Subsonic works really nice for me. Multiuser profiles, transcoding, uploading/downloading, podcasts, blah blah blah.

[subsonic.sourceforge.net]

SeT

I think Net Jukebox [www.netjukebox.nl] and Ampache [ampache.org] are better...

DanGarion

I've always considered this... but I tend to bring my iPod anywhwere, so its sort of useless.

downstairs

Thanks for the information.

sikantis

i was checking out live365 this could help me out. i have about 12 gigs of music i've collected from jamendo an thought of hosting a radio station

0zSpitt

I prefer Jinzora on Ubuntu for my internet library streaming. Setup isn't quite painless, but it works great.

Krylez

I don't want to stream my music over the internet...I actually really want to stream it over a LAN - like inside my house, on my wireless network. But the only easy/reliable way is to use iTunes (useless crap) or mount my music folder as a Drive on the pc i want to share it with, and this isn't very reliable either. This isnt streaming either.

Lifehacker, could you write an article on how to STREAM music from one PC to another in my house - as in, I play music on my laptop, and i can tap into that music playing on my wireless desktop downstairs!?

Has anybody else ever wanted this?!

[owened.co.nz]

owenw

To Whom It May Concern:

You might think very carefully about making suggestions of a nature about streaming music over the internet. In case you have noticed there have been over 20000 people sued by the RIAA. Yes for supposedly distributing pirated software.

But I have noticed that the RIAA keys on distribution. They also hold that buying music in one form for use in another is copyright infringement in their eyes. Nor may ownership of the original CD or MP3 be a defense. The case law here is unsettled but the RIAA is tackling this area under the distribution provisions of the Copyright law. So it could very well become that streaming your own music will be classified as distribution.

Streamer beware.

JohnMc

@downstairs: It's handy for me when I forget my iPod. I can remote into my machine, turn on the streaming service, and listen no matter where I am (assuming, of course, I've an Internet connection).

dashifen

I've been using SimplfyMedia for iTunes for a few months and it's been great. It allows up to 30 invites so I've got most of my family plugged into my music library now. Granted, if they're all listening at once it seriously impacts the capabilities of my computer, as long as it's only one or two people at a time, things move along nicely. Check it out: [www.simplifymedia.com]

dashifen

@owenw: SqueezeCenter, Jinzora, Subsonic, and Ampache can all be used to stream over the internet. If you're behind a NAT router and don't open any ports, whichever you choose will be limited to your LAN.

I personally use SqueezeCenter on my LAN because I believe it's the only one that supports synchronized streams to multiple players.

joelena

MyTunesRSS, by Codewave Software
There is a paid and and free version. It is an excellent streamer for when I am at work or on home LAN (OwenW - you enter a MyTunesRSS generated URL on your laptop). Doesn't rely on itunes being open/launched but is a small application/server. Mac/Win/ and the mysterious 'platform independent'. Save playlists, download music, play in a Flash based browser window. Does require minimal configuration beyond application UI in having to open a port on your router (8080 or user defined port).
[www.codewave.de]

jayhilwig

Doesn't SqueezeCenter (formerly SlimServer) do that? It's free open source software, so you could try it out and see if it works for you.

Deprong Mori

@joelena:
I like the idea of having it on the LAN - Thanks @Jayhilwig and joelena, i've been looking around for one for a while.
Our internet here is magnificent at times, and shocking at others - thanks to a little thing my ISP likes to call "traffic Management" - so a LAN streaming solution would work best for me!

Thanks so much, I'll let you know how i go..

[owened.co.nz]

owenw

Oh, and to explain my reasoning, I live in a flat, with and upstairs and a downstairs, upstairs is my room, where I keep my laptop (which contains all the music, videos etc) and my media pc (Vista MCE FTW!) - so I want to be able to play the same tunes downstairs when I move to the lounge or whatever.

Ty for your help!

owenw

I use a server on the internet to have access to all my music. The music is stored there and I use an openVPN (openVPN via port 443 even get's through many firewalls) connection to connect to the machine. Then I launch Fireplay in the browser and have an iTunes like interface to listen to music. Having the files in a different location serves as a nice backup as well. I reguilarily synchronize my home library with the one on the server via rsync.

rstcologne

..or VibeStreamer. Lite & easy.

pa2k

I am usually travelling around the world, and my main requirements for a server were these two :
1. Simple install (no supporting software required, no opening extra firewall ports etc, though the install might do the same for me automatically)
2. Ability to play through a web client.

I found 2 players that would satisfy these, Jukefly and Grooveshark (with the Grooveshark Lite interface). I chose Jukefly (on a whim) and have been really happy with it for the last one year. I have been able to access my music even in relatively low bandwidth areas.
The only drawback is the inability to BROWSE my music collection, by directory, but thats a small price to pay for the convenience.

zergot

Has anyone used Winamp Remote for this? Any comments?

redxeth

@jayhilwig: I've been using mytunesrss for about a month now and I love it. Mine is pointed at my itunes library file, which gives me access to all of my smart playlists without having itunes open.

Jason Lambert

has/have ;)

Albaraha

Doesn't VLC has this functionality as well?!

Albaraha

Another Jinzora user here. Awesome app and looks like a million dollars.

slaughter33

If you use Windows, TVersity allows you to stream video, audio, still pics, and Internet video and audio over your LAN, Wifi, or the Internet. And it's free.

Deadhacker

Does anyone have any recommendations on how best to liver stream music? Such as a DJ set?

meetthebrow

@owenw You should try VLC (VideoLAN Client), its easy to use and can stream just about any kind of media. It has an extremely light feel to it, so it doesn't bog down your system.
If you want a wireless audio solution independent of a second PC, consider the Logitech Music Anywhere system. I picked one up from woot.com for about $30 during a woot-off, but the only ones I can find now are over $100.

Alexmcc

kPlaylist [www.kplaylist.net] is all I need. It takes zero-configuration once you have a LAMP (or WAMP) set up. Just drop the PHP file into your web root, and you're off to the races.

rudle