The problem is, the system breaks if the original feed or web page changes, which happens more often than you'd think.
Serviio then uses the 'groovy' plug-in to parse the feed or page and generate the standard DLNA-compatible list of media.
#Serviio media server over internet series#
We say it's not entirely solid because it depends on there being a set 'feed' web page - either an RSS/Atom feed, or a web page that catalogues the feeds for a series or channel. It's a clever system, because it means any DLNA device can now access the likes of BBC iPlayer, 4oD, YouTube and more, even if they might not be able to access the web pages originally or lack a suitable app. Serviio has a flexible plug-in system that lets you add online streams, sources and other online on-demand video and audio services into the DLNA environment. That last point is an interesting one, if not an entirely solid feature. We've also recommended Plex in previous articles, but although it does a good job of serving as a DLNA server, we've run into issues with the transcoding and Serviio offers internet feeds that Plex does not. You can use the Windows Media Player-based UPnP/DLNA streaming, but it tends to be very picky about what it wants to share, and presents those files to connected devices as a huge, unsorted list. It's certainly not the only option though. It's a little more complex than other options, but as far as we're concerned it's the most accomplished free DLNA server out there. For this project we're going to use the Serviio media server.
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