laptop music server advice

[diviy]

I have a old laptop that does not have a operating system on it i did find a opensource program that you load on to a usb then plug the laptop it into your router.
For the life of me I have lost the link:scratch::scratch: the importtant part as far as I can remember was the usb was the operating system and you can control it with a phone ,tablet or a laptop .
So does anyone have any idea or links to where i can get someting that will do this please ?

[Edward]

I have a old laptop that does not have a operating system on it i did find a opensource program that you load on to a usb then plug the laptop it into your router.
For the life of me I have lost the link:scratch::scratch: the importtant part as far as I can remember was the usb was the operating system and you can control it with a phone ,tablet or a laptop .
So does anyone have any idea or links to where i can get someting that will do this please ?

Perhaps Daphile?

https://www.daphile.com/

But there are various linux based distros that will will do what I think you have in mind.

[ReggieB]

I'd suggest Kodi (http://kodi.wiki/) as an option. It's usually associated with TV applications, but works well for any multimedia