How To Run A Logitech Media Server On CentOS 6.3

Logitech Media Server? requires some extra steps to set up on CentOS 6. This description is based on CentOS 6.3 x86_64 minimal.

• Install CentOS 6
• Update

  yum update -y

• Install some required software

  yum install -y perl-Time-HiRes perl-CGI glibc.i686

• Download Logitech Media Server from mysqueezebox.com into /root and install it:

  yum localinstall -y logitechmediaserver-*.noarch.rpm
  cd /usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl
  ln -s /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/Slim Slim

• Open firewall ports:
  • 3483 for streaming
  • 9000 for the web interface
  • 9090 for the CLI interface

    lokkit -p 3483:tcp
    lokkit -p 3483:udp
    lokkit -p 9000:tcp
    lokkit -p 9090:tcp

• (Optional) Redirect port 80 to port 9000

  iptables -t nat -I PREROUTING -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 80 -j REDIRECT --to-port 9000
  ip6tables -t mangle -I PREROUTING -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 80 -j TPROXY --on-port 9000
  service iptables save
  service ip6tables save

• Restart the media server

  chkconfig squeezeboxserver on
  service squeezeboxserver restart