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Setting up a NAS
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 3:05 am
by RavishingRickRude
Hi everyone.
Is there a guide for setting up a library in a NAS? Anyone have any advice/tips?
(Have a QNAP NAS and was going to set it up as RAID 5.)
Thanks
Re: Setting up a NAS
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 9:34 am
by Lowlander
There's nothing to it really. Put the files there and then
scan them via their UNC Path into MediaMonkey.
Re: Setting up a NAS
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 4:22 pm
by Peke
RavishingRickRude wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 3:05 am
Hi everyone.
Is there a guide for setting up a library in a NAS? Anyone have any advice/tips?
(Have a QNAP NAS and was going to set it up as RAID 5.)
Thanks
It depends how big nas you have I have 4 bay QNAP and went with Two RAID 1 (I know I loose half storage, but have ways to restore more quickly).
here is example how I would do it:
1. My files are on d:\Music
2. In Winodws file explorer Copy/paste d:\Music -> \\QNAP_IP\Multimedia\Music
3. Rename d:\Music -> d:\!Music
4. Use File -> Manage Library -> Backup now (Just to be safe)
5. Select all files -> File -> Locate Moved/Missing tracks -> point it to "\\QNAP_IP\Multimedia\Music" (Copy/Paste from file explorer)
6. Wait, it can last -> confirm update
7. all should be there now.
Re: Setting up a NAS
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2022 8:37 am
by RavishingRickRude
Cheers matey, will try this
Re: Setting up a NAS
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2022 5:39 am
by RavishingRickRude
Is there any need to setup a UPnP app on the local NAS in this case?
thanks
Re: Setting up a NAS
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2022 5:46 am
by RavishingRickRude
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Is there any need to setup a UPnP app on the local NAS in this case?
thanks
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...with the idea being I can turn my NAS on without using my PC, needing to run the MM client from PC, only my phone
Re: Setting up a NAS
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2022 9:55 am
by Lowlander
You'll need a DLNA server App on the NAS if you want to stream from the NAS directly to the phone (without MediaMonkey on PC). This does mean that play history isn't tracked and that Playlists from MediaMonkey are missing.