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MP3 Jukeboxes with a Web Frontend?

Posted by Cliff on from the I've-gotta-build-me-one-of-these dept.

johnmearns asks: "With hard drive prices so low I couldn't help but pick up a large drive and finally get around to setting up a file server in my house. I normally do all my home computing from my laptop and would like to play mp3s stored on the fileserver back through my stereo. I've found lots of nice streaming mp3 server packages like NetJuke, but I don't want to stream. I would like a player that offers controls that I could access via a web interface from any machine on the LAN. Many of the alternatives I've found seem to have a nasty interface and have been abandoned for years. I thought I'd check and see if other Slashdot readers were using for this. Preferably it would work easily with FreeBSD, but I'm not picky at this point!"

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  1. Globecom Jukebox by Chase · · Score: 5, Informative

    Take a look at Globecom Jukebox. I have been using it for over a year now. Its very stable and easy to use. It manages ripping new disk and has a simple interface for importing existing MP3s.

    It can push a local sound card and multiple icecast streams at the same time. It also has multi-user support with the ability to set user weight.

    I could go on and on. These were the features available when I set it up over a year ago.

    Have fun!

    Chase

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  2. SlimMP3 by pbox · · Score: 3, Informative

    It is a bit pricey, but consistently gets good reviews. All out hardware solution. Also has web interface, as well as remote control. Also capable of playing net radio.

    Link to their site

    I do not work for them, but I have been trying to justify $230 + S&H for it for a while.

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    1. Re:SlimMP3 by Jahf · · Score: 2, Informative

      SliMP3 would be perfect for me if only it handled Ogg natively. The patch to play Ogg by decoding to .wav and then encoding to MP3 is a bit clunky and seems like it would eat up a lot of CPU. I'm still considering it given it's remote control capability ... but -ugh- so close.

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  3. SLIMP3 by El+Kevbo · · Score: 3, Informative

    I'm not quite sure what you're asking, but it's possible that a SLIMP3 may be the answer. Small, quiet (solid state), open source software, active developer and user communities, etc. I know that I'm not the only happy owner here on /. and that many others will also recommend it.

    Kevin

  4. Look a little harder at Netjuke... by Dr.+Bent · · Score: 3, Informative

    You can set up Netjuke to play files locally (as in, on the server where the MP3's are) via MPG123 or Winamp. You just set up a standard Netjuke playlist, log in as an admin user and send it to the local player. Then you can control it via the standard Netjuke interface.

  5. Check out Andromeda by Saggy · · Score: 3, Informative

    I looked EVERYWHERE for a web based frontend to my mp3s. The best software I found was Andromeda.
    It seems to be the most intuitive interface for guests to play with too...

  6. Muse.Net by moosesocks · · Score: 2, Informative

    Try out Muse.Net

    While it IS a subscription-based service, the price is reasonable ($20/year), and the company releases a good deal of source code from their products under the GPL. Not to mention that it has an awesome XML backend (completely open. the company encourages users to hack it and write new clients via their excellent SDK).

    Simply install the server software on the PC(s) which you have the music on, and access your collection(s) from one unified website. Everything is done peer-to-peer, the software supports transcoding, and you can play locally or remotely (another cool feature is that you can start playback on a remote machine (ie. I can control the music being fed into my stereo from my office).

    Check it out: http://www.muse.net

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  7. Halo 8 WWWinamp by ruineraz · · Score: 3, Informative
    I write a small piece of software that i use in my home LAN, and from work. It's called Halo 8 WWWinamp, and it's a continuation of the WWWinamp project from the nullsoft guys, who abandoned further development and open sourced it.

    It is used in conjunction with Shoutcast, so it involves some streaming, but I think when it's all set it up, it could be what you're looking for.

    feel free to contact me if you need help or have feature requests

    it's available at http://sourceforge.net/projects/halo8wwwinamp

  8. Otto Jukebox by gus+goose · · Score: 2, Informative

    I have been using Otto since Sept 2001. Has worked flawlessly. I see there are a number of newer versions, so have a look at the home page at Otto Home

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