Navigation help

[Alandbush]

(24-07-2017 14:26)freaknout Wrote:  Hi all

I've been using Minimserver in a basic way for quite some time but need some help to setting up easy navigation for son.

My son has a Denon Ceol Picolo which allows access to minimsever running on my Qnap. Without an iPhone/iPad navigation via the Denon remote is very clunky and time consuming. What I'd ideally like to set up is have some selected Artists in the root directory (as per Radiohead and The Shins example below) or perhaps set-up some specific Artists playlists...

26 albums
241 items
3 playlists
Artist
Date
Genre
All Artists
Composer
Radiohead
The Shins
[untagged]
[folder view]

Can anyone help me set that up? I hope I've been clear.

Many thanks
Jay

Hi Jay,

I know your query has probably been solved satisfactorily by the alphaGroup option but I wondered if the following would be useful.

Minimserver provides an option to create virtual tags which can then be added to the above index tree via the indexTags option.

First, you are required to create a text file on the NAS/PC that runs Minimserver.
You inform Minimserver of the filepath and filename by entering it into the Advanced tab tagUpdate option.
See here for a better description.

eg. tagUpdate option
value = /volume1/music/tagUpdate.txt

You then populate the text file with appropriate instructions. Again, see the above link for description.

eg.
@ARTIST=Radiohead
+NUMBER ONE SON ARTISTS=Radiohead
@ARTIST=Coldplay
+NUMBER ONE SON ARTISTS=Coldplay

Then you add the new tag to the indexTags option

eg. indexTags option
values = Artist, Date, Genre, All Artists, Number One Son artists

One obvious disadvantage to doing this is the work that might be needed to satisfy your sons' appetite for new artists.
But then again, it is only a text file that could be created and maintained, by your son perhaps, away from Minimserver, which can then be imported for use by minimserver.