How can I find the name of a specific renderer?

[paddylandau]

I can non-default specify options for a particular renderer in the `UMS.conf` using the IP address, e.g.:

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192.168.1.15.show_recently_played_folder = false

However, the IP address of the device can change. To overcome this, I can instead use the render name, e.g.

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my_renderer.show_recently_played_folder = false

The problem is that I don't know how to find the render name. How can I do this, please?

[boss]

Usually you can give your device a fixed IP address.

[paddylandau]

Usually you can give your device a fixed IP address.

True, I can do that using the MAC address on the router. Would that prove more reliable than using a render name, do you think?

[Nadahar]

It would probably be more reliable to base it in MAC address and IP. You can find the renderer name by either looking in the renderer configuration files "<install folder>/renderers", or simply by looking in the log file (search for "new renderer" or something like that) found in your UMS profile folder called "debug.log". The log will state the name of the renderer when it is detected/recognized.

[paddylandau]

It would probably be more reliable to base it in MAC address and IP.

Thank you. I'll do as you suggest.

You can find the renderer name by … looking in … "debug.log".

In the debug file, it's called a Chromecast, even though it's not a Chromecast! (It's an app on my Pixel 2 phone.) It also says "Unknown renderer". This reinforces your idea of using the IP address.

Thanks again.

[Nadahar]

In the debug file, it's called a Chromecast, even though it's not a Chromecast! (It's an app on my Pixel 2 phone.) It also says "Unknown renderer". This reinforces your idea of using the IP address.

The sometimes unpredictable and unreliable renderer detection mechanism is indeed the reason I recommend using IP address (based on DHCP/MAC or fixed address).