Once the installation process has completed, we can now proceed to configure it for our media folders. Once the update has completed, we can now proceed to install MiniDLNA on our Raspberry Pi.īecause MiniDLNA is available as a part of the Raspbian repository, we can install it by using the command below within the terminal. sudo apt updateĭepending on how long it has been since you last ran an update, this process can take some time.Ģ. We can update both the package list and all the installed packages by running the following two commands. Before we install MiniDLNA, we should first ensure that our Raspbian installation is entirely up to date. This process is relatively straightforward and should only take a few minutes to completeġ. In this section, we will be walking you through the process of installing the MiniDLNA software to a Raspberry Pi. Installing the MiniDLNA software on the Raspberry Pi We tested this tutorial on a Raspberry Pi 3 using Raspbian Buster. Recommendedįor this tutorial, we will be assuming that you are running the Raspbian operating system. Equipment Listīelow is a list of equipment that we used to set up MiniDLNA on the Raspberry Pi. Using MiniDLNA can be a lightweight alternative to running software like Plex on your Raspberry Pi.
An example of some clients that support DLNA is Kodi and the VLC media player. You can use any client that supports the DLNA protocols to stream media files from your Raspberry Pi.
These protocols will allow your Raspberry Pi to stream media files such as music, pictures, and videos over your home network. The software also goes by the name ReadyMedia. MiniDLNA is a piece of server software that implements the DLNA/UPnP streaming protocols.
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