Scheduling
The scheduling functionality allows you to control how often Sockso scans
your collection for new/updated/removed tracks. If you have a very large
collection you may want to make this less frequent than the default (which
is every 30 minutes).
Simple Scheduling (default)
By default Sockso uses a very simple scheduling technique, and just runs
a new scan every 30 minutes. You can alter this frequency through the
GUI on the General panel.
Cron Scheduling
If you have demanding needs, or just want to take more control over scanning
then Sockso provides a cron like scheduler. This allows you to specify the
frequency for collection scans using cron syntax.
Enabling
To enable this just enter the following command into the console:
propset scheduler cron
To revert back to simple scheduling just set this back to simple instead
of cron.
NB: In Sockso versions 1.2.6 and below you will need to restart Sockso
any time you change the scheduler for it to take effect.
Configuring
You can now configure the cron scheduler (changes take effect straight away
when it is running) using the following property:
propset scheduler.cron.tab */30 * * * *
The above command sets scanning to run every 30 minutes. For more information
about how to use cron see the wikipedia article.
You can also use the special crontab @ commands, like this:
propset scheduler.cron.tab @hourly
Manual Scheduling
If you'd like to never have indexing run automatically you can use the manual
scheduler.
propset scheduler manual
With this scheduler running you'll have to manually run the scan.
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Latest News & Releases 
12th May
Sockso 1.5.3
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Bug fix release - fixes broken folder browsing and related artists.
29th April
Sockso 1.5.2
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Bug fix for broken local cover art, and updated French translation.
14th March 2012
Sockso 1.5.1
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Bug fixes for path security hole, API access, and encoded pluses. Along with updated Italian translation,
adding ability to extract cover art from ID3 tags.
10th December
Sockso 1.5
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Added ability to add arbitrary meta tags, JPlayer support, HTTP Range header support, bug fixes, and finalised API v1.0
25th July
Sockso 1.4.2
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Fix for fetching cover artwork from Amazon.
24th July
Sockso 1.4.1
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Fixes for unicode output issue, and strict JSON API issue with single quotes.
23rd July
Sockso 1.4
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Added a JSON API to support developing
applications on top of Sockso.
8th July
Posted screencast of *VERY* early
version of new Sockso iPhone app. Feedback appreciated in the forums.
2nd July
Sockso 1.3.5
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Fix for problem on OSX where Sockso would not start, other minor bug fixes for Flac handling.
26th June
Sockso 1.3.4
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New HTML5 Player for iPad/iOS/etc support from nguillaumin,
new 'tinygreen' skin from Simplify, and some bug fixes.
4th May
Sockso 1.3.3
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Album years now shown, Turkish translation added, and MP3 tag library updated (all thanks to badZeppelin!),
some bug fixes to ajax page loading.
2nd April
Sockso 1.3.2
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Users can now require approval when registering, and updated ajaxified web interface with embedded player now default.
23rd March
Sockso 1.3.1
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Fix for missing 'colscan' command from console, moved optional libraries location (to upgrade rename
your optionals folder from 'lib-opt' to 'lib/opt', and a bug fix for invalid URL characters
breaking some playlist files.
17th March
Sockso 1.3
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Created ability to add servers to the new Sockso Community,
and you can now run behind Apache without needing a VirtualHost (thanks to LightGlitch!)
5th February
Sockso 1.2.7
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Fix for broken javascript in 1.2.6.
30th January 2011
Sockso 1.2.6 (broken)
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Fix for selecting the playlist in some browsers, and added new web admin console.
17th December
Sockso 1.2.5
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Minor bug fix for adding items to the playlist when browsing folders.
10th April
Sockso 1.2.4
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Patches from Will to improve HTTP/HTTPS streaming performance, and HTML compliance, improved
music tree in GUI to cope with any size collections, hidden files now ignored on indexing,
and some other bugs.
8th February
Sockso 1.2.3
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Fixed broken 1.2.2 release.
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