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About:
Ampache is a Web-based audio file manager. It allows you to view, edit, and play your audio files via the Web. It has support for playlists, artist and album views, album art, random play, playback via HTTP with on-the-fly transcoding and downsampling, vote based playback, playback via MPD and Icecast, an integrated Flash player, and per-user themes and song play tracking. You can also link multiple Ampache servers together using XML-RPC. Ampache supports gettext translations and has full translations into many languages.
Author:
Karl Vollmer [contact developer]
Homepage:
http://www.ampache.org/
Tar/GZ:
http://www.ampache.org/downloads/ampache-3.4.1.tar.gz
Changelog:
http://www.ampache.org/announce/3_4_1.php
CVS tree (cvsweb):
https://svn.ampache.org/branches/3.4
Bug tracker:
http://ampache.org/bugs/
Mailing list archive:
http://lists.oregonstate.edu/pipermail/ampache-pub/
Demo site:
http://ampache.org/demo
Trove categories:
[change]
Dependencies:
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icecast (Default branch) (optional)
Moosic (Default branch) (optional)
Music Player Daemon (optional)
[download links]
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» Rating:
8.18/10.00
(Rank N/A)
» Vitality: 0.70% (Rank 310)
» Popularity: 10.10% (Rank 219)
 
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Record hits: 131,392
URL hits: 69,637
Subscribers: 192
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Great software
by fester - Dec 7th 2006 13:12:28
By far the best music database/mp3 streaming software I've used so far.
Installation took 15 mins, it was incredibly easy thanks to a very
streamlined web-installer. Too many fantastic features to mention here.
The only drawback is that it's highly id3tag-dependent. If your tags are a
mess, it's going to be hard to organize your music. I used it as a chance
to finally get around to retagging everything properly. :)
Highly recommended.
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Cataloging problem
by Jon Williams - Aug 27th 2004 08:10:49
Can someone give me a quick explanation on what you do when you cant get
any catalogs working/added? I put a directory of MP3s in my
"docs" directory and tried to add with "./newdir" as
the catalog location and it wont work. Ive tried other things too.
thanks. :-)
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Re: Cataloging problem
by Karl Vollmer - Sep 2nd 2004 19:29:50
Our Forums are a great place to find help. I'm not sure if it applies to
your problem but check out
http://www.ampache.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=271
The problem mentioned in that forum post is fixed as of Ampache 3.2.2
> Can someone give me a quick explanation
> on what you do when you cant get any
> catalogs working/added? I put a
> directory of MP3s in my "docs"
> directory and tried to add with
> "./newdir" as the catalog
> location and it wont work. Ive tried
> other things too.
>
> thanks. :-)
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NOT Bad Software
by stagnant_pondie - Aug 12th 2004 13:47:52
I am completely happy with this contribution! I set it up on my Apache 1.3
server in under 30 minutes. It was very straightforward and works better
than I had hoped. It is embarrassing when someone says they are a
professional and good with setting up apache yet cannot get ampache to
work...
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Great Software!
by KamiQuasi - Dec 5th 2003 13:49:55
As an alpha release bit of software I am delightfully impressed by the
potential that Ampache has. The simplistic, yet functional, UI is easy to
comprehend and to navigate quickly. Sure, there are things that could be
improved upon, but those will come with time and more contribution.
I'm looking forward to future versions. Keep up the good work everyone.
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Excellent MP3 Database!
by Rubin - Dec 5th 2003 13:40:38
I've been using ampache on and off since version 3.0, and I have to say its
really coming along.
With id3v2 support, shared playlists, and multiple user accounts, your
whole family can enjoy your music from any browser in your home.
Ampache install is easy and there are very few bugs for alpha software.
The team is friendly has welcomed several patches from me. This is
definately the way to go for a home or work mp3 database.
--
- Rubin
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Bad software
by Manuel Amador (Rudd-O) - Dec 4th 2003 10:03:05
Bad software. Wasted one hour trying to get it
installed on Mandrake Linux and Apache 2.0 (relatively
little time, only because I'm a web / linux developer and
know what I'm doing), and after all that pain, I could
never login. The installation instructions are extremely
terse, require you to alter your Apache configuration
significantly, the configuration requires settings like 30
parameters and editing two files, the software by
default installs in odd paths (/data/ampache ?). In
short, you have to know all sorts of stuff to install this,
and it very probably still won't work after all that effort.
If you want a web jukebox, I suggest you look
elsewhere. If you're trying to contribute to a Web
jukebox project, contribute to some other project
instead of this. In sum, look for a package with easier
installation requirements, and sane paths and defaults.
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Re: Bad software
by Karl Vollmer - Dec 4th 2003 11:31:28
Manuel Amador,
I've addressed your concerns below,
> Bad software. Wasted one hour trying to
> get it
> installed on Mandrake Linux and Apache
> 2.0 (relatively
> little time, only because I'm a web /
> linux developer and
> know what I'm doing), and after all that
> pain, I could
> never login. The installation
> instructions are extremely
> terse, require you to alter your Apache
> configuration
> significantly,
I do have to agree that the Installation instructions are still limited,
the project is still considered an alpha, and thus most of our time is
spent fixing problems. The statement in regards to modifiing the Apache
configuration are vastly overblown. The only change listed in the short
instructions is the addition of
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .m3u .pls .ogg
>the configuration
> requires settings like 30
> parameters and editing two files,
We provide as many options as possible to allow you to customize ampache
exactly how you want. For a bare install there are only 10 options that
need to be modified. There is definitly still room for improvement here. I
would love to return to a web-based setup page much like 3.0, but I think
fixing major flaws is more important as this point. Get it working first,
and worry about the fluf later.
> the
> software by
> default installs in odd paths
> (/data/ampache ?). In
> short, you have to know all sorts of
> stuff to install this,
> and it very probably still won't work
> after all that effort.
It is very true this application requires that you know how to setup
php/mysql and apache. With basic knowledge of those applications we have
found most people that have contacted us are able to get ampache setup and
working. Every person who has joined IRC and talked with us has walked away
with a working copy of ampache.
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Re: Bad software
by Manuel Amador (Rudd-O) - Dec 5th 2003 06:22:16
>
> I do have to agree that the
> Installation instructions are still
> limited, the project is still considered
> an alpha, and thus most of our time is
> spent fixing problems. The statement in
> regards to modifiing the Apache
> configuration are vastly overblown. The
> only change listed in the short
> instructions is the addition of
> AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
> .m3u .pls .ogg
There *has* to be a technical solution that doesn't
require this AddType directive. This configuration
change practically demands a virtual host from the
administrator.
> %the configuration
> % requires settings like 30
> % parameters and editing two files,
>
>
> We provide as many options as possible
> to allow you to customize ampache
> exactly how you want.
Great! You should start by providing sane defaults.
> For a bare install
> there are only 10 options that need to
> be modified.
For a bare install, there should be *zero* options to
modify, provided all the required software is installed.
> There is definitly still
> room for improvement here. I would love
> to return to a web-based setup page much
> like 3.0, but I think fixing major flaws
> is more important as this point. Get it
> working first, and worry about the fluf
> later.
Good point.
> % the
> % software by
> % default installs in odd paths
> % (/data/ampache ?). In
> % short, you have to know all sorts of
> % stuff to install this,
> % and it very probably still won't work
> % after all that effort.
>
>
> It is very true this application
> requires that you know how to setup
> php/mysql and apache. With basic
> knowledge of those applications we have
> found most people that have contacted us
> are able to get ampache setup and
> working. Every person who has joined IRC
> and talked with us has walked away with
> a working copy of ampache.
That Ampache get running isn't my only concern. By
not providing a logical separation between data,
configuration, software and logs, Ampache really makes
the admin's life harder than it is now. You should be
providing parallel TAR and RPM/DEB archives, both of
which conform to the FHS. RPM packages would be
even better, because they free the administrator from
tracking individual package files down.
See the High Quality Apps HOWTO
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HighQuality-Apps-HOWTO/
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Re: Bad software
by Karl Vollmer - Dec 5th 2003 11:37:27
>
> There *has* to be a technical solution
> that doesn't
> require this AddType directive. This
> configuration
> change practically demands a virtual
> host from the
> administrator.
>
There may be, It is our eventual goal to not have to add anything to the
apache conf. It would be wonderful if you could come up with a solution.
> For a bare install, there should be
> *zero* options to
> modify, provided all the required
> software is installed.
That is unrealistic, take a look at phpmyadmin, options must be
modified for it to work.
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Re: Bad software
by Manuel Amador (Rudd-O) - Dec 5th 2003 17:19:46
> That is unrealistic, take a look at
> phpmyadmin, options must be modified for
> it to work.
No. By providing a pre-configured RPM package, and
attempting that it can be installed on several
distributions (using apache conf.d directives for
example, and allowing relocations, which shouldn't even
be needed, and post-install / post-uninstall scripts), I've
seen it work.
There's the infrastructure, but few are willing to go the
extra mile. Those who actually do it, are rewarded in
terms of popularity and perhaps even contracts.
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Re: Bad software
by cjsmo - May 15th 2007 23:35:30
> Bad software. Wasted one hour trying to
> get it
> installed on Mandrake Linux and Apache
> 2.0 (relatively
> little time, only because I'm a web /
> linux developer and
> know what I'm doing), and after all that
> pain, I could
> never login. The installation
> instructions are extremely
> terse, require you to alter your Apache
> configuration
> significantly, the configuration
> requires settings like 30
> parameters and editing two files, the
> software by
> default installs in odd paths
> (/data/ampache ?). In
> short, you have to know all sorts of
> stuff to install this,
> and it very probably still won't work
> after all that effort.
>
> If you want a web jukebox, I suggest you
> look
> elsewhere. If you're trying to
> contribute to a Web
> jukebox project, contribute to some
> other project
> instead of this. In sum, look for a
> package with easier
> installation requirements, and sane
> paths and defaults.
Well I'm not a web/linux developer. Everything I have learned about linux
I learned by reading numerous article on the web. I have no formal
computer training and I managed to get ampache to work on Windows XP Home
Edition, Ubuntu Lamp Server, and Debian. If you go to Ampache's wiki page
there are detailed instruction on how to install Ampache on several linux
distributions along with instructions on how to set it up on Windows. Did
you go to the Ampache Forum and ask any questions. So don't say it's bad
software just because YOU the the almighty web/linux developer can't get it
to work. So tell me what linux apps are you developing so I can stay away
from them!!
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Genre management
by Metaborn - Jun 15th 2003 09:06:12
I¡¯ve spend the past few hours search the net for the best LAMP
MP3 server and so far yours it up there. If it only had better Genre
management I would be sold. I hope that this is something I simply missed.
The ability to browse by Genre and to be able to maintain (Add, Del, Edit)
a list for Genre¡¯s and maybe have sub Genre¡¯s
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Description
by Psychopath - Apr 8th 2002 14:56:50
I'd change the description: Rendering is not done by PHP and Apache but by
the user's web browser.
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