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Pi Media Server

Introduction

In a nutshell, this is a guide to everything you need to turn a Raspberry Pi and hard disk into a home Media Server and NAS.

The goal is to offload the Plex Media Server software from a power hungry standard desktop computer to a low power Raspberry Pi.

The objective is to save money and resources by using less power all of the time. That's not all though as we'll want it to act as a NAS, do BitTorrent downloads and file synchronisation too.

The aim was to distribute a set of standard repeatable scripts that you can try for yourself, give feedback or contribute.

Prerequisites

Hardware

Operating System

Download NOOBS_v*.zip, extract zip contents onto the SD card
Power up the Pi, from the NOOBS menu choose to Install Raspbian
Keep the Command Line Boot Behaviour

Connectivity

Use the LAN port until Wireless is setup
Connect to your Pi over SSH using PuTTY (ie: putty -ssh pi@raspberrypi.local)

Client

A Plex compatible client, such as:
Roku 3 Streaming Media Player
NOW TV Box - Sky (rebranded Roku LT player) and Roku Plex Client
Plex for Android

Install

Lower GPU memory usage

sudo sed -i 's/gpu_mem=64/gpu_mem=16/g' /boot/config.txt

Wireless Setup

SSID=MyRouter
WKEY=WirelessKey
sudo sh -c "wpa_passphrase $SSID $WKEY>>/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf"
sudo cp /etc/network/interfaces /etc/network/interfaces.bak
sudo sed -i 's/manual/dhcp/g' /etc/network/interfaces
sudo ifdown wlan0 && sudo ifup wlan0

Raspberry Pi Update

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y

Add Wireless Check

sudo touch /usr/local/bin/checkwifi.sh
echo "ping -c4 8.8.8.8 > /dev/null" | sudo tee -a /usr/local/bin/checkwifi.sh
echo 'if [ $? != 0 ]' | sudo tee -a /usr/local/bin/checkwifi.sh
echo "then" | sudo tee -a /usr/local/bin/checkwifi.sh
echo "  logger 'No network connection, restarting wlan0'" | sudo tee -a /usr/local/bin/checkwifi.sh
echo "  /sbin/ifdown 'wlan0'" | sudo tee -a /usr/local/bin/checkwifi.sh
echo "  sleep 5" | sudo tee -a /usr/local/bin/checkwifi.sh
echo "  /sbin/ifup --force 'wlan0'" | sudo tee -a /usr/local/bin/checkwifi.sh
echo "fi" | sudo tee -a /usr/local/bin/checkwifi.sh
sudo chmod 775 /usr/local/bin/checkwifi.sh
sudo crontab -l | sudo tee /root/root.cron
echo "*/5 * * * * /usr/bin/sudo -H /usr/local/bin/checkwifi.sh >> /dev/null 2>&1" | sudo tee -a /root/root.cron
sudo crontab /root/root.cron
sudo rm -fr /root/root.cron

Setup Log Rotation

sudo cp /etc/logrotate.conf /etc/logrotate.conf.bak
echo "size 1G" | sudo tee -a /etc/logrotate.conf
sudo sed -i 's/#compress/compress/g' /etc/logrotate.conf

Mount NTFS USB storage device

sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g exfat-utils -y
FSTYPE=ntfs
DEVICE=`sudo blkid | grep $FSTYPE | cut -d' ' -f1 | cut -d: -f1`
LABEL=`blkid -s LABEL -o value $DEVICE`
UUID=`blkid -s UUID -o value $DEVICE`
sudo mkdir /mnt/$LABEL
sudo chown -R pi:pi /mnt/$LABEL
sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bak
echo "UUID=$UUID /mnt/$LABEL $FSTYPE uid=pi,gid=pi 0 0" | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
sudo cp /boot/cmdline.txt /boot/cmdline.txt.bak
echo "$(cat /boot/cmdline.txt) rootdelay=5"  | sudo tee /boot/cmdline.txt
sudo mount -a

Install Plex Media Server

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https -y --force-yes
wget -O - https://dev2day.de/pms/dev2day-pms.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://dev2day.de/pms/ wheezy main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pms.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install plexmediaserver -y
sudo apt-get install libexpat1 -y
sudo apt-get install mkvtoolnix -y
sudo cp "/var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Preferences.xml" "/var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Preferences.xml.bak"
sudo sed -i 's#/># DlnaEnabled="1"/>#g' "/var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Preferences.xml"
sudo service plexmediaserver restart
sudo update-rc.d plexmediaserver defaults
echo http://raspberrypi.local:32400/web/

Install ITV-Player

wget https://github.com/ReallyFuzzy/ITV-Player.bundle/archive/master.zip
unzip master.zip
rm -f master.zip
sudo mv ITV-Player.bundle-master "/var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-ins/ITV-Player.bundle"
sudo service plexmediaserver restart

Install Samba

sudo apt-get install samba samba-common-bin -y
sudo cp /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf.bak
echo "[$LABEL]" | sudo tee -a /etc/samba/smb.conf
echo "        comment = $LABEL share" | sudo tee -a /etc/samba/smb.conf
echo "        path = /mnt/$LABEL" | sudo tee -a /etc/samba/smb.conf
echo "        browseable = yes" | sudo tee -a /etc/samba/smb.conf
echo "        read only = no" | sudo tee -a /etc/samba/smb.conf
testparm
sudo service samba restart
(echo raspberry; echo raspberry) | sudo smbpasswd -s pi
sudo apt-get install swat -y
echo http://raspberrypi.local:901/

Install Transmission

sudo apt-get install transmission-daemon -y
sudo usermod -a -G pi debian-transmission
sudo service transmission-daemon stop
sudo cp /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json.bak
mkdir /mnt/$LABEL/downloads/_torrents/
mkdir /mnt/$LABEL/downloads/_torrents/_complete
mkdir /mnt/$LABEL/downloads/_torrents/_incomplete
mkdir /mnt/$LABEL/downloads/_torrents/_watch
sudo sed -i 's#"download-dir": "/var/lib/transmission-daemon/downloads",#"download-dir": "/mnt/'$LABEL'/downloads/_torrents/_complete",#g' /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json
sudo sed -i 's#"download-dir": "/home/debian-transmission/Downloads",#"download-dir": "/mnt/'$LABEL'/downloads/_torrents/_complete",#g' /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json
sudo sed -i 's#"incomplete-dir": "/root/Downloads",#"incomplete-dir": "/mnt/'$LABEL'/downloads/_torrents/_incomplete",#g' /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json
sudo sed -i 's#"incomplete-dir": "/home/debian-transmission/Downloads",#"incomplete-dir": "/mnt/'$LABEL'/downloads/_torrents/_incomplete",#g' /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json
sudo sed -i 's#"incomplete-dir-enabled": false,#"incomplete-dir-enabled": true,#g' /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json
sudo sed -i 's#"rpc-authentication-required": true,#"rpc-authentication-required": false,#g' /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json
sudo sed -i 's#"rpc-whitelist": "127.0.0.1",#"rpc-whitelist": "127.0.0.1,192.168.*",#g' /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json
sudo sed -i 's#"utp-enabled": true#"utp-enabled": true,#g' /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json
sudo sed -i 's#}##g' /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json
echo '    "watch-dir": "/mnt/'$LABEL'/downloads/_torrents/_watch",' | sudo tee -a /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json
echo '    "watch-dir-enabled": true' | sudo tee -a /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json
echo "}" | sudo tee -a /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json
sudo touch /var/log/transmission.log
sudo chown debian-transmission:debian-transmission /var/log/transmission.log
sudo service transmission-daemon reload
sudo service transmission-daemon start
sudo update-rc.d transmission-daemon defaults
echo http://raspberrypi.local:9091

Install BitTorrent Sync

sudo touch /etc/apt/sources.list.d/btsync.list
echo "deb http://debian.yeasoft.net/btsync wheezy main contrib non-free" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/btsync.list
echo "deb-src http://debian.yeasoft.net/btsync wheezy main contrib non-free" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/btsync.list
sudo gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 6BF18B15
sudo gpg --armor --export 6BF18B15 | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install btsync -y
sudo sh -c "/usr/lib/btsync/btsync-daemon --dump-sample-config > /etc/btsync/btsync.conf"
sudo sed -i 's#// "storage_path" : "/home/user/.sync",# "storage_path" : "/root/.sync",#g' /etc/btsync/btsync.conf
sudo service btsync start
sudo update-rc.d btsync defaults
echo Add /mnt/$LABEL/Sync via http://raspberrypi.local:8888

Install WatchDog

sudo modprobe bcm2708_wdog echo "bcm2708_wdog" | sudo tee -a /etc/modules sudo echo bcm2708_wdog >> /etc/modules sudo apt-get install watchdog chkconfig sudo chkconfig watchdog on sudo /etc/init.d/watchdog start sudo cp /etc/watchdog.conf /etc/watchdog.conf.bak sudo sh -c "watchdog-device = /dev/watchdog > /etc/watchdog.conf" sudo sh -c "watchdog-timeout = 14 >> /etc/watchdog.conf" sudo sh -c "realtime = yes >> /etc/watchdog.conf" sudo sh -c "priority = 1 >> /etc/watchdog.conf" sudo sh -c "interval = 4 >> /etc/watchdog.conf" sudo /etc/init.d/watchdog restart

Install WebDav

sudo apt-get install apache2 sudo a2enmod dav_fs sudo a2enmod auth_digest

Install ZoneMinder

sudo apt-get install zoneminder -y
sudo ln -s /etc/zm/apache.conf /etc/apache2/conf.d/zoneminder.conf
wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/jpswade/a567831cb2305ad9f190/raw/d5200677385a30d47e9138cb81f22424b1cc0da7/IPCAM.pm
sudo mv IPCAM.pm /usr/share/perl5/ZoneMinder/Control/IPCAM.pm
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 force-reload
sudo service zoneminder restart
echo http://www.zoneminder.com/wiki/index.php/Foscam_Clones#General_Zoneminder_Setup
echo http://raspberrypi.local/zm

Install rTorrent/ruTorrent

sudo apt-get install rtorrent git dtach apache2 libapache2-mod-scgi cifs-utils php5 -y
#/.rtorrent.rc
sudo git clone https://github.com/Novik/ruTorrent.git /var/www/rutorrent/
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/rutorrent

Troubleshooting

This server is not powerful enough to convert video

for %%A IN (*.mkv) DO ffmpeg -y -i "%%A" -c:v copy -c:a aac -strict -2 -b:a:0 192k -ac 2 "%%A".mp4
Buy the MPEG-2 license key.

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Install

Lower GPU memory usage

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Raspberry Pi Update

Add Wireless Check

Setup Log Rotation

Mount NTFS USB storage device

Install Plex Media Server

Install ITV-Player

Install Samba

Install Transmission

Install BitTorrent Sync

Install WatchDog

Install WebDav

Install ZoneMinder

Install rTorrent/ruTorrent

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Operating System

Connectivity

Client

Install

Lower GPU memory usage

Wireless Setup

Raspberry Pi Update

Add Wireless Check

Setup Log Rotation

Mount NTFS USB storage device

Install Plex Media Server

Install ITV-Player

Install Samba

Install Transmission

Install BitTorrent Sync

Install WatchDog

Install WebDav

Install ZoneMinder

Install rTorrent/ruTorrent

Troubleshooting

This server is not powerful enough to convert video

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