Introduction to GMediaServer

Introduction to GMediaServer

GMediaServer is a UPnP compatible media server for the GNU system. Itis part of the GNU project.

GMediaServer serves audio and video files to certain network connectedmedia players. Most hardware media players only play music and/orvideo—they don't provide the media themselves. Those media files haveto come from a device on the network. GMediaServer is a server for suchUPnP compatible media players, including:

• NETGEAR Wireless Digital Music Player (MP101)
• Linksys Wireless-B Music System (WMLS11B), Wireless-B Media Link for Music (WML11B)
• Philips Streamium SL300i, Streamium RC9800i, Streamium SLA5520
• Omnifi DMS1
• SMC EZ Stream 11Mbps Wireless Audio Adaptor (SMCWAA-B)
• D-Link DSM-520 Wireless HD Media Player
• Roku SoundBridge Network Music Player M1000
• Terratec NOXON audio, NOXON 2 audio
• Pinnacle ShowCenter 200

Other UPnP media players (including software based) may work aswell—see the manual for a more complete list.

GMediaServer is written in C by Oskar Liljeblad. It should compileand run on any modern POSIX compatible system such as GNU/Linux.GMediaServer is a console based application which is usually run in thebackground. It is free software, licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.