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Why I switched from Apple Music to Jellyfin and Raspberry Pi DJ Billings Fri, 07/01/2022 - 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like

One day earlier this year, I looked up a song in my Mac's music library that's been there since 2001. I received an error message, "This song is not currently available in your country or region." I thought this might be just a glitch on my iPhone, so I tried the desktop app. No go. I opened up my media drive, and there was the music file. To check if it played, I hit the spacebar, and it began to play immediately. Hrmph. I have the file, I thought. Why won't the Music app play it?

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After some digging, I found other users with similar issues. To sum up, it seems that Apple decided that it owned some of my songs, even though I ripped this particular song to an MP3 from my own CD in the late 1990s.

To be clear, I'm not an Apple Music subscriber. I'm referring to the free "music" app that used to be called iTunes. I gave Apple Music a go when it first launched but quickly abandoned it. They decided to replace my previously owned songs with their DRM versions. In fact, I believe that's where my messed-up music troubles began. Since then, I've been bombarded with pushy Apple notifications trying to steer me back into becoming an Apple Music subscriber.

The sales notifications were annoying, but this suddenly unplayable song was unacceptable. I knew there had to be a better way to manage my music, one that put me in control of the music and movie files I already owned.

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After this incident, I naturally took to social media to air my grievances. I also made a short list of needs I had for what I thought was the ideal solution:

• It needs to be open source and run on Linux.
• I want to run it on my own server, if possible.
• It should be free (as in beer) if possible.
• I want the ability to control how the media is organized.
• I want to be able to watch my movies on my TV as well as listen to music.
• It should work from home (WiFi) and over the internet.
• It should be cross-platform accessible (Linux, Mac OS, Windows, Android, iOS).

A tall order, I know. I wasn't sure I'd get everything I wanted, but I thought aiming for the stars was better than settling for something quick and easy. A few people suggested Jellyfin, so I decided to check it out, but without much optimism considering the amount of rabbit holes I'd already been down.

What I discovered was unbelievable. Jellyfin fulfilled every item on my list. Better still, I found that I could use it with my Raspberry Pi. I jumped onboard the Jellyfin train and haven't looked back.

Raspberry Pi and Jellyfin are the perfect combination

I will describe what I did, but this is not intended to be a complete tutorial. Believe me when I say that if I can do it, so can you.

Raspberry Pi 4

I used a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B with 4GB of RAM. The SD card is 128GB, which is more than I need. The Pi 4 has WiFi but it's connected to my router using ethernet, so there's less lag.

One of the things I love about the Raspberry Pi is the ability to swap out the entire OS and storage by slipping in a new SD card. You can switch back in a few seconds if the OS doesn't suit you.

Western Digital Elements 2 TB external SSD

Since all of my media won't fit on a 128GB SD card, an external drive was essential. I also like having my media on a drive separate from my OS. I previously used a 2TB external HD from Seagate that worked fine. I was trying to keep my budget low, but I also wanted an SSD, one with a small footprint this time. The Western Digital drive is tiny, fast, and perfect. To work with the Raspberry Pi, I had to format the drive as exFAT and add a package to help the Pi mount it.

Jellyfin

I can't say enough good things about Jellyfin. It ticks all the boxes for me. It's open source, 100% free, has no central server, data collection, or tracking. It also plays all of the music, movies, and TV shows I have on my drive.

There are clients for just about every platform, or you can listen or view in your web browser. Currently, I'm listening to my music on the app for Debian and Ubuntu and it works great.

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Setting up Jellyfin

Many people, more brilliant than I, have created detailed instructions on Jellyfin's setup, so I would rather point to their work. Plus, Jellyfin has excellent documentation. But I'll lay out the basics, so you know what to expect if you want to do this yourself.

Command-line

First, you'll need to be confident using the terminal to write commands or be willing to learn. I encourage trying it because I've become highly skilled and confident in Bash just by doing this project.

File organization

It's a good idea to have your media files well-organized before you start. Changing things later is possible, but you'll have fewer issues with Jellyfin recognizing your files if they're categorized well.

Jellyfin uses the MusicBrainz and AudioDb databases to recognize your files and I've found very few errors. Seeing the covers for movies and music populate after it finds your catalog is very satisfying. I've had to upload my artwork a few times, but it's an easy process. You can also replace the empty or generic category images with your own art.

Users

You can add users and adjust their level of control. For example, in my family, I'm the only one with the ability to delete music. There are also parental controls available.

Process and resources

Here's the general process and some of the resources I used to set up my Raspberry Pi media server using Jellyfin:

1. Install the OS of your choice on your Pi.

2. Install Jellyfin on your Pi.

3. If you're using a big external drive for storage, format it so that it uses a file system usable by you Pi, but also convenient for you. I've found exFAT to be the easiest file system of all the major platforms to use.

4. Configure the firewall on your Pi so that other computers can access the Jellyfin library.

5. On your personal computer install a Jellyfin Media Player.

Breaking away

Whenever someone finds an open source solution, an angel gets its wings. The irony is that I was pushed into finding a non-proprietary solution by one of the biggest closed source companies on the planet. What I love most about the system I've created is that I am in control of all aspects of it, good and bad.

Jellyfin fulfills everything on my media library wishlist, making it the ideal open source alternative to Apple Music and other proprietary software tools.

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One of the first projects I noticed after starting at the Linux Foundation was AgStack. It caught my attention because I have a natural inclination towards farming and ranching, although, in reality, I really just want a reason to own and use a John Deere tractor (or more than one). The reality is the closest I will ever get to being a farmer is my backyard garden with, perhaps, some chickens one day. But I did work in agriculture policy for a number of years, including some time at USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. So, AgStack piqued my interest. Most people don’t really understand where their food comes from, the challenges that exist across the globe, and the innovation that is still possible in agriculture. It is encouraging to see the passion and innovation coming from the folks at AgStack.

Speaking of that, I want to dig into (pun intended) one of AgStacks’ projects, Ag-Rec.

Backing up a bit, in the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture operates a vast network of cooperative extension offices to help farmers, ranchers, and even gardeners improve their practices. They have proven themselves to be invaluable resources and are credited with improving agriculture practices both here in the U.S. and around the globe through research, information sharing, and partnerships. Even if you aren’t a farmer, they can help you with your garden, lawn, and more. Give them a call – almost every county has an office.

The reality with extension education is that it is still heavily reliant on individuals going to offices and reading printed materials or PDFs. It could use an upgrade to help the data be more easily digestible, to make it quicker to update, to expand the information available, and to facilitate information sharing around the world. Enter Ag-Rec. 

I listened to Brandy Byrd and Gaurav Ramakrishna, both with IBM, present about Ag-Rec at the Open Source Summit 2022 in Austin, Texas. 

Brandy is a native of rural South Carolina, raised in an area where everyone farmed. She recalled some words of wisdom her granddaddy always said, “Never sell the goose that laid the golden egg.” He was referring to the value of the farmland – it was their livelihood. She grew up seeing firsthand the value of farms, and she was already familiar with the value of the information from the extension service and of information sharing among farmers and ranchers beyond mornings at the local coffee shop. But she also sees a better way. 

The vision of Ag-Rec is a framework where rural farmers from small SC towns to anywhere in the world have the same cooperative extension framework where they can get info, advice, and community. They don’t have to go to an office or have a physical manual. They can access a wealth of information and that can be shared anywhere, anytime. 

On top of that, by making it open source, anyone can use the framework so anyone can build applications and make the data available in new and useful ways. Ag-Rec is providing the base for even more innovation. Imagine the innovation we don’t know is possible. 

The Roadmap

Brandy and Gaurav shared about how Ag-Rec is being built and how developers, UI experts, agriculture practices experts, end users, and others can help contribute. When the recording of the presentation is available we will share that here. You can also go over to Ag-Rec’s GitHub for more information and to help. 

Here is the current roadmap: 

Immediate

• Design and development of UI with Mojoe.net
• Plant data validation and enhancements
• Gather requirements to provision additional Extensive Service recommendation data
• Integrate User Registry for authentication and authorization

Mid-term

• Testing and feedback from stakeholders
• Deploy the solution on AgStack Cloud
• Add documentation for external contribution and self-deployment

Long-term

• Invite other Extension Services and communities
• Iterate and continuous improvement

I, for one, am excited about the possibility of this program to help improve crop production, agricultural-land conservation, pest management, and more around the world. Farms feed the world, fuel economies, and so much more. With even better practices, their positive impact can be even greater while helping conserve the earth’s resources. 

The Partners

In May 2021, the Linux Foundation launched the AgStack Foundation to “build and sustain the global data infrastructure for food and agriculture to help scale digital transformation and address climate change, rural engagement, and food and water security.”  Not long after, IBM, Call for Code and Clemson University Cooperative Extension “sought to digitize data that’s been collected over the years, making it accessible to anyone on their phone or computer to search data and find answers they need.” AgStack “way to collaborate with and gain insights from a community of people working on similar ideas, and this helped the team make progress quickly.” And Ag-Rec was born. 

A special thank you to the core team cultivating (pun intended) this innovation: 

Brandy Byrd, IBM

Gaurav Ramakrishna, IBM

Sumer Johal, AgStack

Kendall Kirk, Clemson University

Mallory Douglass, Clemson University

Mojoe.net Resources

Call for Code and AgStack open-source Ag Recommendations

Ag-Rec GitHub

AgStack Foundation

AgStack Slack

Presentation at Open Source Summit North America 2022 (YouTube link available soon)

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