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Build a simple LMS server

pCP Team 30 November 2020 pCP 7.0.0-b6 Projects

This project is to create a simple LMS server with the library on an attached USB HDD. This is the LMS server I use day to day and it is also for pCP testing.

What was used #

Hardware #

  • Raspberry Pi 4B - 2GB
  • Official RPF 5.1V 3A PSU
  • Toshiba USB 1.5TB Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
  • SanDisk Ultra 8GB SD card

Software #

  • piCorePlayer 7.0.0-b6 (piCorePlayer7.0.0b6-64Bit.img)
    • LMS

Network Diagram #

graph TD B[8-port Network Switch] B --> |Ethernet cable| D[RPi4B - pCP LMS] D --- |USB cable| H[(USB HDD)]

Steps #

Step 1 - Download pCP
Step 2 - Create SD card
Step 3 - Boot pCP
  • Insert the SD card into the Raspberry Pi.
  • Connect the Ethernet and power cables.
  • Turn the power on.
Step 4 - Determine the IP address
Step 5 - Set static IP
  • Set static IP on the DHCP sever (ie. http://192.168.1.51). Often the DHCP is on the router.
Step 6 - Set player name
  • Access pCP using static IP in a browser (ie. http://192.168.1.51)
  • Select [Squeezelite Settings] > “Change Squeezelite settings” > “Name of your player”.
  • Type player name.
  • Click [Save].
Step 7 - Set hostname
  • Select [Tweaks] > “pCP System Tweaks” > “Host name”.
  • Type host name.
  • Click [Save].
  • Click [Yes] when requested to “Reboot piCorePlayer”.
Step 8 - Resize filesystem
  • Select [Main Page] > [Beta].
  • Click “Advanced mode operations” > [Resize FS].
  • Select “Whole SD card”
  • Click [Resize].

pCP will reboot a couple of times, but after a couple of minutes it should refresh the [Main Page].

Step 9 - Attach USB hard drive
  • Select [LMS].
  • Check what FS Type is displaying in “Pick from the following detected USB disks to mount”.
  • If you are using a non-default disk format, you will be prompted to install support of additional files systems.
    • Click “Install and Enable additional File Systems” > [Install].
  • Type mount point name (ie. /mnt/Music).
  • Tick “Enabled” checkbox.
  • Click [Set USB Mount].
Step 10 - Install LMS
  • Select [LMS].
  • Click [Install].

By default LMS is not automatically started.

  • Select [Start] item in “Logitech Media Server (LMS) operations”.
Step 11 - Start LMS
  • Click [Start LMS].
Step 12 - Configure LMS
  • Click [Configure LMS].
  • Set “Media Folders”.

A LMS scan for music will start.

This will take some minutes.

More information #

pCP + Waveshare + jivelite
Standalone pCP
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