How do I setup an iTunes server?

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How do I setup an iTunes server?

Quick Start Instructions

  1. Enable iTunes Server functionality by visiting Advanced > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage > Media Server on your router configuration web page.
  2. Set up Home Sharing on iTunes on your Mac or PC.
  3. Select your router to access your music.

How do I set up iTunes on my Mac?

Set up and view an iTunes Store account in Music on Mac

  1. In the Music app on your Mac, choose Account > Sign In. If you already signed in to Podcasts or the Apple TV app, you’re automatically signed in to Music.
  2. Do one of the following: Sign in with your Apple ID: Enter your Apple ID and password, then click Next.

Can I run iTunes on a NAS?

An iTunes server on a NAS is essentially mimicking a regular iTunes library that is shared on a local network. To add your own media to your iCloud Music Library with Apple Music you will need to use iTunes on a Mac or Windows computer and add your media to it.

How do I use iTunes Server on Synology NAS?

Set up iTunes Server

  1. Sign in to your Synology NAS as a user belonging to the administrators group, and go to iTunes Server.
  2. Enter your Shared name.
  3. Tick Require password (optional) and enter a password if you want iTunes users to enter a password before accessing your shared folders.
  4. Click Apply.

How do I add songs to Synology iTunes server?

Add music to iTunes

  1. Go to File > Add Folder to Library.
  2. Select all folders in the mapped folder and click Select Folder.
  3. After a few minutes, the music in the mapped folder on your Synology NAS will be added to iTunes.

How do I get iTunes on my macbook air?

If you don’t see the iTunes Store in the sidebar, here’s how to find it:

  1. Open the Apple Music app.
  2. In the menu bar, choose Music > Preferences.
  3. Go to the General tab and select iTunes Store.
  4. Click OK.

How do I use iTunes server on Synology NAS?

How do I access iTunes server?

Follow the steps below to access music and videos on iTunes/Apple Music clients: Launch Apple Music or iTunes on your computer. Go to Library > Music (for iTunes) or Library (for Apple Music) to open the drop-down menu. Browse through the listed iTunes servers to find the server with the shared name you set.

How to use Kodi with Synology?

Enable NFS

  • Create NFS Rule. Tick Allow connections from non-privileged ports (ports higher than 1024).
  • Adding Video Source in Kodi. Shown in the screenshots is Kodi 16,however the steps are literally the same in Kodi 17.

    • How to set up VPN on Synology using OpenVPN?

    Open VPN Server and then go to OpenVPN on the left panel.

  • Tick Enable OpenVPN server.
  • Specify a virtual internal IP address of VPN server in the Dynamic IP address fields.
  • Set Maximum connection number to limit the number of concurrent VPN connections.

    • How to setup secure VPN to your Synology?

    How to set up a VPN. Log in to your Synology NAS. Go to Control Panel > Network > Network Interface. Click Create. Click Create VPN profile. Follow the on-screen wizard to import and connect to

    How to set up ownCloud on Synology?

    At the time of this guide,DSM 6 is release candidate (rc) version

  • This is fresh install – no upgrade from existing owncloud version.
  • DSM 6 allows sudo to other users (root,http) in ssh terminal (with NAS admin password),it just makes many things easier (thanks Synology!)