Light-weight web based music browser / streamer

[mingoto]

Music Browser is a light-weight web-based browser and streamer for you music collection. It is light enough to run flawlessly on NAS devices like the Linksys NSLU2 or Freecom FSG3, and could serve as a simple alternative to software like Andromeda.

I just released version 0.4. It supports rudimentary playback via Slimserver, in case you (like me) feel that the Slimserver UI isn't snappy enough. Slimserver and server side playback can be limited to certain hosts.

Other features:
- Stream folders (recursively) or single files to your player of choice (WinAmp, iTunes, ...) with automatically generated .m3u or .pls playlists.
- Play music on a server-connected sound card/loudspeakers using a player like madplay or mpg321.
- Covers are shown for folders and albums if they are available.

All feedback is appreciated. Really!

Get it at http: // musicbrowser . sf . net (remove spaces in URL)

[mingoto]

Version 0.8 adds an embedded flash player. Download and more info at http://musicbrowser.sf.net/

[|m|]

Hey,

Works perfectly fine with audio files in the /web/musicbrowser dir.

But is it possible to point it at the /music dir on my diskstation?

[mingoto]

Sure, just set 'path' => "/music" in index.php

[sunsetdk]

I get an error trying to set it up on DS107+.128

ERROR: The $config['path'] "/music" isn't readable

[HarryPotter]

/music is not correct, it should be /volume1/music

[johnvh]

Hi,

though I don't know nothing of Linux, telnet, etc.I have succeeded in installing your fantastic musicbrowser !
But still a problem: I have a ds-107 synology with standard music directory. I can't access this directory from within your program. I guess problem with user/password security. I don't have a clue how to make it accessible. I can play music from the webdirectory. Can you help me with this ?
Thx,
John

[Laurence Benjamin]

Hi,

If php can't access the directory where your music files are, the script won't play the files. You get an error like "ERROR: The $config['path'] "/volume1/music" isn't readable". You need to add the music folder to php's config file. To do this:

- Enable telnet or ssh access to your Disk station: "http://www.synology.com/enu/support/download.php#Patches"
- Log on as root (the password is whatever your admin user password to the web interface is)
- edit "/usr/syno/etc/php.ini" adding "/volume1/music" to the "open_basedir" directive.

To do this:
- type "vi /usr/syno/etc/php.ini" then hit the return key.
- hit the "Esc" key and then use the "J" key to move the cursor down to the line that starts with "open_basedir = ". If you go too far down, use the "K" key to move upwards.
- You will see a list of directories after the "=" sign.
- Hold the "Shift" key and then, press the "A" key. This will move you to the end of the line and enter Append mode ie. any keys you hit now will enter text into the file.
- type ":/volume1/music"
- then, hit the "Esc" key and then type "wq!" at the prompt which appears.
- The changes have now been saved to the file.


- Restart the web server by either restarting your DS or typing "/usr/syno/etc.defaults/rc.d/S97apache-user.sh restart" and pressing the return key .

- It should work now
/Laurence

[Laurence Benjamin]

PS - Great program mingoto! I use kplaylist at the moment but it can be slow at times due to it's dependance on mysql. Do you have any plans to add the ability to make a playlist of songs?

/Laurence

[HarryPotter]

I get an error trying to set it up on DS107+.128

ERROR: The $config['path'] "/music" isn't readable

you have to add the music folder to the open_dir directive in /usr/syno/etc/php.ini and then restart the web station.

[joebananas]

okay, i've got it installed on my DS107e. I've got the path set to /volume1/music and it works really well. I can browse my directories and files. When I select a file it plays in the flash player or when set to m3u it plays in winamp. The question is how do I get it to play a playlist? Whenever I select a new file it stops playing the first file and begins playing the newly selected file.

EDIT:

Forget it. I found it. The little arrows next to the directory names aren't really arrows. They're play buttons. They build the playlists automactially.

[mrjcleaver]

Would be helpful to package in a tgz as well as a zip... the Synology servers don't come with unzip or zip installed.

Regards, M.

[mingoto]

Version 0.15 is out, now with an ajax folder browser. This way the Flash player doesn't stop if you select a folder. http://musicbrowser.sf.net

[mingoto]

I've added a dedicated forum for Music Browser now, in case anyone is interested: http://sourceforge.net/projects/musicbrowser/forums

[Solop]

I've been playing around with Music Browser on my 207+ and am running into a bit of a problem.

My directory structure is as follows:

/volume1/music exists and contains the Music Browser files. It also has two soft links to "../Data/AsstAudio" and "../Data/MP3"

I have added /volume1/music and /volume1/Data to the open_dir directive and restarted the server.

Music Browser shows the two directories, but will not enter them: clicking on either of them just reloads the main music directory. I tried adding those directories to the open_dir directive as well, but had no change in behaviour.

Any thoughts?