<s>
Logitech	B-Language
Media	I-Language
Server	I-Language
(	O
formerly	O
SlimServer	B-Language
,	O
SqueezeCenter	B-Language
and	O
Squeezebox	B-Language
Server	I-Language
)	O
is	O
a	O
streaming	O
audio	O
server	O
supported	O
by	O
Logitech	O
(	O
formerly	O
Slim	O
Devices	O
)	O
,	O
developed	O
in	O
particular	O
to	O
support	O
their	O
Squeezebox	O
range	O
of	O
digital	O
audio	O
receivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
audio	O
formats	O
including	O
MP3	B-Application
,	O
FLAC	B-Application
,	O
WAV	O
,	O
Ogg	O
,	O
Opus	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
AAC	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
transcoding	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
stream	O
to	O
both	O
software	O
and	O
hardware	O
receivers	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
various	O
Squeezebox	O
models	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
any	O
media	O
player	O
capable	O
of	O
playing	O
MP3	B-Application
streams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plugins	B-Application
from	O
Logitech	O
and	O
third-party	O
sources	O
are	O
also	O
supported	O
,	O
allowing	O
additional	O
functionality	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
integration	O
with	O
Logitech	O
's	O
mysqueezebox.com	O
online	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Logitech	B-Language
Media	I-Language
Server	I-Language
supports	O
grouping	O
clients	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
synchronize	O
playback	O
among	O
all	O
clients	O
within	O
a	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Logitech	B-Language
Media	I-Language
Server	I-Language
is	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Logitech	O
's	O
own	O
Squeezebox	O
hardware	O
players	O
existed	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
configurations	O
,	O
offering	O
wired	O
and	O
wireless	O
Ethernet	O
,	O
analog	O
and	O
digital	O
audio	O
outputs	O
,	O
touchscreen	B-Device
interfaces	I-Device
and	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
remote	O
controlled	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Logitech	B-Language
Media	I-Language
Server	I-Language
also	O
works	O
with	O
networked	O
music	O
players	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Roku	O
SoundBridge	O
M1001	O
,	O
although	O
Logitech	O
does	O
not	O
officially	O
support	O
these	O
competing	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chumby	B-Application
devices	O
also	O
support	O
streaming	O
music	O
from	O
a	O
Logitech	B-Language
Media	I-Language
Server	I-Language
,	O
as	O
does	O
the	O
Rio	B-Application
Receiver	I-Application
when	O
running	O
replacement	O
software	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
SliMP3	O
device	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
modest	O
bitrates	O
(	O
<	O
128kps	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2015	O
support	O
was	O
added	O
via	O
a	O
plugin	B-Application
to	O
use	O
Google	O
's	O
Chromecast	O
Audio	O
device	O
as	O
a	O
headless	O
player	O
which	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
any	O
audio	O
system	O
or	O
powered	O
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Written	O
in	O
Lua	B-Language
,	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
open-source	B-Application
software	I-Application
and	O
sees	O
regular	O
updates	O
through	O
Logitech	O
's	O
SVN	B-Application
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
emulator	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
Squeezebox	O
,	O
called	O
Softsqueeze	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
written	O
in	O
Java	B-Language
and	O
can	O
be	O
run	O
easily	O
as	O
an	O
applet	B-Application
inside	O
a	O
web	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SqueezeSlave	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
server	O
connected	O
to	O
an	O
amplifier/speakers	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
through	O
the	O
standard	O
Logitech	B-Language
Media	I-Language
Server	I-Language
web	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
SqueezeSlave	O
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
Logitech	O
's	O
Spotify	B-Application
plugin	B-Application
due	O
to	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
'	O
direct	O
streaming	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
work	O
began	O
on	O
Squeezelite	B-Application
,	O
a	O
cross-platform	O
,	O
headless	O
,	O
LMS	O
client	O
that	O
supports	O
playback	O
synchronization	O
,	O
gapless	O
playback	O
,	O
direct	O
streaming	O
(	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
Spotify	B-Application
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Squeezelite	B-Application
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
ESP32	O
WiFi/BT	O
chipset	O
and	O
works	O
on	O
WROVER	O
and	O
ESP-A1S	O
module	O
or	O
any	O
board	O
that	O
includes	O
an	O
ESP32	O
and	O
4MB	O
of	O
SRAM	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Chromecast	O
groups	O
are	O
recognized	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Sonos	B-Algorithm
(	O
UPnP	O
)	O
group	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
can	O
only	O
play	O
synchronously	O
within	O
their	O
own	O
respective	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Logitech	B-Language
Media	I-Language
Server	I-Language
software	O
is	O
written	O
in	O
Perl	B-Language
,	O
and	O
will	O
run	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
,	O
BSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
piCorePlayer	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Logitech	B-Language
Media	I-Language
Server	I-Language
itself	O
can	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
NAS	B-Application
devices	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
QNAP	B-Operating_System
Turbo	O
NAS	B-Application
,	O
Synology	B-Operating_System
Disk	O
Station	O
,	O
Netgear	O
ReadyNAS	O
,	O
Buffalo	B-Application
Linkstation	I-Application
,	O
Linksys	B-Application
NSLU2	I-Application
,	O
Thecus	B-Application
N5200	O
&	O
N7700	O
,	O
Xtreamer	O
eTRAYz	O
and	O
any	O
device	O
running	O
FreeNAS	B-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Logitech	B-Language
Media	I-Language
Server	I-Language
also	O
comes	O
pre-installed	O
on	O
the	O
VortexBox	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	O
and	O
VortexBox	O
appliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
generally	O
results	O
in	O
lower	O
energy	O
consumption	O
than	O
running	O
Logitech	B-Language
Media	I-Language
Server	I-Language
on	O
a	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
,	O
whilst	O
offering	O
the	O
same	O
feature	O
set	O
(	O
albeit	O
with	O
a	O
slightly	O
less	O
responsive	O
web	O
interface	O
under	O
certain	O
circumstances	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
NAS	B-Application
devices	I-Application
may	O
require	O
more	O
effort	O
than	O
others	O
to	O
get	O
Logitech	B-Language
Media	I-Language
Server	I-Language
running	O
,	O
though	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Logitech	O
only	O
supports	O
the	O
Netgear	O
ReadyNAS	O
NAS	B-Application
devices	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
numerous	O
plug-ins	B-Application
and	O
device	B-Application
drivers	I-Application
available	O
for	O
Logitech	B-Language
Media	I-Language
Server	I-Language
,	O
which	O
include	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
support	O
for	O
automation	O
systems	O
from	O
Clare	O
Controls	O
,	O
AMX	O
LLC	O
and	O
Crestron	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plugins	B-Application
also	O
provide	O
access	O
to	O
additional	O
services	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
live	O
radio	O
and	O
'	O
listen-again	O
'	O
features	O
of	O
BBC	O
Sounds	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
Logitech	B-Language
Media	I-Language
Server	I-Language
is	O
controllable	O
by	O
a	O
full-function	O
Alexa	B-Application
skill	I-Application
(	O
called	O
'	O
MediaServer	O
 '	O
)	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
en-US	O
and	O
en-GB	O
locales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
allowing	O
voice	O
control	O
of	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
Squeezebox	O
players	O
,	O
this	O
also	O
allows	O
streaming	O
audio	O
from	O
LMS	O
to	O
an	O
Amazon	B-Device
Echo	I-Device
device	O
for	O
playback	O
.	O
</s>
