logitechmediaserver-docker

Allows to build an Docker-Image for Logitechs Media Server (aka Squeezebox-Server)

runtime - variables

Before starting the container using a docker-compose.yml (examples below):

1. find out the group-id of your files-share On startup the container will use the group-id the get read-access to your files. This way, no recursive chmod/chown is needed to allow the server read_access to these files.

• given that ls -al /home/of/my/music will print -rw-rw-r-- 1 someuser somegroup music
• call getent group somegroup which will output something like somegroup:x:1002:
• note the output 1002 and put this as environment-variable in the compose-file

2. three important folders (that should / could be mounted)

• /var/log/squeezeboxserver: contains the log-files
• /var/lib/squeezeboxserver: contains the instance-data (plugins, cache, preferences) allowing reboots of the container without loosing your preferences
• /mnt/music: the location of the mount is not important (because it's configurable through the web-interface), but it should be available and readable by the group you've given as group-id

3. Once started, access it using the port 9000 (i.e. http://localhost:9000)

starting the container

You could (see also docker-compose.yml):

• either using the image(s) on docker hub
• or building you're own image

Using the hub

Example docker-compose.yml

version: '2'

services:
  logitechmediaserver:
    image: gaerfield/logitechmediaserver:7.9.1
    restart: always
    ports:
      - 9000:9000
      - 9090:9090
      - 3483:3483
      - 3483:3483/udp
    environment:
      - GROUP_ID=116
    volumes:
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
      - ./instancedata/prefs:/var/lib/squeezeboxserver
      - ./logs:/var/log/squeezeboxserver
      - /mnt/shares/media/music:/mnt/music

Building you're own image

DOWNLOAD_URL: The Build-Argument DOWNLOAD_URL is optional. Use it to choose a custom installation-package (i.e. for ARM-Devices like the Rasperry Pi). You can choose from different versions and packages in Logitechs Download Section.

image-name: The Image-Name image: ... is optional. The default-name for the image depends on your compose-file (in this example it would be logitechmediaserver:latest).

Example docker-compose.yml

version: '2'

services:
  logitechmediaserver:
    build:
      context: https://github.com/gaerfield/logitechmediaserver-docker.git
      args: # optional
         DOWNLOAD_URL: "http://downloads-origin.slimdevices.com/LogitechMediaServer_v7.9.1/logitechmediaserver_7.9.1_amd64.deb"
    image: logitechmediaserver:7.9.1 #optional
    restart: always
    ports:
      - 9000:9000
      - 9090:9090
      - 3483:3483
      - 3483:3483/udp
    environment:
      - GROUP_ID=116
    volumes:
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
      - ./instancedata/prefs:/var/lib/squeezeboxserver
      - ./logs:/var/log/squeezeboxserver
      - /mnt/shares/media/music:/mnt/music

Links

• gaerfield/logitechmediaserver: docker hub image build from this repo
• related work:
  • jgoerzen/docker-logitech-media-server
  • justifiably/docker-logitechmediaserver
  • larsks/docker-image-logitech-media-server
• Download Links:
  • latest Logitech Media Server
  • choose from different packages and versions here
• Documentation on LogitechMediaServer:
  • Squeezebox Wiki
  • Server's file locations
  • Squeezelite client