Ubuntu Server Manager

implemented smart playlists, songs will be added to the playlists if they meet certain criteria.

Uploaded some screenshots of some new plugins in development for your viewing pleasure. http://www.ubuntuservermanager.org/?q=image/tid/20

Managed to implement a simple daap server, so a DAAP (Music Sharing) plugin is on the way. Rather than use existing server a new one was created which means it will be nicely integrated into the server interface, but can also run as a standalone command line daemon.

Tested usm on debian lenny and it works fine, i have also been testing deployment of usm through ssh to debian and ubuntu to quickly setup extra servers, or to replace an aging server.

New plugin to control transmission, add pause modify speed limits etc from the web interface.

The server now has a demo mode which allows people to test the interface with out making changes to the underlying server, hopefully soon we will have a demo link on the site.

Basically this project has one developer who is working on everything so progress is very slow, a lot of progress has been made but could do with more developers and in particular graphics designers translators etc to help move things along. Also ... [More] people with time to keep the forum up to date on new features changes as the developers focus is on producing something useful, your skill level is not that important as long as you have the drive to learn and develop your skill sets. read more [Less]

Major improvements to the plugin libraries which should help reduce bugs / errors when developing new plugins, some values have moved to the form definition files as well to make them easier to customise. Mediatomb plugin is getting a new feature to ... [More] only import certain media from a folder to stop problems with images being in a music share if you dont want them loaded. [Less]

A new plugin is in development that can control mediatomb and be used in place of the mediatomb web interface for adding folders and modifying the configuration.

Because of Problems with the previous hosting and lack of memory causing white pages, the entire site has been migrated to a new virtual server which should result in a more reliable and consistent service.