![]() If you’re looking for other things you can do with your QNAP like set up a Time Machine Backup, set up a Plex server, or back up your Google Drive, please check our the rest of sponsored series.įiled Under: Tutorial Tagged With: iTunes, media server, Music, nas-how-to, QNAP, Tutorial About Benjamin J.I paid for the SuperSync program ($23) which I fully regret, but am hoping to making lemonade out of lemons now. I hope this article helped you better use your QNAP. Thanks for reading this quick and easy tutorial on how to set up your QNAP TurboNAS as an iTunes music server. If it shows up, you can now play music as you would with a shared library on another computer. If successful, you’ll see the library from the QNAP in the shared tab in iTunes. Next it’s time to see if everything works. That’s it for the functionality of the iTunes server. You can choose the scan type (Normal, aggressive, and painfully aggressive), the rescan interval, and whether it is always scanning. You can also add music or remove file extensions and link to playlist files. It’s set up for the Multimedia folder by default, so unless you want a folder just for your iTunes music, you really don’t have to do anything here. Just click on Add Music Folder and insert the directory address for the folder. Here you can set and/or remove the music folders on your QNAP. ![]() Be sure to be careful who can see your screen while you’re in this tab. For some reason these are shown in clear text. In the top box labeled Server you can change your iTunes server name, set a log file configuration, and set the admin and client passwords. ![]() It’s got the most setting controls for the server. Next click on the Configuration tab.Įven though the configuration tab is third, it’s the heart of this app. To be perfectly honest, this tab may be well above most users’ heads. You can name your playlist and add criteria for it. Here if you want to add a playlist, click Add New Playlist. Next you’ll want to take a look at the Smart Playlists tab on the side. There is also a box for Apple’s Bonjour service, but this is disabled by default and there isn’t a button to activate it. Since this is your first time, click Start Full Scan. Here you can start or stop your media server and do scans of your QNAP multimedia folder for new songs. You’ll be launched into the Server Status tab. Once you’ve entered those, click Log In.Ī new webpage will launch and you’ll be sent into the Firefly web client, on which the QNAP iTunes server is based. It’s the same username and password you used to login into QTS. Next, you’ll be asked to authenticate your login. Click the web link above the password box. You’ll want to take a look at the optional stuff on the configuration page. ![]() Your iTunes Server should now be activated. Next, click on the box next to After Enabling This service, Click the Follow Link to Enter the iTunes Web Server Configuration page. First, check the box to Enable iTunes Server. Next, you’ll be given a page with some options. The name of this application may be slightly different depending on what version of QTS your QNAP is running. It should be near the bottom under the Applications section. Next, find the iTunes Server Application inside the Control Panel. The iTunes server does not appear by itself on your QTS home screen. You can find the link to Qfinder for Mac, Windows, and Linux in our post about QNAP apps. The app does this for you, so I highly recommend having it installed. This is best done though the QFinder Desktop App, but can also be done by typing your QNAP’s IP address into your web browser followed by :8080. Let’s take a look on how to set up your iTunes server.įirst, log into your QNAP to launch your QTS Desktop environment. Also note that you’ll want to have some MP3 or DRM-free ACC files in your Multimedia folder on your QNAP. Still, despite the current limitations, an network iTunes server can be a nice thing to have. This function uses the older sharing protocol. Apple would require Third Party Access to iTunes store data and the new Home Sharing for that. Your videos and TV shows, especially those with FairPlay DRM will not play. Please note, that this is only a music server, though. It’s surprisingly simple to turn your QNAP into an iTunes music server in just a few steps. ![]()
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