The Firefly Media Server is an open-source media server for the Roku SoundBridge and iTunes. Generally, it supports the following features: Integrates with iTunes, reading playlists even when iTunes is not running Runs in the background, without requiring user login (unix/windows) System tray (Windows)/Preference Pane (ouMac) allows for quick and easy configuration Web-based interface allows for more advanced configuration Support transcoding of many audio formats, including AAC, ALAC, WMA, FLAC, and Ogg/Vorbis. (Supported formats vary by platform) Cross platform, running on Windows, Mac, and Linux Actively developed Full details of configuring and installing Firefly to take advantage of these features are detailed below.

Firefly Media Server can be downloaded from the project web site at http://www.fireflymediaserver.org. This manual describes the current stable version: svn-1359. If you anticipate using a Roku SoundBridge as a client to the Firefly Media Server, please consider upgrading the Roku firmware to version 2.5.173 or later. To check your software version and to upgrade, use your SoundBridge remote to go to Change Library or Configuration->System Configuration->Software Version and Updates. Follow the on screen instructions to check for newer software and to upgrade. Details of installing the Firefly Media Server vary by platform. Please read the detailed installation instructions for the platform you use.

The Firefly Media Server will run on Windows 2000 or Window XP workstations. Please follow the steps below to install the Firefly Media Server. Download and install Apple's Bonjour for Windows. At the time of this writing, this can be found at the following location: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/bonjourforwindows103.html. If you wish to transcode WMA files, including WMA Lossless, please download and install Microsoft's Windows Media Player 10 or later. Download and install svn-1359 from the Firefly Media Server site at http://www.fireflymediaserver.org After following the directions in the installer, the Firefly server should start automatically and being indexing music files. Once the files are indexed (at approximately 5000 songs per minute), the Firefly server should appear in iTunes or the Roku SoundBridge. If it does not, please refer to the troubleshooting section.

The instructions for the Mac installation are contained in the README file in the Mac disk image. Download the current Mac disk image from http://www.fireflymediaserver.org Mount the .dmg file by double-clicking on it Follow the instructions in the README file Once installed, use the Preference Pane just installed to start the Firefly Server. The initial startup will take some time, as the server must index all existing songs. One the server has finished indexing the files, it should appear in iTunes, or in the Roku SoundBridge library browser. If it does not, please refer to the troubleshooting section.

There are generally three ways to configure the Firefly Media Server: Using the tray applet/prefs panel on Windows and Mac, by editing the configuration file directly, or by using the web-based configuration interface.