I’ve used Roon in the past and am possibly coming back if I can get Roon Core to run on my Windows Server 2016 Essentials.
My configuration (I am trying):
Core on Windows Server 2016 Essentials (a headless server)
Client on Windows 10 (machine domain joined to WSE 2106; user ID a regular ID NOT a domain ID)
want to set up remote on IOS (iPad and iPhone) also
Trying to target a Simaudio Moon ACE; Roon Ready device
I installed RoonServerInstaller64.exe on WSE 2106. RoonServer started up. I selected Run on Startup from the right click options on Roon Server. There seems to be no way to configure RoonServer on the server. Read the KB; looks like you must configure RoonServer from a client.
I installed RoonInstaller64.exe on a client Windows 10 machine (machine domain joined to WSE 2106; user ID NOT a domain user, just a regular account). Ran Roon. Hit “Find My Roon Core”. Nothing. Tried adding RoonServer to Windows Firewall on the server; no changed. Tried typing the server IP in on the help screen (192.168.0.251); nothing.
Tried uninstalling RoonServer on the server (uninstall did not complete correctly and I had to reboot and remove by hand). Then installed RoonInstaller64. Couldn’t run Roon from a remote window; couldn’t because OpenGL required. Uninstalled Roon. That looks like a no-go
So the question is: how do I connect to a Roon Core running on WSE 2016? It looks like people have done it, but I could not find any detailed instructions on connecting to the core.