10-24-2025, 12:19 PM
Here’s what you should check and try:
1. Shared folder permissions – Make sure the folder where your music is stored (and where ROON creates its database) has full read and write permissions for the “RoonServer” system user. You can check this under Access Control → Shared Folder → Edit → Permissions in ADM.
2. App privileges – In App Central → Installed Apps → Roon Server → Privileges, confirm that Roon has access to your Music folder.
3. Multicast and discovery settings – ROON uses multicast for device discovery. In Settings → Network → Service ensure UPnP, Bonjour, and multicast are enabled on your LAN. Also make sure your router or any switch in between isn’t isolating traffic between wired ports.
4. Firewall – If ADM’s firewall is active, temporarily disable it or add rules to allow ROON ports 9100–9200 (TCP) and 9003 (UDP).
5. Reboot the NAS – After setting the above, reboot the NAS before launching Roon Server again. Sometimes the service fails to bind properly until restarted.
If the issue persists, try installing the ROON Server Docker image instead of the App Central package. The Docker version tends to work more reliably on Asustor systems.
You can follow this setup guide to install it in Docker:
• Install Docker via App Central.
• Pull the steefdebruijn/docker-roonserver image.
• Mount two volumes: one for /app (the Roon database) and one for /music (your music folder).
• Use host networking mode so the PC client can discover the NAS automatically.
This approach bypasses most ADM-related permission issues and matches how ROON Server behaves on Linux systems.
1. Shared folder permissions – Make sure the folder where your music is stored (and where ROON creates its database) has full read and write permissions for the “RoonServer” system user. You can check this under Access Control → Shared Folder → Edit → Permissions in ADM.
2. App privileges – In App Central → Installed Apps → Roon Server → Privileges, confirm that Roon has access to your Music folder.
3. Multicast and discovery settings – ROON uses multicast for device discovery. In Settings → Network → Service ensure UPnP, Bonjour, and multicast are enabled on your LAN. Also make sure your router or any switch in between isn’t isolating traffic between wired ports.
4. Firewall – If ADM’s firewall is active, temporarily disable it or add rules to allow ROON ports 9100–9200 (TCP) and 9003 (UDP).
5. Reboot the NAS – After setting the above, reboot the NAS before launching Roon Server again. Sometimes the service fails to bind properly until restarted.
If the issue persists, try installing the ROON Server Docker image instead of the App Central package. The Docker version tends to work more reliably on Asustor systems.
You can follow this setup guide to install it in Docker:
• Install Docker via App Central.
• Pull the steefdebruijn/docker-roonserver image.
• Mount two volumes: one for /app (the Roon database) and one for /music (your music folder).
• Use host networking mode so the PC client can discover the NAS automatically.
This approach bypasses most ADM-related permission issues and matches how ROON Server behaves on Linux systems.