The Original Server
The Servers - Media Server
Last Updated 18 June 2007
The engine room of my system is based around a couple of quite old PowerPC Macs with a few tweaks & additions to keep them ticking. Given the cost of setting up a full system I obviously tried to re-
The Servers - Security Server
Last Updated 18 June 2007
Sitting as a baby-brother to the main server is the IP security server, which captures live video from various IP security cameras and stores it on the other of the 2 RAID volumes. This server is
The Clients
Last Updated 18 June 2007
Keeping with the Mac-based solution, each of the clients is based around an Intel Mac Mini (both Single and Dual Core models). Depending on where the client is located the Minis are connected to
Over on the MacTalk forums there’s a thread that started this whole site, in which we discuss how it was that we came to build the original ‘ultimate’ iTunes media server.
Of course we’ve been hounded by ridicule at the choice of technology (we love Apple, so get over it), the money that was spent (it’s mainly second hand gear, besides which we’ll waste our cash as we see fit) and everything in between.
Still, if you’re here you must be vaguely interested in how we built our own iTunes media server, so here’s the current setup for your reading pleasure...
