Multiple Media Dirs

Windows related discussion about netjukebox
Locked
xdreamer

Multiple Media Dirs

Post by xdreamer »

Thanks for this very nice application.
At the moment I'm missing one feature:
Due to hard disk limitations my media library is distributed over multiple disks and machines, so it would be nice to have the possibility to define multiple sources.

Using NTFS HardLinks is not practicable due to your naming constraints.
User avatar
wbartels
netjukebox developer
Posts: 881
Joined: Thu Nov 04, 2004 3:12 pm
Location: Netherlands
Contact:

Re: Multiple Media Dirs

Post by wbartels »

xdreamer wrote: Using NTFS HardLinks is not practicable due to your naming constraints.
It is possible, because netjukebox only uses the last and second last directory.
Last directory for album and year, and second last for artist.

So you can use it this way:

config.inc.php

Code: Select all

$cfg['media_dir']                  = 'D:/Media';
Directory stucture

Code: Select all

D:\Media\first_harddisk\artist 01\album\...
                       \artist 02\album\...
                       \...
                       \artist 25\album\...
D:\Media\ntfs_hardlink\artist 26\album\...
xdreamer

Show latest additions

Post by xdreamer »

It would be a nice feature to see the latest updates of your media folder on the brows window. Or make them browseable via an additional search field.
xdreamer

Post by xdreamer »

Btw.: Thanks for the hint. Seems to work fine.
User avatar
wbartels
netjukebox developer
Posts: 881
Joined: Thu Nov 04, 2004 3:12 pm
Location: Netherlands
Contact:

Re: Show latest additions

Post by wbartels »

xdreamer wrote:It would be a nice feature to see the latest updates of your media folder on the brows window. Or make them browseable via an additional search field.
This is already possible with menu: Favorites > New
User avatar
emcquaid
User
Posts: 23
Joined: Mon Sep 12, 2005 12:09 am
Location: Dallas, TX, USA, Earth, Milky Way Galaxy, Universe
Contact:

hardlinks for grouping the music collection

Post by emcquaid »

So could you use hardlinks to group a collection into "themes"?

I have NJB setup up to randomly add a song to the playlist whenever it goes empty, and thus keep it playing. The unfortunate eventuality is that AC/DC will play at a time when you were perhaps hoping for something more, uh, relaxing...

It would be too cool if I could setup up:
1) Anything Goes(whole collection)
2) Live music only
3) Dance Music
4) Easy Listening (Mom and Dad are here)
etc...

So could I create multiple hardlinked directories containing the hardlinked albums for the theme, and then have separate NJB installs for each theme?

Thanks in advance,

Eric
andersen
User
Posts: 16
Joined: Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:02 pm

Re: Multiple Media Dirs

Post by andersen »

wbartels wrote:
xdreamer wrote: Using NTFS HardLinks is not practicable due to your naming constraints.
It is possible, because netjukebox only uses the last and second last directory.
Last directory for album and year, and second last for artist.

So you can use it this way:

config.inc.php

Code: Select all

$cfg['media_dir']                  = 'D:/Media';
Directory stucture

Code: Select all

D:\Media\first_harddisk\artist 01\album\...
                       \artist 02\album\...
                       \...
                       \artist 25\album\...
D:\Media\ntfs_hardlink\artist 26\album\...
may i know, where can i modify the directory stucture?

Thanks
unsec
User
Posts: 36
Joined: Sat May 02, 2009 10:56 am

Re: Multiple Media Dirs

Post by unsec »

hmm, can anyone explanate this idea "NTFS HardLinks" ... thnks.
Shizzle
User
Posts: 65
Joined: Sat May 28, 2005 9:00 am
Location: Gresham, OR USA
Contact:

Re: Multiple Media Dirs

Post by Shizzle »

Locked