[NEW] MinimServer 2 has replaced MinimServer 0.8 on all platforms for new installations. If you have an existing installation of MinimServer 0.8, you can continue to use it with some limitations. See the MinimServer 2 page for details.
There are important differences between MinimServer 2 and earlier versions of MinimServer. Some features that were available free of charge in earlier versions of MinimServer require payment of a license fee in MinimServer 2. For details, see the License Options page.
For details of how to install MinimServer 2, see the Quick Start page.
MinimServer 2 Starter Edition
MinimServer 2 Starter Edition makes it easy to get started with MinimServer. A new web-based user interface makes Starter Edition easy to manage and configure. To keep things simple, Starter Edition has few configuration options. There's a new Quick start guide that covers everything you need to get up and running. Starter Edition has no license fee and does not expire.
Features available in Starter Edition
The following features are available in Starter Edition:
- Intelligent Browsing (same as in previous versions of MinimServer)
- The control-point browsing interface is translated into multiple languages
- Basic support for profiles (select, view and reset)
- A new configuration web page that will eventually remove the need to use MinimWatch
- Remote management (rescan, restart, etc.) and configuration using MinimWatch
- Default settings for the indexTags property
- Limited configurability using the contentDir, displayName, startupScan and delayStart properties
- Full support for scripting and the Web API
Additional features available with a full license
The following features require a MinimServer full license and are not available in Starter Edition:
- Customizing the tags available for browsing using the indexTags and aliasTags properties
- Customizing the way the control point displays information using the tagFormat, tagOptions and tagValue properties
- Extended support for profiles (create, rename, import, export and delete)
- Setting alphabetical grouping using the alphaGroup property
- Customizing the library scan using the excludePattern property
- Other customizations using the listViewAlbums, mergeFolderAlbums, serverOptions, showExtras and tagUpdate properties
- Customizing update handling using the .autoUpdate and .updateReminder properties
- Showing index artwork using the indexArtwork option of the serverOptions property
- The optional MinimStreamer extension for transcoding and playing internet radio streams
Properties reference list
The following list shows all configurable MinimServer properties. Properties shown in bold type are configurable in both Starter Edition and the full version of MinimServer 2. Properties in regular type are configurable only in the full version.
aliasTags, alphaGroup, .autoUpdate, contentDir, delayStart, displayName, excludePattern, http.port, indexTags, itemTags, listViewAlbums, .logFile, .logLevel, .logPrefix, mergeFolderAlbums, ohnet.debug, ohnet.port, ohnet.subnet, serverOptions, showExtras, startupScan, tagFormat, tagOptions, tagUpdate, tagValue, .updateReminder, upnpCustom, writeAllTags, writeTagChanges