FireFly-Server

iTunes-compatible DAAP server

Firefly Media Server (formerly mt-daapd) is an open-source audio media server (or daemon) for the Roku SoundBridge and iTunes. It serves media files using Roku Server Protocol (RSP) and Digital Audio Access Protocol (DAAP).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_Media_Server

For Debian users:
https://packages.qa.debian.org/m/mt-daapd.html
https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/mt-daapd

For FreeBSD users:
http://home.introweb.nl/d/dodger/itunesserver.html
https://www.tnpi.net/wiki/FreeBSD_iTunes_Server

cd /usr/ports/audio/firefly
make install clean
echo 'firefly_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf
service mt-daapd start

==>> http://127.0.0.1:3689

Simple SSH forward e.g. thourgh the internet:
ssh -L3689:iMac.Local:3689 MyDomain.TLD

Please also note https://sourceforge.net/projects/mt-daapd/

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GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

BSD, Linux

Languages

English

Intended Audience

Advanced End Users, End Users/Desktop

User Interface

Non-interactive (Daemon), Web-based

Database Environment

SQLite

Registered

2014-09-25

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