In 2012, Logitech closed its line of internet radios and network players acquired through the company Slimdevices under the name Squeezebox. Today, the management would probably be wiser – the manufacturer known for producing mice and keyboards missed out on the business of multi-room speakers and music streaming in the Internet of Things. In early 2024, Logitech also shut down the MySqueezebox.com service, which gave the still-functioning boxes access to streaming services and internet radio.<\/p>\n
What is still alive is the Logitech Media Server (LMS), which has undergone many name transformations: previously known as Squeezebox Server, Slimserver, and Squeezecenter, it is now called Lyrion Media Server<\/a>, standing by the abbreviation “LMS” while dropping the name “Logitech.” The Media Server has survived because the software is free and open source, maintained by a community based in the former Slimdevices forum, which is now the Lyrion Community<\/a>. With a self-hosted server, Squeezebox owners can still listen to internet radio and use streaming services – almost like they did with MySqueezebox.com before. Only the streaming service Tidal cannot be integrated anymore.<\/p>\n While Squeezeboxes relied on “their” server as pure clients and\/or controllers for any sound to be heard, the LMS can supply any standard-compliant DLNA\/uPNP clients with music, so it works not only with Squeezeboxes, but is an efficient solution to store, search and play any musik collection. Video is also transmitted; however, transcoding only works for audio material.<\/p>\n The LMS can be operated via a web interface accessible through a browser using the server’s IP address with port 9000.<\/p>\nA media server not only for Squeezeboxes<\/h3>\n
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