The Atheist
Prominent Member
Hi all
I have been tasked with setting up a centralised music system at work and I'm hoping to use our main server (running Windows Server 2008 R2) as the main source. This could be anything from Spotify to Soundcloud to music stored locally with a basic speaker setup plugged straight into the server (need to check for audio ports, this may be upgraded to a Sonos or similar down the line). What I hope to achieve is a setup that will enable anyone in the office to control the music remotely on laptops over WiFi or desktops with wired connections without needing to go via a Remote Desktop Connection (which is what I currently do).
First of all, does this even sound feasible on Windows Server and if so what apps/media software should I look at to enable this to work? Once I have something working for locally stored music I'll look at adding streaming services.
Thanks in advance
I have been tasked with setting up a centralised music system at work and I'm hoping to use our main server (running Windows Server 2008 R2) as the main source. This could be anything from Spotify to Soundcloud to music stored locally with a basic speaker setup plugged straight into the server (need to check for audio ports, this may be upgraded to a Sonos or similar down the line). What I hope to achieve is a setup that will enable anyone in the office to control the music remotely on laptops over WiFi or desktops with wired connections without needing to go via a Remote Desktop Connection (which is what I currently do).
First of all, does this even sound feasible on Windows Server and if so what apps/media software should I look at to enable this to work? Once I have something working for locally stored music I'll look at adding streaming services.
Thanks in advance