UPNP Music Source

[jeromeof]

Hi,
  I must be doing something wrong but I cannot seem to get a UPNP source for music on Moode (latest 64bit on a RPI3 using Wifi). I have enabled the UPNP 'rendering' component though I don't really want Moode to be an UPNP rather I would like Moode to see my existing UPNP 'servers' on my network as sources of music for the library. 

The  upmpdcli seems to be installed and running correctly and just as a test I installed upnp_tools and tried their browser tool e.g. 

 gssdp-discover -i wlan0 --timeout=3 --target=urnchemas-upnp-org:device:MediaServer:1
Using network interface wlan0
Scanning for resources matching urnchemas-upnp-org:device:MediaServer:1
Showing "available" messages
resource available
  USN:      uuid:4d696e69-444c-164e-9d41-001e0630f961::urnchemas-upnp-org:device:MediaServer:1
  Location: http://192.168.31.188:8200/rootDesc.xml
resource available
  USN:      uuid:898f9738-d930-4db4-a3cf-5cfa00001aff::urnchemas-upnp-org:device:MediaServer:1
  Location: http://192.168.31.178:49200/description.xml
resource available
  USN:      uuid:35c96b64-3f05-42be-13e3-32f377fcdda6::urnchemas-upnp-org:device:MediaServer:1
  Location: http://192.168.31.201:32469/DeviceDescription.xml

Which correctly listed 3 UPNP servers available from the Moode RPI. I cannot see anything either under NAS 'folders' when browsing though ideally I would have thought I could see UPNP as a music source and a scan would provide these 3 servers - selecting one would then add that as a music source etc. but maybe I don't understand how Moode handles UPNP.

Thanks

Jerome

[TheOldPresbyope]

Hi,
  I must be doing something wrong but I cannot seem to get a UPNP source for music on Moode (latest 64bit on a RPI3 using Wifi). I have enabled the UPNP 'rendering' component though I don't really want Moode to be an UPNP rather I would like Moode to see my existing UPNP 'servers' on my network as sources of music for the library. 

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Which correctly listed 3 UPNP servers available from the Moode RPI. I cannot see anything either under NAS 'folders' when browsing though ideally I would have thought I could see UPNP as a music source and a scan would provide these 3 servers - selecting one would then add that as a music source etc. but maybe I don't understand how Moode handles UPNP.

Thanks

Jerome

Conceptually, a UPnP-based music system consists of three components---a UPnP Media Server, a UPnP Control Point, and a UPnP Media Renderer. You might start with the Wikipedia UPnP article to get some background information.

As you have already discovered, moOde can function as the UPnP Media Renderer but you still need the UPnP Control Point component. For this, many use the BubbleUPnP app on their (Android) smart phone but this is only one example. 

Regards,
Kent

[jeromeof]

Ok - sorry maybe I misunderstood what moode would provide - I thought when appropriately configured the Library view might act as a UPNP 'Control Point' / Media Browser and the underlying MPD would act as a Media Renderer. 

I shall look elsewhere.

[Tim Curtis]

moOde versions < 8.1.0 included the djmount utility which provided a means to find and browse UPnP media servers. It was listed as one of the server types ("UPnP") when creating a music source.

Starting with moOde 8.1.0 the OS being used is 64-bit RaspiOS. The djmount utility did not work on 64-bit RaspiOS and so it was dropped.

From the 8.1.0 release notes.

Code:

- UPD: Remove UPnP browser (djmount) which is unsupported on 64-bit RaspiOS

The other issue with djmount is that it hasn't been maintained for 16 years.
https://github.com/mbarbon/djmount

If there is a replacement I'll be happy to add to the TODO list to investigate.