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Say I have some video files in various formats that I want to stream to my Xbox One. Under Windows, I can choose the Xbox as a “playback device” from the file’s context-menu in Explorer.

As far as I understand it, this uses DLNA. However, I am unclear on how a server can initiate the playback on the device. Also, I’m not sure about transcoding and things.

Is there a program I can use as a on-demand server for DLNA purposes? (Click-on-a-file to stream, and then shut down afterwards.) Specifically, I only want to run the server on my laptop when I’m actually using it and not hurt my battery life when its not in use.

I guess I’m envisioning a VLC plug-in or something. Does anyone have any insights or experience here?

Daniel
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I'd recommend you use Plex Media Server, or maybe even Playstation Media Server.

Playstation Media Server is more lightweight and may fit your needs in a more simple manner, but Plex Media Server is more feature rich.

You can simply disable Plex Media Server at startup (sudo update-rc.d -f <service name> disable), and start/stop it using service.

earthmeLon
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