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?
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 usingservice.