MStream
Infrastructure
self-hosted music streaming server
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
2 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 20 comments about the project. Thread score +0.03.
Idea: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Easier to set up than other music servers, running in about 30 seconds
From 1 comment
It's easier to setup and manage than other music streaming servers. The latest version of mStream Express doesn't have an dependencies. You can get your server running in 30…
mStreamTeam on HN
Objections
Does not transcode; relies on browser support or Aurora JS fallback for codecs like FLAC
From 2 comments
mStream doesn't do any transcoding. Instead I've focused on support for all common file formats. The webapp includes a fallback to Aurora JS if the the browser doesn't support…
mStreamTeam on HNNo, mStream doesn't support transcoding. Instead the webapp falls back to using aurora JS for codecs the browser doesn't support. This was mto support flac, but now browsers are…
mStreamTeam on HN
Mobile playback issue reported on iPhone
From 1 comment
When I visit the page from my iPhone it does not play the song.
ziikutv on HN
Requests
Transcoding support for smaller streams
From 1 comment
Thanks for the info. The main reason I transcode the streams before transmitting is for size, not compatibility. There are a lot of situations where you really, really don't want…
stirner on HN
Plugins for YouTube, Spotify and SoundCloud
From 1 comment
I'm looking into writing plugins for youtube, spotify, and maybe soundcloud. I've found a bunch of open source projects that do it already so I may fork one of those or see if…
mStreamTeam on HN
Questions
How does it compare to Plex, mpd, Ampache, Subsonic
From 3 comments
What advantages does this have over Plex, mpd and Ampache?
voltagex_ on HNSo, why isn't it compared to the venerable mpd?
HaoZeke on HNWhat are the advantages over e.g. Subsonic? ( http://www.subsonic.org/pages/index.jsp – there are some popular forks like http://beta.madsonic.org/pages/index.jsp and…
unhammer on HN
How to handle NAT and remote access
From 1 comment
Curious: how does this handle NAT (for example, being installed behind multiple routers)? I have my home server connected to a Linksys router that connects to the cable modem: if…
fomojola on HN
Alternatives named
Subsonic
From 2 comments
I still love Subsonic. Native clients on mobile devices, web client for browsers. Supports DLNA, videos and playlists. Pretty much ticks all of my personal requirements. The…
laumars on HNWhat are the advantages over e.g. Subsonic? ( http://www.subsonic.org/pages/index.jsp – there are some popular forks like http://beta.madsonic.org/pages/index.jsp and…
unhammer on HN
Plex
From 1 comment
What advantages does this have over Plex, mpd and Ampache?
voltagex_ on HN
Koel
From 1 comment
I'm using Koel: https://github.com/phanan/koel Great alternative to ampache etc, very slick interface. The hardest part is keeping music and especially playlists synced between…
jepper on HN
Ampache
From 1 comment
What advantages does this have over Plex, mpd and Ampache?
voltagex_ on HN