installJRMC/README.md

installJRMC

This program will install JRiver Media Center (JRMC) and associated helper services on most major distros.

README

1. This script will not point major upgrades to your old library. You should first perform a library backup, install the new major version, and then restore the library backup in the new version.
2. Typically, installJRMC should be executed as your normal user (i.e. don't run it with sudo) so services can be installed for the current user. installJRMC will prompt you for your sudo password as necessary to install dependencies and services.

Executing

installJRMC [--option [ARGUMENT]]

Running installJRMC without any options will install the latest version of JRiver Media Center from the official JRiver repository (Ubuntu/Debian) or my unofficial repository (Fedora/CentOS) using the system package manager (--install repo). If any other option is specified, then the default install method will need to be specified using --install. This makes it possible to install services and containers independent of Media Center.

Options

You can always find the latest supported options by running installJRMC --help.

--install, -i repo|local
    repo: Install MC from repository, future updates will be handled by the system package manager
    local: Build and install MC package locally
--build[=suse|fedora|centos]
    Build RPM from source DEB but do not install
    Optionally, specify a target distro for cross-building (ex. --build=suse, note the '=')
--compat
    Build/install MC without minimum library specifiers
--mcversion VERSION
    Build or install a specific MC version, ex. "28.0.100"
--outputdir PATH
    Generate rpmbuild output in this PATH (Default: ./output)
--restorefile RESTOREFILE
    Restore file location for automatic license registration
--betapass PASSWORD
    Enter beta team password for access to beta builds
--service, -s SERVICE
    See SERVICES section below for the list of services to deploy
  --service-type user|system
      Starts services at boot (system) or user login (user) (Default: system)
--container, -c CONTAINER (TODO: Under construction)
    See CONTAINERS section below for a list of containers to deploy
--createrepo[=suse|fedora|centos]
    Build rpm, copy to webroot, and run createrepo.
    Optionally, specify a target distro for non-native repo (ex. --createrepo=fedora, note the '=')
  --createrepo-webroot PATH
      The webroot directory to install the repo (Default: /var/www/jriver/)
  --createrepo-user USER
      The web server user if different from the current user
--version, -v
    Print this script version and exit
--debug, -d
    Print debug output
--help, -h
    Print help dialog and exit
--uninstall, -u
    Uninstall JRiver MC, cleanup service files, and remove firewall rules (does not remove library or media files)

services

When installing systemd services it is important to execute installJRMC as the user you wish to run the services. MC services are installed as system-level services (--service-type=system) by default. They can be manipulated by the root user: sudo systemctl stop jriver-servicename@username.service. It is also possible to create user-level services using --service-type=user that can be manipulated by the current user: systemctl --user stop jriver-mediacenter.

jriver-mediaserver
    Enable and start a mediaserver systemd service (requires an existing X server)
jriver-mediacenter
    Enable and start a mediacenter systemd service (requires an existing X server)
jriver-x11vnc
    Enable and start x11vnc for the local desktop (requires an existing X server, does NOT support Wayland)
    --vncpass and --display are also valid options (see below)
jriver-xvnc
    Enable and start a new Xvnc session running JRiver Media Center
    --vncpass PASSWORD
        Set vnc password for x11vnc/Xvnc access. If no password is set, the script will either use existing password stored in ~/.vnc/jrmc_passwd or use no password
    --display DISPLAY
        Manually specify display to use for x11vnc/Xvnc (ex. ':1')
jriver-createrepo
    Install hourly service to build latest MC RPM and run createrepo

It is possible to install multiple services at one time using multiple --service blocks: installJRMC --repo --service jriver-x11vnc --service jriver-mediacenter

jriver-x11vnc versus jriver-xvnc

jriver-x11vnc shares your existing X display via VNC and can be combined with additional services to start Media Center or Media Server. Conversely, jriver-xvnc creates a new Xvnc display and starts a JRiver Media Center service in the foreground of the new VNC display.

Note: If jriver-xvnc finds an existing display it will attempt to increment the display number by 1. This should work fine in most cases, but if you have multiple running X servers on your host machine you should use the --display option to specify a free display.

Firewall Rules

installJRMC will automatically add port forwarding firewall rules enabling remote access to Media Server (52100-52200/tcp, 1900/udp DLNA) and Xvnc/x11vnc (depends on port selection). installJRMC uses firewall-cmd on Fedora/CentOS/SUSE and ufw on Ubuntu/Debian.

Note: ufw is not installed by default on Debian but will be installed by installJRMC. To prevent user lock-out (i.e. SSH), Debian users that have not already enabled ufw will need to sudo ufw enable after running installJRMC and inspecting their configuration.

containers

Coming soon!

Examples

• installJRMC

  Install the latest version of MC from the best available repository.

• installJRMC --install repo --service jriver-mediacenter --service-type user

  Install MC from the repository and start/enable jriver-mediacenter.service as a user service.

• installJRMC --install local --compat --restorefile /path/to/license.mjr --mcversion 28.0.100

  Build and install a MC version 28.0.100 comptability RPM locally and activate it using the /path/to/license.mjr

• installJRMC --createrepo --createrepo-webroot /srv/jriver/repo --createrepo-user www-user

  Build the RPM locally (specify cross-build target), move it to the webroot, and run createrepo as www-user.

• installJRMC --service jriver-createrepo --createrepo-webroot /srv/jriver/repo --createrepo-user www-user

  Install the jriver-createrepo timer and service to build the RPM, move it to the webroot, and run createrepo as www-user hourly.

• installJRMC --install repo --service jriver-x11vnc --service jriver-mediacenter --vncpass "letmein"

  Install services to share the existing local desktop via VNC and automatically run MC on startup.

• installJRMC --install repo --service jriver-xvnc --display ":2"

  Install an Xvnc server on display ':2' that starts MC.

• installJRMC --install deb --compat

  Install a more widely-compatible version of that latest MC on deb-based distros.

• installJRMC --uninstall

  Uninstall MC and its associated services and firewall rules. This will not remove your media, media library/database, or automated library backup folder.

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