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I'm Not Sure How to Configure My iTunes/Apple TV for This Odd Setup
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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1525708" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>That looks like a pretty nice app - couldn't find anything in the documentation about keeping your iTunes library on the NAS and using it as a server. Seems to be geared totally to keeping all your computers synced with the entire library being kept on each local machine.</p><p></p><p>Last I had a really good working server, was using a 4 disk raided server running Windows Home Server and it did a decent job running TwonkyMedia on it. That machine died on me about 4 yrs ago.</p><p></p><p>The only way I know of you'll be able to make a change to iTunes and have it auto reflected on another machine is going to by running an iTunes server and any changes are made on the server... not on the local machine. It's a lot of work. Some of these servers only allow a single connection at a time - not good.</p><p></p><p>What I'm doing now is using an external mirrored RAID (from OWC) attached via eSATA to a Windows 7 box and use homesharing. Can't answer the question about syncing - don't think I have synced either one of our iPhones with a computer in at least 2 years. I think through your reading, you're going to find that using either a Win 7 or an OS X box as a media server is the best route - also the most expensive since you need not only the RAID device, but another computer that acts as your server and syncing of iDevices would be done on the server box.</p><p></p><p>Would suggest reading through as many articles and forum threads as you can find on the internet.</p><p>Good starting point from Ars-Technica - <a href="http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/12/how-to-offload-your-itunes-library-to-a-nas/" target="_blank">link</a>.</p><p></p><p>To go with a NAS iTunes server, would guess that Synology may be at the top of the pack currently.</p><p>And I don't believe even theirs will allow connectivity from an AppleTV - AppleTV issue - unless something has changed, ATV will only connect to a computer running iTunes and using HomeSharing unless you jailbreak the ATV. May want to read through some of the Synology forum <a href="http://forum.synology.com/enu/viewforum.php?f=130&sid=542288be4d8b71ed984649615c18e0db" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p></p><p>I am probably behind the times - would read as much as you can in order to make a decision that you think you can live with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1525708, member: 24160"] That looks like a pretty nice app - couldn't find anything in the documentation about keeping your iTunes library on the NAS and using it as a server. Seems to be geared totally to keeping all your computers synced with the entire library being kept on each local machine. Last I had a really good working server, was using a 4 disk raided server running Windows Home Server and it did a decent job running TwonkyMedia on it. That machine died on me about 4 yrs ago. The only way I know of you'll be able to make a change to iTunes and have it auto reflected on another machine is going to by running an iTunes server and any changes are made on the server... not on the local machine. It's a lot of work. Some of these servers only allow a single connection at a time - not good. What I'm doing now is using an external mirrored RAID (from OWC) attached via eSATA to a Windows 7 box and use homesharing. Can't answer the question about syncing - don't think I have synced either one of our iPhones with a computer in at least 2 years. I think through your reading, you're going to find that using either a Win 7 or an OS X box as a media server is the best route - also the most expensive since you need not only the RAID device, but another computer that acts as your server and syncing of iDevices would be done on the server box. Would suggest reading through as many articles and forum threads as you can find on the internet. Good starting point from Ars-Technica - [URL="http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/12/how-to-offload-your-itunes-library-to-a-nas/"]link[/URL]. To go with a NAS iTunes server, would guess that Synology may be at the top of the pack currently. And I don't believe even theirs will allow connectivity from an AppleTV - AppleTV issue - unless something has changed, ATV will only connect to a computer running iTunes and using HomeSharing unless you jailbreak the ATV. May want to read through some of the Synology forum [URL="http://forum.synology.com/enu/viewforum.php?f=130&sid=542288be4d8b71ed984649615c18e0db"]here[/URL]. I am probably behind the times - would read as much as you can in order to make a decision that you think you can live with. [/QUOTE]
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