Windows Home Server 2011

[Dewalt (M. Lawrence)]

i am assuming with the comments about Windows Server 2012 R2 not being supported, and WHS 2011 running Windows 2008 R2 kernel, there is no reason to pursue roon running on a headless WHS 2011 server like RIPNAS? Thoughts would be appreciated.

[Geoff_Coupe]

Well, I tried, but didn’t get very far.

Running RoonServer on a WHS 2011 System? [tl:dr - not usable]

I’ve installed Roonserver on my WHS 2011 system, and it is up and running. However, there is a firewall issue, I have added two inbound and outbound rules for each of the RoonServer.exe and RoonAppliance.exe applications to allow communication on all protocols and ports for these two programs. But no Roon remote can connect. They see the server, but report that connections fail. If I turn the WHS 2011 firewall off for the local network, then the remotes connect and the library is displayed. Ho…

If I’ve missed something simple, then I’d be delighted to be set right…

[Dewalt (M. Lawrence)]

I have successfully installed Roon Server on my RIPNASv4 Windows Home Server without a single glitch. I ensured that when the firewall asked permissions for Roon, I gave it access to all domains, public on down since my home network is not open in any event. Works fantastic and makes me feel better than running it off a laptop since the server is the center of my home network. Though I will say I ran it off a wired laptop and saw no difference with the server whether it be signal continuity or recognizing endpoints. Most excellent all around.