Controlling a headless server

Telecaster · 25 Sep 2016 at 17:03

So I'm building a music server out of some spare bits, controlling my music won't be an issue but how would I control things like Internet radio stations and the like?

killsta · 25 Sep 2016 at 18:42

What are you using for internet radio?

If you're using something like Kodi, apps to control are plentiful in the Apple Store/Google Store.

Steveocee · 26 Sep 2016 at 08:43

some come with a web gui you can get onto.

K.C. Leblanc · 26 Sep 2016 at 09:04

If it's got a Pro version of Windows then you can enable Remote Desktop. If not then something like ultra vnc should let you access it from another machine.

Orcvader · 26 Sep 2016 at 09:06

killsta said:
What are you using for internet radio?

If you're using something like Kodi, apps to control are plentiful in the Apple Store/Google Store.

This, Kore for Android is a feature full Kodi remote which pretty much doesn't require you to look at the screen on the music server.

Telecaster · 26 Sep 2016 at 15:45

killsta said:
What are you using for internet radio?

If you're using something like Kodi, apps to control are plentiful in the Apple Store/Google Store.

Pretty much exclusively it's 6 music, I want to be able to control it with the phone ideally as I use JRiver for music and can control this via an app.

I don't want to have to use remote desktop as 99% of my listening is done away from a machine so having to rely on a machine in another room to control things wouldn't be ideal.

hyperseven · 26 Sep 2016 at 15:52

Telecaster said:
Pretty much exclusively it's 6 music, I want to be able to control it with the phone ideally as I use JRiver for music and can control this via an app.

I don't want to have to use remote desktop as 99% of my listening is done away from a machine so having to rely on a machine in another room to control things wouldn't be ideal.

use the RDP app.

Telecaster · 26 Sep 2016 at 16:14

Ahh, seems there is a way to import the 320 AAC stream link into the playlists and use it that way via the JRiver remote app, I didn't know this.

Cheers anyway chaps, seems it's sorted.