![]() ![]() However, unlike OMV, Rockstor supports two update channels. Rockstor uses CentOS’ Anaconda installer, which makes it fairly simple to install. You can use Rockstor to access your data via popular network protocols including Samba/CIFS, Apple Filing Protocol (AFP), Network File System (NFS) and Secure File Transport Protocol (SFTP). You also get the ability to resize a pool by adding or removing disks and even change its RAID profile without losing your data and without disrupting access. Rockstor lets you arrange the available space into different RAID configurations and give you control over how you want to store your data. This streamlines the process of creating a share and also allows the distro to expose the filesystem’s capabilities consistently all throughout the interface. RockStor is another Linux-based NAS server distro that’s based on CentOS and focuses solely on the Btrfs file system. The project is complimented with an extensive support infrastructure with plenty of documentation to handhold first time users. For instance you can turn your NAS into a torrent client to download data directly into the NAS storage or use it to stream stored music across the network. The server is modular and can be extended with a variety of official and third-party plugins. The server also has an extensive permissions system to control access to the shared volumes and folders. It supports all the popular deployment mechanisms, including several levels of software RAID, and you can access the data it holds using all the popular network protocols such as SSH, SMB/CIFS, FTP, Rsync, etc. OMV is straightforward to rollout and simple to manage, thanks to its well designed browser-based user interface, which makes it suitable for even non-technical users. Besides desktops, it can also be installed on several ARM-based single board computers like the Raspberry Pi. I’ve never had to do that, but it is something to keep in mind.The Debian-based Open Media Vault (OMV) is a NAS solution designed for home users and small businesses. Some people have reported that they needed to change permissions in /tmp/. It doesn’t hurt to remove any older remnants. PMS will use this folder and if the ‘root’ user had stuff in that folder related to PMS, the non-root user will have issues running the service. With all the settings in place, you need to change ownership of the ps3mediauser home folder:Ĭhown -R ps3mediauser:ps3mediauser /home/ps3mediauser The other settings can be left at default for the most part, but it doesn’t hurt to familiarize yourself with whats available.įolders =/mnt/media/tv,/mnt/media/movies,/mnt/media/music Next you should edit the PMS.conf file and change the ‘folders’ to reflect the location of your Media files. Mkdir -p /home/ps3mediauser/.config/ps3mediaserverĬp /etc/skel/.config/ps3mediaserver/PMS.conf /home/ps3mediauser/.config/ps3mediaserver You will need to run these commands as root since the ps3mediauser account is a system only account. Next, we need to create a PMS.conf file in the ps3mediauser home directory. PMS_PROFILE="/home/$PMS_USER/.config/ps3mediaserver" Edit /etc/default/ps3mediaserver, locate the following items in the file and make the changes as indicated. Now lets edit the PMS config file and setup the custom user and set it to autorun on startup. By default, PMS runs under the root account, but it’s always a good idea to keep things as secure as possible. Next we create a system user account for the PMS to use. Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:happy-neko/ps3mediaserver ![]() Let’s add the repository from which we will install the PMS and run the installation. It makes for an easier install and updates are handled via apt-get.Īpt-get install mplayer mencoder ffmpeg openjdk-6-jre After all, who needs a GUI on a server anyway… Since PMS version 1.81.0, I’ve stopped using the manual installation and instead am using the repository. So there are a few extra things we need to do so that it runs on a Ubuntu Server in headless mode (without a GUI). So far it plays anything I throw at it on the Ps3 and the Sony NMP-200 I use around the house. PS3 media server is now my go to application for transcoding and playing media around the house since development on Mediatomb came to a halt. I will leave this PS3 setup page here, but I suggest UMS instead. Please see my page on how to setup UMS in Ubuntu. I find it to be better than the PS3, easier to setup and maintain, and transcodes better. NOTE: 5-20-2014 – I have switched from the PS3 MediaServer to Universal Media Server. ![]()
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