Labarum wrote: > Just a thought: > > If the rPi is on and online 24/7/365 I could plug in a USB hard drive > and use it as a bit of backup storage "on the side". I could access it > conveniently with samba. Most of my files are in more than one place in > the cloud, but some local backup might be an extra safety precaution. > > Is that possible? Is that advisable? Would it impact on the music > server?
Yes of course, no problem, the pi is then acting as a NAS, files can be shared by any computer on the network, I use this method myself, no impact on LMS that I've ever noticed. *Server - LMS 8.3.0 *Pi4B 4GB/Argon one case/pCP 8.1.0 - 75K library, playlists & LMS cache on Sata SSD (ntfs) *Study -* Pi4/Pi screen/pCP 8.1.0 > HiFiBerry DAC HAT > Edifier *Lounge* - Pi2/pCP 8.1.0 > HiFiBerry DIGI+ > Topping E30 > AVI DM5 *Dining Room* - Echo Show 8 *Garage* - Rpi4/pCP/AP mode > Touch > Edifier *Spares* - 1xTouch, 1xSB Radio. 1xSB3, 6xRPi, 1xDAC32, 1xCORE32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=115803 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
