Orange Pi Media Server

12-22-2022 247 words 2 minutes

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In this post, I will walk through the steps end-to-end to setup a media server on an Orange Pi 3 LTS. I have included optional steps at the end which include setting up a way to Remote Desktop into the Orange Pi, setting up a VPN, and installing a Torrent Client.

1. Requirements

1.1 Hardware

Orange Pi 3 LTS - LINK

2. OS Installation

Navigate to the following Orange Pi OS Downloads website - LINK
Select Debian Image which will take you to a Google Drive with the OS Images
Download Orangepi3-lts_2.2.2_debian_buster_desktop_lenux5.10.75.7z
Once finished downloading, unzip using 7-Zip File Manager
Flash the OS Image to your Micro SD Card (I use balenaEtcher)
Eject the SD Card
Insert in Orange Pi and turn on

Default Username & Password

Username:

orangepi

Password:

orangepi

3. Updates & Package Installation

Open your Terminal and run the following:

Explanation of command - LINK

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

Install minidlna

sudo apt install minidlna

4. Connect the Hard Drive

Connect your External Hard Drive to the Orange Pi

sudo fdisk -l

sudo mkdir /media/HDD

sudo chmod 777 /media/HDD

sudo nano /etc/fstab

sudo reboot

4. Configure Minidlna

sudo nano /etc/minidlna.conf

sudo systemctl restart minidlna

5. (Opt.) Install XRDP

XRDP will allow you to Remote Desktop (RDP) into the Orange Pi

sudo apt-get install xrdp xorgxrdp