Need suggestion/help in setting up a home streaming server

By Ripcord
in Hardware Hangout

 Share

Recommended Posts

Enthusiast

Ripcord

Posted
Posted

Hi all

I have a spare Sonly VAIO laptop which runs only on direct power supply as battery is gone for good

I want to know if I can setup some kind of stream server in this?

My first thought was a Windows Home server (WHS). I checked and the license costs around 50?

I also saw the specs needed WHS and not sure if my laptop is suitable enough

Specs:

Intel dual core (not sure what, purchaesd in Dec 2007)

Intel graphics card

3GB RAM

100 GB HDD

Do you guys suggest any better setup with this laptop? Ubuntu based?

Purpose: stream music sometime movies..in my local network. basically wanted to hear music, watch vidoes on mobile devices when I am @ home Everytime connecting hard disk is a pain and defies mobility

Many thanks in advance

Grand Master

LUTZIFER

Posted
Posted

There's really nothing special you need to do. If it's networked, everything should be able to access it.

If it's an external drive you're mentioning that it's a pain to plug into all the time, just have it plugged into that laptop.

As long as all the media is set to be shared, you should be able to tap into with your other computers/devices.

I'd wait for other suggestions though, as I'm sure people will come up with some cool ideas for you.

Your specs are more than enough for a small server if you go that route I'd think.

Enthusiast

teamvaal

Posted
Posted

Im not running home server, I just have a nice PC tower with lots of hard drive bays and a good power supply. Shared folders and run boxee on my media center type PCs throughout the house. Between boxee, Itunes home streaming and VLC... I have few issues. I really love boxee by the way! Its free software to download.

Grand Master

LUTZIFER

Posted
Posted

You mean to say I can install the WHS on this laptop?

I'm not sure what WHS is but if you want to run your own server, you can get everything for free.

I ran a huge server for many years. A long time ago now though.

I'm not sure what people use these days, but I used Apache Webserver and MySQL Database Server, which are free.

Also ran my own radio station using SHOUTcast. Among other things.

But everything on my computers were accessible either threw LAN or Internet threw the servers.

Enthusiast

Ripcord

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Just curious but whats the advantage of running media server software on a computer, and accessing that from remote devices vs mapped/shared folders? Platform independence? Better performance?

My initial idea was more of a home based streaming station (internal to my home network only)..where I can connect and i can listen to songs..,more like shoutcast

Yes there are lots of options avbl..i am wondering which one I can choose.

Experienced

paxa

Posted
Posted

some good ideas were presented here. but don't forget one thing. start thinking about storage space. as soon as you implement the server type you want, the sooner you'll start cramming stuff in it. so think ahead.

for me. i've used whs v1 with a couple of 2 Tb drives, for the past 4 or so years. without any hassle. it's easy to implement and manage. there are still addins available for it.

Veteran

Fish

Posted
Posted

Just curious but whats the advantage of running media server software on a computer, and accessing that from remote devices vs mapped/shared folders? Platform independence? Better performance?

Precisely that. Software like UMS are DLNA compliant and use UPnP. By using it you're able to browse and play your media on a wide variety of devices, not just PCs/laptops etc.

Rising Star

tim_s

Posted
Posted

I used PS3 Media Server for years but my "streaming" needs died out in preference to a machine connected directly to my tv.

Maybe a step backwards but I am comfortable with it lol

Grand Master

farmeunit

Posted
Posted

I use Subsonic, Plex, and have Orb installed, although I don't really use it anymore. I then have and LG Smart TV, Roku, and a small HTPC with XMBC and some other apps.

You could basically combine, Subsonic, Plex, XBMC and anything else you want to use and have that on your TV. I could do streaming and home theatre stuff.

This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Posts

    • Google is opening the world's first AI museum in Los Angeles

      By ryansurfer98 · Posted

      So its a museum of AI prompts? Boring
    • Google is opening the world's first AI museum in Los Angeles

      By Nick H. · Posted

      This one baffles me...so they are creating a museum based around the Ship of Theseus? A museum is supposed to preserve things. It doesn't really work if the conversation goes, "I gazed upon Starry Night the other day, the colours were beautiful!" "Yeah...I didn't expect Godzilla to show up, though." Create a building devoted to displaying AI work, fine. The rainforest idea sounds interesting and I would consider visiting if they pay me a few bucks. But don't call it a museum...
    • Google is opening the world's first AI museum in Los Angeles

      By excalpius · Posted

      >defenders of AI-generated artworks often claim that AI is just a tool It is not. It is the inhuman artist replacement. The human writing the prompt is the employer/manager requesting the work product of the artist -- a supervisory/descriptive job that doesn't carry with it any rights to the copyright of that work product at all. And since AI is not human itself, it can't gain copyright for anything it is asked to regurgitate or hallucinate, so it can't transfer that copyright to the employer/manager/human who asked for the output. This was all legally reaffirmed last year. So, no, while there are AI tools, AI slopware generation is NOT a "tool" in the legal definition of that word.
    • We now know when and how the Universe may truly end

      By cyberhash · Posted

      As long as i get to play GTA 6 before it ends 😂😂
    • Google is opening the world's first AI museum in Los Angeles

      By Ivan Jenic · Posted

      Google is opening the world's first AI museum in Los Angeles by Ivan Jenic Image via: Google Ever since AI image generators went mainstream, the debate over whether AI-generated art is real art hasn't let up. Those who don’t consider AI to be art say that if a machine does the creating and anyone can prompt it, there’s no skill involved, and therefore no art is produced. The counter-argument is equally persistent, as defenders of AI-generated artworks often claim that AI is just a tool, and that every major technological breakthrough, like the camera or the computer, was met with the same skepticism before eventually being accepted as a legitimate creative medium. Google’s position in this debate is clear. Which is no surprise, as the company is investing billions in AI infrastructure. And now, in efforts to encourage people to use its AI even more, Google is opening Dataland on June 20, which it's calling the world's first AI arts museum. Located inside The Grand LA, a Frank Gehry-designed building in Los Angeles, the museum spans 25,000 square feet. The museum is built around a collaboration with media artist Refik Anadol, who has worked with Google since 2016. The inaugural exhibition is called Machine Dreams: Rainforest, and is powered by an AI model trained on “an extensive dataset of the natural world.” It generates 1.2 billion pixels of visuals in real time and reacts to visitors dynamically. The space also generates soundscapes, real-time emotion sensing, and algorithmically produced scents. Image via: Refik Anadol Studio / Google Google says that the museum is powered by its Gemini models, which run on Google Cloud. So, everything is generated inside one of Google’s AI data centers and is streamed to the museum. Alongside the museum opening, Google Arts & Culture is funding an AI Artist Residency, giving four artists $25,000 grants each, along with mentorship from Refik Anadol Studio and access to Google's machine learning tools. Their work will be shown at Dataland and on the Google Arts & Culture website later this year. Google’s AI museum will undoubtedly initiate a fired-up debate on social media, and we can’t wait to see the first reactions. Via: Smithsonian Magazine

  • Recent Achievements

    • First Post
      AndreaB earned a badge
      First Post
    • Week One Done
      Huge Trailer earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • Week One Done
      Classifyskilleducation earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • One Month Later
      eurospharma62 earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • Week One Done
      With What earned a badge
      Week One Done

  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      570
    2. 2
      +Edouard
      178
    3. 3
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      74
    4. 4
      Michael Scrip
      68
    5. 5
      neufuse
      64
    Show More

  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!