Inquiry on Using Roon ARC for Offline Album Copies Without Network Access (ref#2HV838)

[Suedkiez (Just a fellow user like you)]

@Andy_H

Is there any way to use Roon ARC (without port forwarding/upnp) to save copies of my music to my device whilst I can reach my server on my home wifi, so that they’re available offline later?

Yes, just download them in ARC. Note: You can ONLY download files you have locally on your server, not streaming service tracks.

@Andy_H

This is what I thought Roon ARC was intended to solve when I first learned about it so I’m a bit puzzled that (as far as I can tell) it does seem to be possible.

I am confused by what you are puzzled about. Did you forget a “not” before “seem”? If so, why do you think it does not work? Does it fail for you and in which way?

Note that your phone needs to be online occasionally, for various checks with Roon Lab’s cloud server, but I believe this means just online time to reach the cloud, not a need to reach your own server.

Unable to use Roon Arc overseas while downloaded music gets deleted (ref#TQWG3K)

Hi @Garry_Hawker, ARC’s framework inherently limits the duration of time the app can remain in Offline Mode. There’s not a hard-limit, since authorization, intermittent availability of cellular service, and phone OS all play a factor. These limitations are partially for anti-piracy considerations, but there are also mechanical and curatorial considerations for database curation. Offline Mode allows for certain processes within ARC’s copy of the Roon database to continue to function autonomousl…