Besides the exisiting iTunes playlists you can create new ones from the browser. You can browse your library by album or artist and you can search for tracks. The web application is password protected, so only you can access it. When the server is running, you can access the web application with a browser. MyTunesRSS is a GUI for configuring and starting a server and a web application. So you can play your iTunes tracks on today's clients like the Playstation Portable. From all this data you can create RSS feeds or M3U playlists in your browser and use them with appropriate programs. You can browse and search your library with any browser, use existing playlists or create new ones. " MyTunesRSS is an application for accessing your iTunes library from any computer connected through a network. The only 'hard' bit was turning off the software firewall on port 8080 to allow the streaming traffic thru. If you chose to remember your username and password earlier, every time you click on your new iTunes favorite item you will be automatically logged into your iTunes library for instant browsing.I'm impressed! A free platform independent app for streaming iTunes libraries across a network or the internet to any device that supports RSS feeds! I got it working without a problem streaming iTunes from my Powerbook to my PSP. *I also saved the ip address "" to my favorites and renamed it "iTunes" for easier access. Congratulations you can now stream your iTunes music to your Wii!!! Enter the username and password for the user you created earlier and click the log in button (I also clicked "Remember Me"). Enter in the IP address you wrote down in step 8 of "Configuring MyTunes RSS " into the address bar. Write one of them down (in my case it will be "" - see picture below).ģ. When the pop window appears look in the "Internal Addresses" window. MyTunesRSS is working correctly now.ħ.Before you leave MyTunesRss click the "Server" tab once more. Enter the username and password for the user you just created and click the login button. After a few seconds you should see the login page. Open a web browser on the same computer that is running MyTunesRSS and enter "" in the address line. If your server is up and running, you can test the web interface.Ħ. The server is started and MyTunesRSS checks if it is reachable and if there are any tracks in the database. After creating the user you can start the server. (You will not be able to download music or videos to your Wii.I already tried)ĥ. You should start with a user with all permissions and no download and zip archive limit. Enter a username and password and check the permissions for the user. Go to the user management tab and create a new user. You can also configure automatic updates at fixed intervals while the server is running.Ĥ. Under the "Database" tab you can trigger this update manually or you will have to check the option for doing this automatically when the server starts. Then you need to do at least one initial database update. Point that window to look at your iTunes music folder.ģ. To do so click the "+" button next "Watch Folders" box. From here browse to where ever your Library.xml is stored on your computer. To select your own music library source click the "Directories" tab and under the iTunes box click the "." button. The previously found "iTunes Music Library.xml" (if any was found) is already configured. either the "iTunes Music Library.xml" or at least one watch folder. To get started you need to configure at least one data source, i.e. You can cancel this process in case you want to select the file manually or you don't use iTunes at all.Ģ. When you start MyTunesRSS for the first time, it automatically starts searching a file named "iTunes Music Library.xml" in all directories inside your user home. Download and install MyTunesRss (select your operating system on the right hand side of the page and the download will begin).Ĭonfiguring MyTunes RSS (from their page):ġ. Make sure you have the latest version of the Opera browser installed on your Wii.ģ. Make sure you have the latest version of iTunes installed on your computer.Ģ. *Nintendo Wii with Opera Browser Installed (free from the shop channel)ġ. The Opera browser can be download to your Wii for free from the "Wii Shop Channel." This tutorial will work with both a Mac and a PC. This tutorial will show you how to stream your iTunes music library to your Wii through the Opera browser.
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