Remote chain controlling?

[bwa (Bjørn-Willy Arntzen)]

Is it possible to control a remote instance wich is connected to a roon server ?

I have a server running Roon ( Core ?), all local music is located on that server. But in the living room, my HTPC is running Roon Remote connected to my DAC. How can I controll my HTPC from my laptop ? Is it even possible ?

[Ludwig (Ludwig van Marbach)]

Have a look here:

Private Devices - should be switchable

We are going to release a standalone RoonSpeakers package that runs as a service. On a mac, this would live in the menubar. It would be accessible regardless of whether the remote is running/connected, and would behave just like an MS200–discoverable and controllable from anywhere on the LAN. This package is meant to solve your exact use case. Private zones will remain private–they’re meant to address a different set of needs, and we don’t want to create confusion by creating two mechanisms to …

[bwa (Bjørn-Willy Arntzen)]

Getting : Sorry, you don’t have access to that topic!

[Ludwig (Ludwig van Marbach)]

This one any better?

Switching Core PC & Clarification on How Remotes Work [Remote Connection]

Hey @robbbby, if you want to move your Roon core to a different PC, just go ahead and install it on the 2nd machine. When you attempt to launch it as a core you will be given an error message that says you’ve already authorized your first machine, and you’ll see an option to unauthorize it. Unauthorize the first machine (you’ll be automatically logged out), and authorize the new one. You can then launch switch to a remote on your first machine. As far as your remote question, we don’t support t…

[bwa (Bjørn-Willy Arntzen)]

Yes, it confirmed that Roon has a looooong way to go before it’s ready to replace my J.River solution.