Local hard drive remote access

[prs999]

Hi,

I am very new to moode as well as Linux.

I have just installed moode on my PI and I have it working well. I have it set up with all of my music on an old laptop hard drive connected through the usb so I don't have to always have my nas turned on if i'm only listening to music.

I'm now in the throws of designing a case for it all but i'd just like to know if it is possible to access the locally attached hard drive remotely to update the music or would I have to design it so I can remove the drive for updating?

Thanks

[TheOldPresbyope]

@prs999

Your moOde player makes all its music directories available on the LAN as SAMBA shares.

Right now, for example, my test system is advertising

• 34CD-D727 --- which is a USB thumbdrive with generic label plugged into a USB port
  
• NAS --- empty because my test system doesn't have one defined as a music source
  
• Playlists --- the directory containing, by default, "Default Playlist.m3u" and "Favorites.m3u" as well as .m3u files for any user-defined playlists
  
• Radio --- the directory containing the radio station .pls files (but not the corresponding table in the sqlite3 database)
  
• SDCard --- by default containing only the "Stereo Test" directory; may contain other directories if you've created them.
  

Regards,
Kent

[prs999]

Hi,

Thanks for your help, I'll go with plan A

Thanks again

[jonners]

I found that copying files over the network was very slow. I would recommend testing it out before you make your case.

[TheOldPresbyope]

I found that copying files over the network was very slow. I would recommend testing it out before you make your case.

+1

ETA - Hardwired Ethernet is to be preferred if there's to be major file manipulations.

[Miss Sissy Princess]

I found that copying files over the network was very slow. I would recommend testing it out before you make your case.

+1

ETA - Hardwired Ethernet is to be preferred if there's to be major file manipulations.

I have hardwired, gigabit Ethernet throughout my home and music file transfers to my Pi-4 moOde server are reasonably zippy.  If you're not willing to run hardwired Ethernet for a music server, then you don't deserve to have nice things in your life.  

[Tim Curtis]

Even with the smiley that a pretty trollish thing to say.

[Miss Sissy Princess]

Even with the smiley that a pretty trollish thing to say.

I'm pretty sure that people understood I was kidding.  Plenty of people live in upscale apartments, historic homes, dorms, etc. where drilling holes and running cables isn't an option.

[prs999]

Hi,

Thanks, I ill give it a quick test first.

I normally only upload a couple of albums at once so it should be ok, if I ever need to rebuild the whole library i'll just pop out the drive out and plug it in directly.

I do have ethernet near by so I might just plug it so I am aloud to have nice things in my life again!

I just need to work out a power button kind of thing now, thankfully theres plenty of advice about that on the web

[DRONE7]

Hi,

Thanks, I ill give it a quick test first.

I normally only upload a couple of albums at once so it should be ok, if I ever need to rebuild the whole library i'll just pop out the drive out and plug it in directly.

I do have ethernet near by so I might just plug it so I am aloud to have nice things in my life again!

I just need to work out a power button kind of thing now, thankfully theres plenty of advice about that on the web

Like this...
https://howchoo.com/g/mwnlytk3zmm/how-to...spberry-pi