install universal media server ubuntu 18.04

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Sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/ums.serviceĮxecStart=/home/ums-user/ums-9.6.2/UMS.sh

#Install universal media server ubuntu 18.04 install#

Sudo apt-get install mediainfo dcraw vlc mplayer mencoder Sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jre openjdk-8-jre-headless # ssh into new Ubuntu 20.04 server (headless) server The user running the service is called ums-user which was created during server installation I know the optional section might seem a bit redundant but I just wanted to test it worked okay with the media on a separate device

Got it up and running on a headless Ubuntu 20.04 server and running as a service Was surprised to see so many questions about the application running as a service

Once you're satisfied that your new version works you can, optionally, remove the old version by running something like sudo rm -r ums-9.0.So I have stumbled across this application while researching something for work.

Start the ums service by running sudo systemctl start ums.

Remove the downloaded tarball by running sudo rm UMS-*.tgz.

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Update the 'ums' symlink by running sudo ln -sfn /opt/ums-10.0.0/ ums MAKE SURE YOU CHANGE THE ABOVE LINE TO THE CORRECT VERSION.

Stop the ums service by running sudo systemctl stop ums.

Unpack the tarball by running sudo tar -xvzf UMS-*.tgz.

Download the latest tarball by running something like sudo wget MAKE SURE YOU CHANGE THE ABOVE LINE TO THE CORRECT VERSION.

Navigate to the installation folder by running cd /opt.

visit the UMS webpage by going to in a web browser.

start UMS by running sudo service ums start.

Edit UMS.conf by running sudo nano /etc/UMS.conf and setting the following variables (you'll have to setup folders and folders_monitored to something specific for your environment) server_name = MyMediaServerįolders = /mnt/media/Video/Movies, /mnt/media/Video/TV_Shows, /mnt/media/Video/Web_Shows, /mnt/media/Music, /mnt/media/Comedyįolders_monitored = /mnt/media/Video/Movies, /mnt/media/Video/TV_Shows, /mnt/media/Video/Web_Shows, /mnt/media/Music, /mnt/media/Comedy.

Copy the default configuration files to /etc/ by running the following commands sudo cp /opt/ums/UMS.conf /etc/.

Make the system aware of your new script by running update-rc.d ums defaults.

Make that script executable by running chmod +x /etc/init.d/ums.

# Depend on lsb-base (>= 3.0-6) to ensure that this file is present.Įcho >&2 -e ''$txtylw'Warning:$txtrst $1' # Load the VERBOSE setting and other rcS variables # let the program to die gracefully and 'restart' will not work # If this value is set too low you might not UMS_START=1 # Wether to start or not UMS ver at boot time.ĭODTIME=30 # Time to wait for the server to die, in seconds. PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin

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# Description: Java Upnp Media Server dedicated to PS3

# Required-Stop: $local_fs $remote_fs $network

# Required-Start: $local_fs $remote_fs $network

Create an init.d script by running sudo nano /etc/init.d/ums and copying the following into that file #!/bin/bash.

Install UMS 8.0.1 by running the following commands cd /opt.

Sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jre openjdk-8-jre-headlessĪpt-get install mediainfo dcraw vlc-bin mplayer mencoder

Install the necessary packages by running the following commands sudo apt-get install software-properties-common.