installJRMC/README.md

# installJRMC

Installs [JRiver Media Center](https://www.jriver.com/) and associated services on most Linux distributions.

You can find the latest version of installJRMC, changelog, and documentation in [my repository](https://git.bryanroessler.com/bryan/installJRMC).

## Usage

`installJRMC [--option [ARGUMENT]]`

`installJRMC` defaults to `--install=repo` on distros with Media Center repositories and `--install=local` on others.
Specifying `--build`, `--createrepo`, `--service`, or `--uninstall` disables the default install method.

### tl;dr

`curl https://git.bryanroessler.com/bryan/installJRMC/raw/master/installJRMC|bash`

## Options

```text
$ 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 from official source package.
--build[=suse|fedora|centos|mandriva]
    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 dependency version requirements.
--mcversion VERSION
    Build or install a specific MC version, ex. "35.0.24" or "33" (default: latest).
--mcrepo REPO
    Specify the MC repository, ex. "bullseye", "bookworm", "noble", etc (default: latest official).
--arch ARCH
    Specify the MC architecture, ex. "amd64", "arm64", etc (default: host architecture).
--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: per-service, see SERVICES).
--container, -c CONTAINER (TODO: Under construction)
    See CONTAINERS section below for a list of containers to deploy.
--createrepo[=suse|fedora|centos|mandriva]
    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.
--no-update
    Disable the installJRMC update check.
--yes, -y, --auto
    Always assume yes for questions.
--version, -v
    Print installJRMC version and exit.
--debug, -d
    Print debug output.
--help, -h
    Print help dialog and exit.
--uninstall, -u
    Uninstall JRiver MC, service files, and firewall rules (does not remove library or media files).
```

### `--service=`

```text
jriver-mediaserver [--service-type=user]
    Enable and start a mediaserver systemd service (requires an existing X server).
jriver-mediacenter [--service-type=user]
    Enable and start a mediacenter systemd service (requires an existing X server).
jriver-x11vnc [--service-type=user]
    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 [--service-type=system]
    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 [--service-type=system]
    Install hourly service to build latest MC RPM and run createrepo.
```

#### `--service-type=`

Services use a sane default `--service-type` listed next to the service name in the [`--service=`](#--service) section. User services begin at user login and are managed by the unprivileged user, for example: `systemctl --user stop jriver-mediacenter`. System services begin at boot and are managed by root, for example: `sudo systemctl stop jriver-servicename@username.service`. It is possible to run all services of a particular user at boot using [`sudo loginctl enable-linger username`](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/loginctl.html).

Multiple services (but not `--service-types`) can be installed at one time using multiple `--service` blocks: `installJRMC --install=repo --service=jriver-x11vnc --service=jriver-mediacenter`

#### `jriver-x11vnc` versus `jriver-xvnc`

[jriver-x11vnc](http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/) shares the existing X display via VNC and can be combined with additional services to start Media Center or Media Server. Conversely, [jriver-xvnc](https://tigervnc.org/doc/Xvnc.html) creates a new Xvnc display and starts a JRiver Media Center service in the foreground of the new VNC display.

### Containers

**Coming soon!**

## Firewall

`installJRMC` automatically creates port forwarding firewall rules for remote access to Media Network (52100-52200/tcp, 1900/udp DLNA) and Xvnc/x11vnc (if selected), using `firewall-cmd` or `ufw` (if available).

## Other Nicities

* Automatically updates `installJRMC` to the latest release.
* Activates external third-party repositories for improved media playback (hardware decoding, etc.).
* Adds temporary legacy repositories to provide deprecated libraries.
* Links non-standard SSL certs.
* Activates MC if a valid license file is found in common locations.

## Examples

* `installJRMC`

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

* `installJRMC --mcversion 33 --debug`

    Install the latest version of MC33 from the best available repository with debugging output.

* `installJRMC --install local --compat`

    Install a more widely-compatible version of the latest MC (for older distros).

* `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 35.0.24`

    Build and install an MC 35.0.24 compatibility RPM locally and activate it using the `/path/to/license.mjr`.

* `installJRMC --createrepo --createrepo-webroot /srv/jriver/repo --createrepo-user www-user`

     Build an RPM locally for the current distro, 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 --uninstall`

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

## Additional Info

Find a bug? [Let me know on Interact!](https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,141168.0.html)

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