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How to Configure your MasterLibrary for Rsync

To use SlimCar with your MasterLibrary, you must first configure the Rsync daemon (server) on it. This is a simple process and shouldn't take more than a few minutes with many Linux distributions.

Most modern UNIX-derived operating systems include the Rsync client as standard, and some include the server part of it as well. If this is not available, you'll need to install the Rsyncd package using your package manager. Please consult the documentation for your specific operating system/distribution for details on how to do this.

Installing from source

If your OS lacks a package manager or you'd prefer to do it yourself, you can install Rsync from source. You can download the source from here: http://rsync.samba.org/download.html∞

Please read the included README and INSTALL files but on most systems, the installation instructions are as simple as:

... obviously replacing "2.6.8" with whatever the current version of Rsync is.

Editing rsyncd.conf

When you have the Rsync daemon installed and operating correctly, you'll need to edit it's configuration file to make your music and playlists available to SlimCar. Make sure your files are in the appropriate places first (see PathConfig). The section you'll need to add is something like:

The uid and gid lines make sure that the Rsync daemon is operating with limited privileges on these files (although both locations are read only, in any case). The comment can be whatever you like. The paths can point to the "real" paths if /mnt/music and/or /mnt/playlists are symlinks on your particular system. The dont compress line instructs Rsync not to waste time compressing files that are already compressed. You can change or remove this line if you'd prefer. The list line is useful for testing, it lets you list the contents of these directories via Rsync.

Restart rsyncd & Testing

Now you've edited your configuration file, you need to restart the Rsync daemon. The procedure varies from system to system but on Gentoo, you do (as root):

Consult your distribution's documentation for the particular command to use, or the Rsync documentation if you need to create a custom script or start the daemon manually.

You can then test that it's working correctly by issuing the following Rsync commands:

In both cases, you should see the directory listings for these files. One common problem here is that you're using some access control (via IP addresses) and "localhost" is not allowed. In this case, try using the IP address of the machine (ie: 192.168.0.5) instead.

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