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Streaming MP3s on Demand?

Posted by Cliff on from the be-your-own-radio dept.

The Human Cow asks: "My computer teacher lets us listen to music while we code, but the 150 MB network drive limit kind of puts a damper on the variety of music I have access to. CDs and MP3 players are too much of a hassle to keep up with, so I started wondering if there was any way to set up a streaming radio station that was controllable from a remote PC. I looked at Shoutcast again to see if there was some option that I missed, but I didn't find much. Not having any luck on Google, I've decided to turn to you guys. Does anybody know of a program that'll let me set up a playlist at home and then remotely control it from school? Streaming MP3s on demand, maybe?"

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  1. Oooh, pick me! Pick me! by stevey · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I am biased as I wrote it, but there was a new release of GNUMP3d yesterday.

    THis allows you to stream MP3/OGG Vorbis/MPG/WMV files across a network via a browser interface.

    You can search, sort, downsample and generally have a blast.

    Check it out?

  2. shfs mount by rask22 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    shfs website

    step 1, keep all mp3's in a central place
    step 2, have ssh access
    step 3, locally shfs mount mp3s
    step 4, ...
    step 5, profit!

    ok, shfs allows you to mount a remote filesystem while only having ssh access. Simply mount the mp3 dir and point xmms or whatever at it and play. Works flawlessly for me.

  3. Re:how about gnump3d? by stevey · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Does that mean I get supplicants showering me with gifts?

    Seriously, thanks. It's nice to see people using the software and enjoying it.