@freedombone.net
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#+KEYWORDS: freedombone, dlna
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#+DESCRIPTION: How to use DLNA
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#+OPTIONS: ^:nil toc:nil
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#+HTML_HEAD: <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="freedombone.css" />
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#+BEGIN_CENTER
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[[file:images/logo.png]]
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#+BEGIN_EXPORT html
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<center>
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<h1>DLNA</h1>
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</center>
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#+END_EXPORT
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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.
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ssh into the system with:
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#+BEGIN_SRC bash
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ssh myusername@mydomain.com -p 2222
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#+END_SRC
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Select *Administrator controls* then *App Settings* then *dlna*. From there you can choose to attach the drive.
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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.
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If you have an Android device then go to F-Droid (if you don't already have it installed then it can be [[https://f-droid.org/][downloaded here]]) and search for *ControlDLNA*. On running the app you should see a red Debian icon which you can press on, then you may need to select "local". After a few seconds the list of albums or tracks should then appear and you can browse and play them.
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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.
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