Firefly Media Server
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| Developed by | Ron Pedde |
| Initial release | 0.1.0 |
| Stable release | 0.2.4.2 (April 19, 2008) [+/−] |
| Preview release | SVN/Nightly Builds (SVN) [+/−] |
| Written in | C |
| Available in | English |
| Genre | Media Server |
| License | GNU GPL |
| Website | http://www.fireflymediaserver.org/ |
Firefly Media Server (formerly mt-daapd) is an open-source media server (or daemon) for the Roku SoundBridge and iTunes. It serves media files using Roku Server Protocol (RSP) and Digital Audio Access Protocol (DAAP).
[edit] Features
Its features include:
- Support for running on Unix/POSIX platforms
- Support for running on Windows and Mac OS X
- Support for running on the Apple Inc. iPhone and iPod touch
- Support for MP3, AAC, Ogg, FLAC, and WMA
- Support for Roku SoundBridge via RSP
- Support for on-the-fly transcoding of Ogg, FLAC, ALAC, and WMA
- On Windows platforms, on-the-fly transcoding of WMA Lossless, WMA Pro and WMA Voice.
- Web-based configuration
- Support for user-created smart playlists
- Integration with iTunes library including reading playlists
- Supports serving streaming radio stations
Firefly Media Server was formerly known as mt-daapd. It was renamed when it adopted new features such as support for RSP and support for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.
