I have a headless Ubuntu 12.04 server. I have a lot of video on the server. Most of it is in x264 in .mkv. I have a Samsung Nexus phone, and a Nexus 7 tablet.
What are my options when it comes to streaming from the Ubuntu server to Android? I got smb up and running. Some friends of mine were talking about DLNA, the "Playstation media server" could be a solution?
Best Answer
On your Android Device you will have to install a DLNA client to be able to access media shares you have on your server.
On your server you will have to run a DLNA/UPnP server that makes the shares accessible. Your network settings need to allow UPnP and Multicast (check with your router).
There are several solutions for an UPnP server you can choose from. With MiniDLNA, a leightweight but powerful DLNA server we able to stream MKV, and x264 content. This application is my recommendation for running on a headless server.
We can install it from the repositories with
For help on setting it up see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MiniDLNA