VortexBox is a free, open source, quick install Linux distribution that turns your unused computer into an easy to use music server/jukebox.
Based on Fedora 10, VortexBox is capable of streaming in multiple formats allowing you to hear your music on your other computers, iTunes, media centers, slim devices like squeezeboxes and other network media devices (such as Logitech Squeezebox).
Once VortexBox has been loaded on an unused PC it will automatically rip CDs to FLAC and MP3 files, ID3 tag the files and download the cover art.
Features
- Convert an old PC to a CD ripper / jukebox / NAS in 15 minutes
- Based on Fedora
- Automatically tags all files from freedb.org
- Automatically downloads the cover art
- Automatic sharing of file to SMB (Microsoft) file shares
- Automatic reindexing SqueezeCenter after every CD is ripped
- AppleTalk – for OSX or bonjour for Windows
- DAAP – Automatically shares all MP3s for streaming to iTunes and Roku Soundbridge
- NFS – For Linux Boxes and almost anything else, Solaris etc
- DLNA – ushare pre installed to support DLNA players, xbox 360, etc
- Reads DHCP IP address to sound card using TTS for headless operation
- Easy installation of mplayer for AlianBBC support
- Works well as a backend server for XBMC (XBOX media Center) running on XBOX, widnows, OSX, AppleTV, and Linux
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