[Request] Logitech Media Server docker

extremeaudio · November 14, 2016 at 12:35 PM

Just saw the mention of 'Docker' around here and sounds exciting! Does that mean a lot of programs that were earlier incompatible be now ported to LE??

I don't know why there has not been substantial interest about this but why is there no Logitech media server for LE (or OE) ? WOuldn't it be super cool if your LE box is the one stop shop for your kodi plus headless multiroom music? It can be used as a LMS client anyway using x squeeze then why leave out the server part and create the need for another machine on the network? In my own example, my music resides on board my LE box. LMS as a service would be extremely handy, docker or otherwise!

**escalade** · November 14, 2016 at 12:51 PM

Docker is OS level virtualization, there is no porting involved. You run native applications in their native environments inside a container.

logitech-media-server

**awiouy** · November 14, 2016 at 12:56 PM Official Post

Hi extremeaudio,

I tried to build LMS natively, but I had hardly any cross-compiling and Perl experience.

I then ran it in Docker, but was not impressed by the (huge) size of the container.

I therefore kept LMS on my NAS.

A Docker is nevertheless available here: GitHub - larsks/docker-image-logitech-media-server

extremeaudio · November 14, 2016 at 2:19 PM

Thanks for the replies. That worked.

How can I check the container size? And also, I don't know how to get docker/ container to start every reboot!?

Lastly, do you think there would be some way to add usb drives that we connect to LE as music sources to LMS?

extremeaudio · November 17, 2016 at 8:19 AM

Hello, any help on this?

**awiouy** · November 17, 2016 at 8:32 AM Official Post

Examples to start automatically: LibreELEC.tv/packages/addons/service/docker/source/examples at master · LibreELEC/LibreELEC.tv · GitHub

To determine image size, use command: docker images

btw, any feedback about your ddns problem?

extremeaudio · November 18, 2016 at 1:38 PM

All was well until yesterday

today after issuing

Code

larsks/logitech-media-server

I get the message -sh: docker: not found

Still don't know how to restart docker and LMS after restart
[hr]
Never mind the error message, strangely the LE box wasn't connecting to the internet.

Help with the docker start at startup please? Anything that needs to go into autostart.sh?

**awiouy** · November 18, 2016 at 2:02 PM Official Post

Create a service, as one in the examples linked above... enable and start the service with systemctl...

any feedback about your inadyn issue?

extremeaudio · November 19, 2016 at 12:59 PM

Quote from awiouy

Create a service, as one in the examples linked above... enable and start the service with systemctl...

any feedback about your inadyn issue?

No, I didn't get time to pursue the inadyn thing. If you have any luck, do please ping!

I am sorry but I'm a noob with these things. Where do I create the service, where do I place it? And do I put the command "systemstl start transmission.service" in autostart.sh?

extremeaudio · November 23, 2016 at 11:39 AM

Can anyone please point me to some information about creating a service and starting it?

**awiouy** · November 23, 2016 at 11:56 AM Official Post

1. create a system.d unit, as in the linked examples in a file, eg service.lms.service
2. at the console: systemctl enable $PWD/service.lms.service
3. systemctl start service.lms
4. journalctl -u service.lms

Other systemctl sub-commands: stop, restart
[hr]
Ah, yes, mind the system.d variables and file name, they shoul match, somehow

extremeaudio · November 25, 2016 at 7:18 AM

That worked superbly! Thanks!

Now the last step is to get airplay working. Can't seem to be able to figure out how to get shairtunes plugin installed in LMS. Anyone tried it?

Announce: ShairTunes2 plugin - Airtunes on your LMS

extremeaudio · November 25, 2016 at 10:08 AM

Another query - I am able to get LMS to pick music from USB sticks, which is fabulous! Don't need to rely on the storage partition only, but if I remove the USB disk and re insert the usb can be seen but LMS cannot access the data. It doesnt work even if I re start just LMS, it only works if LE is restarted so what could be done to fix this? It would be great to have on the fly usb support

**awiouy** · November 25, 2016 at 11:24 AM Official Post

Quote from extremeaudio

Another query - I am able to get LMS to pick music from USB sticks, which is fabulous! Don't need to rely on the storage partition only, but if I remove the USB disk and re insert the usb can be seen but LMS cannot access the data. It doesnt work even if I re start just LMS, it only works if LE is restarted so what could be done to fix this? It would be great to have on the fly usb support

Label your USB stick?

extremeaudio · November 25, 2016 at 12:28 PM

It's labeled. I call the stick 'MUSIC'. I remove and re insert, it shows up but the contents are blank.

extremeaudio · December 16, 2016 at 9:08 AM

Any idea is this can be installed in LMS on LE? - Announce: ShairTunes2 plugin - Airtunes on your LMS

**nickr** · December 17, 2016 at 10:02 PM Official Post

try it and see.

extremeaudio · December 19, 2016 at 11:19 AM

The installation guide uses apt get wget etc. How to adapt that for LE?