AirConnect-Synology - Compatible with DSM7
Please UNINSTALL your package first if it is still installed (or marked as repairable) after upgrading to DSM7. (Not needed if running the DSM7 Pre-Release)
Please UNINSTALL your package if the upgrade process is not working as expected on DSM5/DSM6.
Please REPORT problems during upgrade on older DSM5 devices.
Please also take a look at the troubleshooting section.
DSM Firmware Version | Package Naming |
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DSM 5.0-xxxx AND DSM 6.0-xxxx (f.e. DSM 6.0-7321) | AirConnect-x86-64-${VERSION} (f.e. AirConnect-x86-64-0.2.50.5-20210630.spk)
|
DSM 7.0-xxxx (f.e. DSM 7.0-40000) | AirConnect-dsm7-x86-64-${VERSION} (f.e. AirConnect-dsm7-86-64-0.2.50.5-20210630.spk)
|
DSM7
Starting with DSM7, both programs, aircast
and airupnp
will now run under the airconnect user. And the complete package will now fully managed from DSM (Before some parts were managed in the startup scripts).
Release Notes
The following information can also be found in the documentation
The location of the logfile has changed! Please read the below lines or the documentation
Added
- The package will create a new shared folder named airconnect, you can also find it via FileStation
- In this folder you will find the airconnect logfile in the subdirectory
log
, so it is no longer necessary for normal use to log in via SSH to view the logfile.- The full path is
/volume1/airconnect/log/airconnect.log
- The full path is
- Also, if you have a AirConnect configuration file for
airupnp
oraircast
you could now copy this files also to the same directory in/volume1/airconnect
, also using FileStation. - The files must be named as follows so that AirConnect can find the config files:
config.xml
for airupnpconfig-cast.xml
for aircast
- In this folder you will find the airconnect logfile in the subdirectory
- If you login using SSH, you can now start
airupnp
oraircast
just by runningairupnp
oraircast
without using the full pathairupnp
andaircast
are now added to the PATH (symlinked using DSM config in/usr/local/bin
)
Fixed
If you encounter problems with this synology version of AirConnect, please consider opening an issue here, so i can fix the problem and others can benefit as well.
If you have any suggestions, ideas or wishes, feel free to open an issue.
AirConnect
0.2.50.5
- mdns fix for blank name field
Check the full CHANGELOG for more information.
Take the package suitable for your architecture and check the readme if something is unclear.
If you encounter problems with AirConnect in general, please open an issue at the official repository.