1. Static Webpages & Links to HOME computer

Runs always @ SPRYNET (ISP);

The following links connect to HOME computer:

• Music Categories link on the left side menu.


• Project Music Vault link on the left side menu.


• Search button on the top-right corner


• Music files on the Dikshitar Kritis webpage.

2. Music Files Library, stored in the Filesystem

Available mostly @ HOME

• About 2000 tracks; 15 GB hard disk space


• Mostly in Real Media format, Digitized at 32KBPS bit rate sound quality


• Occupies about ~1 MB space per minute of the song


• Converted from audio cassettes, mainly, using Real Producer software via Sound Blaster 16-bit card

3. Search, Navigate, Select, Invoke Play, etc. Application

Available mostly @ HOME

• NA's original, Music Categories, was developed using Java Servlets.


• Project Music Vault, adopted from an Open Source initiative, called Netjuke. It was written in PHP.


• Audio files are protected, by a homegrown Streaming Program, to stream only to the Real Player

4. Database of Music metadata, such as Track Title, Raga, Composer, etc.

Available mostly @ HOME;

• NA's original is in Oracle


• Music data was entered manually, using an MS Access Application


• Data contains 1989 Tracks; 272 Albums; 302 Ragas; 139 Composers; 88 Artists


• PMV Netjuke is in MySQL


• The data from Oracle got ported without any manual re-entry (thankfully!), by creating CSV text from Oracle and using Import utility that comes with Netjuke

5. Java Servlet/JSP engine

Available mostly @ HOME

• Uses Jakarta-Tomcat engine


• Application has about 15 Java programs, mainly Servlets

6. WebServer with plugins for Jakarta & PHP

Available mostly @ HOME

• Both NA's original & PMV uses Apache


• Listens in two different ports

7. Change IP Program

Run as needed @ HOME

• Java application, invoked from command line, using Java FTP API


• Detects the change in IP address at HOME


• Updates the IP address at SPRYNET links with the newly detected IP

8. Start & Stop Services

Run as needed @ HOME

• Java application, invoked from command line, using Java FTP API


• Starts & Stops the Services (mentioned in #3 - #6)


• Updates the Speaker image at SPRYNET NA homepage appropriately to the Service status

9. Development & Data-entry Tools

Used as needed @ HOME

• MS Access application to enter Music metadata information to Oracle tables


• jEdit, a Java Editor, for Java development for NA Original environment


• PHPEdit, a PHP Editor, for PHP development for Netjuke modifications


• Tortoise CVS, a Source Control software, to maintain software versions


• FTP32, a GUI FTP Program, to transfer files between HOME & ISP


• MySQL CC, a GUI Control Center for MySQL database, to administer MYSQL database


• TextPad, a Text Editor, for editing text, simple HTML pages