You can add “folder = /PATH/TO/MEDIA1,/PATH/TO/MEDIA2” to set media folder. By default, it steams all files under user home. config/UMS/UMS.conf file for configurations. Then it offers an user interface with more configurations, log view, and more.įor Ubuntu Server without UI, edit the. If everything goes well, you should be able to run the Universal Media Server via command: /opt/ums/UMS.shįor Ubuntu Desktop, it brings up a setup dialog to choose language, start minimized or not, choose network, and media folder etc. Skip cd Downloads if it was downloaded via wget command.Īnd replace “ UMS-10.0.1-x86_64.tgz” if a newer version was downloaded, also do change version number in “ ums-10.0.1“.

Run following 2 commands will navigate to user’s Downloads folder, then extract the UMS package /opt, and finally rename result folder from ‘ ums-10.0.1‘ to ‘ ums‘. If you’re running Ubuntu Server, use this command to download it ( replace URL in the command if a newer version is available): wget -c Select download (run uname -m to tell system type):Īt the moment, the latest release is version 10.0.1. The latest tarballs are available to download at github project page. Media transcoding is accomplished through packages from AviSynth, FFMpeg, MEncoder, and VLC, you have to first open terminal and run command to make sure these packages installed: sudo apt install mediainfo dcraw vlc mplayer mencoder

Universal Media Server, UMS in short, is a DLNA-compliant UPnP media server allows streaming media files to a wide range of devices including video game consoles, smart TVs, smartphones, and Blu-ray players. This tutorial is going to show you how to install and setup Universal Media Server in Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop and Server.

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