DLNA

2011-03-16T20:10:42Z

Vastmeridian: apostrophe police watching you...

Working page for [http://www.amahi.org/apps/dlna Amahi DLNA], the Amahi port of [http://sourceforge.net/projects/minidlna/ MiniDLNA]. It makes your Amahi HDA the best media server for all your clients. (NOTE: we have another media server called [[UShare]])

= Tips =

* You can configure its options in a text file in:

/var/hda/apps/dlna/amahi.conf

* It has some Tivo support
* It picks up new files added automatically (as opposed to uShare)
* Check the log file for the app at: /tmp/minidlna/minidlna.log


= Troubleshooting =

* If you have problems where DLNA cannot see some files, it may be due to some permissions issues. You can do this (change the path and USERNAME accordingly):
cd /var/hda/files/movies && chown -R USERNAME:users *
* If you installed too early, uninstall DLNA, uninstall RPM Fusion (Non-free) and RPM Fusion, in that order, refreshing each time the available apps page in your HDA.

= WD TV Live =

At the moment, with a [http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=735 WD TV Live] player, we can stream from .avi files to full 1080p content from this server.

With Matroska files it also supports subtitles in various languages and multiple audio tracks.

= PS3 =

Notes on working state with [http://www.playstation.com/ PS3].

Playing avi and mkv files (mostly with h.264 content) worked great! Video seems to be working nicely!

Playing of mp3-files has been no problem - worked fine.

= Xbox 360 =

Notes on working state with [http://www.xbox.com Xbox 360]:

* Install Amahi-dlna
* Turn on Xbox 360 and Navigate to My Xbox
* Scroll to the right until you see Music Library
* Hit "A" on your controller.
* Amahi should be one of your choices if amahi-dlna was installed correctly.

Repeat for Picture Library.

= O!Play Air =

Notes on working state with [http://www.asus.com/Search.aspx?SearchKey=o!play O!Play Air]

== Samsung TV with Media@ capability ==

The TV will play all media (pictures, music, movies) over WLAN/LAN, in TVs like the [http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/learningresources/tv/mediasolution/introduction.html Samsung with Media@ features], no problem.

= Windows Media Center =

Windows 7 (Ultimate pre-release) Media Center will display pictures and play music. Video doesn't work.

= Windows Media Player 11 =

On Windows 7 the Windows Media Player 11 shows successfully the Amahi-Server. On Windows XP this doesn't work.

= VLC Media Player =

VLC Media Player will connect to DLNA on Mac & Linux.

On Linux you will need the [http://www.cybergarage.org/cgi-bin/twiki/view/Main/CyberLinkForJava CyberLink UPnP] plugin. If you manage to install it, please report back here!

On Mac you can click on File > Service discovery > Universal Plug'n'Play discovery.

= 4u2stream =

The client which is available at http://4u2stream.4u2sites.com works under windows xp.

= Moxi =

Music, video, and pictures all work perfectly on [http://moxi.com Moxi]. Go to Media Link on the Moxi menu, and Amahi shows up in the list of media servers, complete with a Penguin for the logo.

= TerraTec NOXON iRadio =

Working, no changes are needed, by default a server called Amahi appears in the list of the home menu.

= FAQs =

* Q: Does it support Matroska (.mkv) files?: Yes!
* Q: Can it stream .iso files?: Nope
* Q: Can it stream full DVDs: Nope, only the VOB files
* Q: Does it have support for album art and covers?: Yes!
* Q: Does it have support for subtitles?: Yes!
* Q: Does it transcode on the fly while streaming?: Nope
* Q: I added additional share locations into the config file but they do not appear!: try removing files.db under /tmp/minidlna/ and restarting the amahi-dlna service

=Playlists=

TBD

= App's screenshot and logo =

[[Image:dlna-sshot.jpg]]

[[Image:dlna-logo.jpg]]

[[Category:Apps]]

Amahi Mail System

2011-01-14T23:29:13Z

Vastmeridian:

[[Category:Apps]]

==NOTE: This should only be attempted by advanced users.==

DISCLAIMER: Although this has been tested, use at your own risk. I cannot guarantee that it will work for your system or not cause any serious problems.

==== Purpose ====
The primary intent of the Amahi Mail System is to allow you to pull all ISP email into your server. Keep in mind this is still under development.

* It allows you to send/receive mail from your HDA. There are some quirks depending on if you have a registered domain with a paid service provider (i.e. [http://www.godaddy.com GoDaddy], [http://www.hostgator.com Host Gator]). With these services, there is typically what is called a MX record associated with the domain name. This will allow you to send/receive mail as your hostname (i.e. myhda@home.com).

* If you use the free ones (i.e. user.yourhda.com, [http://www.no-ip.org no-ip.org]), you will have to masquerade your email address as your ISP (i.e. myhda@yourisp.com). This will ensure you can receive email replies from those you send from your HDA.
'''Note:''' There is now a complete guide to installing the Amahi Mail System with a free ddns and using a gmail account at [http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Amahi_Mail_-_The_Free_Way Amahi Mail - The Free Way].

==== Current Version ====
1.75 (Fedora 12) released 9 Feb 10

[http://wiki.amahi.org/images/1/1c/Amahi-Mail-System.PNG Login Screen Shot]

==== Change Log ====
* Working upgrade for Fedora 14

==== Script download links: ====
32-bit: http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1380867/32bit-virtual-mail-1.75.tar.gz 
64-bit: http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1380867/64bit-virtual-mail-1.75.tar.gz 

==== Updated RPMs (20 Nov 10) ====
32-bit: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1380867/32-bit-rpm.tar.gz 
64-bit: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1380867/64-bit-rpms.tar.gz

'''NOTE:''' These have not been added to the the download above or the install scripts yet. Also, ''maildrop'' is now part of the Fedora repo and no longer needs to be custom built.

==== How to Install ====
Here's the sequence of events to get the virtual email server up and running:
# Restart your HDA so it's fresh for the install. This is not required, just a recommendation.
# Enable Advanced Settings in the Amahi Dashboard (Settings-->Settings)
# Create a web app in Amahi named '''webmail'''.
# Open a terminal window, become '''root''', and navigate to /var/hda/web-apps/webmail directory.
# Download script file (pick the correct one for your system) to this directory and extract it into html directory of webmail.
# From the html directory, run the '''host-update-virtual-mail-1.75.sh''' script. This will check your hostname. If it is not correct, you will be given an opportunity to change it (See '''NOTE''' below for unusual host names).
# Answer all the questions. The answers will further customize your install. '''Note:''' Mail user name and password must be one word only (i.e. mailuser, mail_user, or mail.user are acceptable)
# Once it completes, run the '''install-virtual-mail-1.75.sh''' script. The dependencies will be installed first. Depending on your system, 68 is the typical amount for install on a new system.
# Watch the script for errors. This may help narrow down the problem if you cannot log in.
# Once the script is complete, note the user name and password.
# Run the following, selecting #2 so that postfix is used to send mail:
/usr/sbin/alternatives --config mta

'''NOTE:''' Within a network it is possible to have a hostname that consists of xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx which this script can not recognize. Instead modify line 13 domnm=your.domain.name then run the script, all should be good (it is very rare to have a 4 level domain).
* Navigate to http://webmail and enter your login credentials.
* To uninstall, run the '''uninstall-virtual-mail-1.75.sh''' script.

==== Tips ====
* To permanently change your hostname from '''localhost.localdomain''', see this [http://www.labtestproject.com/using_linux/permanently_change_hostname_on_fedora article].
* For https, most certificates are self-signed. You may need to follow the procedures listed [[Web_Browser_Tips|here]] when accessing [http://webmail http://webmail].
* These are the steps needed to add '''NEW''' users to the foo.com domain (does not include any DNS MX records). Use [http://www.amahi.org/apps/phpmyadmin phpMyAdmin] to modify the ''mail'' database and substitute your information accordingly.
** In the '''mail''' mySQL database:
*** In the '''users''' table:
**** Insert a new record with the following information...
***** ''user'': user@foo.com
***** ''password'': choose 'ENCRYPT' for the function and enter the users password. (Alternatively, you can have the user enter their password and click the "Go" button)
***** ''quota'': do NOT edit this field (unless you know what you are doing)
***** Click the "Go" button
*** In the '''forwardings''' table:
**** Insert a new record for each forwarded email addresses to user@foo.com and click the "Go" button
** Run the command line below to set up the /home/vmail/foo.com/user mail files:
mailx -s Welcome user@foo.com < /var/hda/web-apps/webmail/html/patch/welcome.txt
* These are the steps needed to add an additional mail domain (does not include any DNS MX records). Use [http://www.amahi.org/apps/phpmyadmin phpMyAdmin] to modify the ''mail'' database and substitute your information accordingly.
** Creating a mail domain e.g. :
*** ''domain'' is: bar.com
*** ''server'' is: foo.bar.com
*** ''admin user'' is: me@bar.com
** In the mail mySQL database tables:
*** ''domain'': add bar.com
*** ''transport'': add bar.com
*** ''user'': add me@bar.com
*** ''forward'': add postmaster@bar.com, and abuse@bar.com to me@bar.com
** Run the command line below to set up the /home/vmail/bar.com/me mail files:
mailx -s Welcome me@bar.com < /var/hda/web-apps/webmail/html/patch/welcome.txt
* For every domain supported, the following either need to be added as users or forwarded. Without them a site MAY end up on various spam block lists:
postmaster@foo.com
abuse@foo.com
* Some ISPs block port 25 for mail. Thus a remote user would be able to retrieve mail, but not send mail. To accommodate this, port 587 is used by email clients for sending mail.
** To enable port 587, edit /etc/postfix/master.cf and uncomment the line starting with "# submission"
** Reload postfix
* Add capability to fetch Yahoo mail:
# Download the latest [http://fetchyahoo.twizzler.org/ FetchYahoo]
# Install instructions included

==== Future Plans ====
* Add additional Squirrelmail [http://squirrelmail.org/plugins.php plugins].
* Database front end to manage users, accounts, etc.
* Include interface with fetchmail to automatically retrieve mail.
* Change dependency on MYSQL root user for database creation.

==== Conclusion ====
You should now be able to log in to your account via webmail. There will be 2 messages, one is a welcome and the other is a SPAM test to show it's working. I forgot to mention that you can access the mail server from any email client (i.e. Thunderbird, MS Outlook, etc) as well within your network.

==== Mailman addon option ====
You can now add the Mailman software to your Amahi Mail System. Follow the instructions at [http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Amahi_Mailman Amahi Mailman].

NOTE: These scripts were adapted from a tutorial authored by Falko Timme at [http://www.howtoforge.com/virtual-users-domains-postfix-courier-mysql-squirrelmail-fedora-12-x86_64 http://www.howtoforge.com/virtual-users-domains-postfix-courier-mysql-squirrelmail-fedora-12-x86_64].

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