MediaLounge Audiophile Home Theater Server

March 1, 2023April 9, 2023 Linux Audio Team

# Audiophile Music Player And Kodi Home Theater Software#
# the best combo to take benefit to your audio and video system
# Ubuntu Kinetic Kudu Live 22.10 Based (Kernel 5.19)

# follow instructions below to build your own Audiophile Home Theater Server
# MediaLounge server includes almost all audiophile services of MusicLounge with the addition of Kodi Home Theater software, HEVC – 4K60fps – HDR10 supported (tested on Intel NUC)

# To get the best audio quality
# Connect the USB dac to the stereo HIFI pre-amp using a dedicated stereo hifi speakers
# and the HDMI cable to a 3.1 or 5.1 or 7.1 AV Receiver with dedicated home theater speakers

# Full Session Transcription

# install Ubuntu Live Server amd64

# select minimal server installation (set Minimized option)
# username pi
# hostname medialounge

# pick username pi
# password musiclounge

# Install openSSH [yes]

# in case of server install stuck on “curtin command in-target” with “Install Complete!” on top bar
# check by selecting [View Full Log] and if the install is freezed then
# choose “cancel update & reboot”
# (force reboot if needed)

# server is now installed

# open ssh sesssion
# follow the instructions below

# install nano

```
$ sudo apt install nano
```

# disable cd-rom release, comment cdrom line in sources list if exists

```
$ sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
```

#deb [check-date=no] file:///cdrom jammy main restricted

# CTRL X +Y to SAVE

#update distro

```
$ sudo apt update
```

#upgrade

```
$ sudo apt upgrade
```

# check for update again until All packages are up to date.

# in case of “The following packages have been kept back:”
# force install of left back pkgs

$ sudo apt-get install (list of packages)

# install auto completion

```
$ sudo apt-get install bash-completion
```

# logout
# reopen ssh sesssion

# add sudoers after installation

```
$ sudo nano /etc/sudoers
```

# add the line below after root ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

user ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

# CTRL X +Y to SAVE

```
$ mkdir Downloads
```

```
$ mkdir scripts
```

```
$ ls
```

# hostname

# check hostname should be musiclounge or medialounge
hostnamectl

```
$ sudo nano /etc/hostname
```

# check host

```
$ sudo nano /etc/hosts
```

# disable cloud-init

$ sudo touch /etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled

# Disable all cloud services
# uncheck all except “No-Cloud” on first line

```
$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure cloud-init
```

# install samba

# read the dedicated tutorial for more info

$ sudo apt-get install samba samba-common smbclient samba-common-bin smbclient cifs-utils

```
$ sudo mkdir /mnt/media
```

ls /mnt/media/

# add your fstab entry

# add your fstab entry to mount your music library to /mnt/media

```
$ sudo nano /etc/fstab
```

//192.168.x.x/music /mnt/media cifs username=guest,password=,vers=2.0,uid=1000,gid=1000,dir_mode=0755,file_mode=0755,x-systemd.before=mpd.service,x-systemd.device-timeout=10 0 0

# CTRL X +Y to SAVE

# check mount point

```
$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
```

```
$ sudo mount -a
```

```
$ ls /mnt/media/
```

# you should see your files otherwise fix fstab (see the instructions above)

# install nginx

# read the dedicated tutorial for more info

$ sudo apt-get install nginx php-curl php-sqlite3 php-gd php-json php-xml php-mbstring php-fpm php-intl imagemagick

# add gzip settings from gzip on

```
$ sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
```

 gzip on;
 gzip_vary on;
 gzip_buffers 16 8k;
 gzip_comp_level 6;
 gzip_min_length 1000;
 gzip_proxied expired no-cache no-store private auth;
 gzip_types text/plain text/css application/json application/x-javascript text/xml application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript application/vnd.ms-fontobject application/x-font-ttf font/opentype image/svg+xml image/x-icon;
 gzip_disable msie6;
 gzip_http_version 1.1;

# CTRL X +Y to SAVE

# edit defaut settings,

$ sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/default

# replace

location / {
	# First attempt to serve request as file, then
	# as directory, then fall back to displaying a 404.
	try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
}

# with:

location /favicon.ico {
        alias /var/www/html/ml_play.png;
}
location /music {
	alias /mnt/media;
}
location /mympd/ {
	proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080/;
}
location / {
	return 301 http://$host:8080/;
	# First attempt to serve request as file, then
	# as directory, then fall back to displaying a 404.
	try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
}

# CTRL X +Y to SAVE

```
$ sudo mkdir /var/www/html/tmp
```

```
$ sudo usermod -a -G www-data pi
```

$ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www

```
$ sudo chmod -R g+rwX /var/www
```

```
$ sudo ln -s /var/www/ ~/www
```

```
$ sudo systemctl restart nginx
```

# add pi to audio and other groups

$ sudo usermod -aG adm,dialout,cdrom,sudo,audio,www-data,video,plugdev,games,users,input,render,netdev pi

# for Raspberry PI add gpio i2c spi

$  sudo usermod -aG  adm,dialout,cdrom,sudo,audio,www-data,video,plugdev,games,users,input,render,netdev,gpio,i2c,spi pi

# check ALSA

```
$ aplay -l
```

# in case of error or no sound card try

```
$ sudo aplay -l
```

# if OK with list of sound cards including your DAC

aplay -l

# if sound card not found install alsa

# INSTALL ALSA if DAC not found

$ sudo apt-get install alsa-utils alsa-tools libasound2

$ sudo systemctl enable alsa-utils.service

# if alsa service is masked unmask it

$ sudo rm /lib/systemd/system/alsa-utils.service

```
$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
```

```
$ sudo systemctl enable alsa-utils
```

```
$ sudo systemctl start alsa-utils
```

# check alsa status

$ sudo systemctl status alsa-utils.service

```
$ sudo reboot
```

# reopen SSH session

```
$ aplay -l
```

# your USB DAC should be in card *1*

# in case your DAC takes (sometime) index zero(0)

```
$ sudo cat /proc/asound/modules
```

 0 snd_usb_audio
 1 snd_hda_intel

cat /proc/asound/cards

 0 [MQA ]: USB-Audio - D90 MQA
           Topping D90 MQA at usb-0000:00:14.0-3, high speed
 1 [PCH ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
           HDA Intel PCH at 0xd0710000 irq 96

# just reboot or
# change the usb sound card priority

$ sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

# add this line

options snd_usb_audio index=-2

# CTRL X +Y to SAVE

# in case of error purge and reinstall ALSA

# alsa-base pkg could be omited if not present in repository

```
$ sudo dpkg -l alsa*
```

$ sudo apt --purge remove alsa-base alsa-firmware-loaders alsa-oss alsa-source alsa-tools alsa-tools-gui alsa-topology-conf alsa-ucm-conf alsamixergui alsa-utils

# then GO TO INSTALL ALSA instructions above

# create a simbolic link for backward compatibility with old packages

# which target by default the configuration file in /usr/local/etc/

```
$ ls /usr/local/etc
```

# result should be empty or not found then type

```
$ sudo rm -r /usr/local/etc
```

```
$ sudo ln -s /etc /usr/local/
```

# type again

```
$ ls /usr/local/etc
```

# now etc/ directory is correctly linked

# install MPD server

```
$ sudo apt install mpd mpc
```

```
$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
```

```
$ sudo systemctl enable mpd
```

```
$ sudo systemctl start mpd
```

```
$ sudo systemctl status mpd
```

# check version
mpd -V

# should be => 0.23.12

# optional: compile and install latest MPD

# website: https://www.musicpd.org/

# check compiler version
gcc –version

# install gcc if not found (GCC 10 or greater)

```
$ sudo apt -y install build-essential
```

```
$ cd ~/Downloads
```

# install git if not found

```
$ sudo apt install git
```

# clone MPD git (or download latest stable and extract)

$ sudo git clone https://github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/MPD.git

```
$ cd MPD/
```

# install ninja

```
$ sudo apt-get install ninja-build
```

# dependencies
#(libboost-dev is only needed for old MPD version)

```
$ sudo apt install meson g++ \
```

libfmt-dev \
libpcre2-dev \
libmad0-dev libmpg123-dev libid3tag0-dev \
libflac-dev libvorbis-dev libopus-dev libogg-dev \
libadplug-dev libaudiofile-dev libsndfile1-dev libfaad-dev \
libfluidsynth-dev libgme-dev libmikmod-dev libmodplug-dev \
libmpcdec-dev libwavpack-dev libwildmidi-dev \
libsidplay2-dev libsidutils-dev libresid-builder-dev \
libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev \
libmp3lame-dev libtwolame-dev libshine-dev \
libsamplerate0-dev libsoxr-dev \
libbz2-dev libcdio-paranoia-dev libiso9660-dev libmms-dev \
libzzip-dev \
libcurl4-gnutls-dev libyajl-dev libexpat-dev \
libasound2-dev libao-dev libjack-jackd2-dev libopenal-dev \
libpulse-dev libshout3-dev \
libsndio-dev \
libmpdclient-dev \
libnfs-dev \
libupnp-dev \
libavahi-client-dev \
libsqlite3-dev \
libsystemd-dev \
libgtest-dev \
libboost-dev \
libicu-dev \
libchromaprint-dev \
libgcrypt20-dev

# meson version => 0.56
meson -v

# configure

$ sudo meson . output/release --buildtype=debugoptimized -Db_ndebug=true -Dsysconfdir=/etc

# check config

```
$ sudo meson configure output/release
```

# compile (take a while be patient…)

```
$ sudo ninja -C output/release
```

# install

```
$ sudo ninja -C output/release install
```

# return home

```
$ cd ~/
```

# configure and start MPD daemon

```
$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
```

```
$ sudo systemctl enable mpd
```

# edit /etc/mpd.conf (copy / paste conf read tutorial)
# mpd is configured with sound card 1 (“hw:1,0”)

# backup

$ sudo cp /etc/mpd.conf Downloads/mpd.conf.bak

# clear

```
$ sudo truncate -s 0 /etc/mpd.conf
```

# edit

```
$ sudo nano /etc/mpd.conf
```

# copy and paste these lines

music_directory "/mnt/media"
playlist_directory "/var/lib/mpd/playlists"
db_file "/var/lib/mpd/tag_cache"
log_file "/var/log/mpd/mpd.log"
# uncomment pid_file if you do not use systemd 
#pid_file "/run/mpd/pid"
state_file "/var/lib/mpd/state"
sticker_file "/var/lib/mpd/sticker.sql"
user "mpd"
group "audio"
bind_to_address "any"
port "6600"
log_level "default"
restore_paused "yes"
#save_absolute_paths_in_playlists "no"
#metadata_to_use "artist,album,title,track,name,genre,date,composer,performer,disc"
#metadata_to_use "+comment"
auto_update "no"
#auto_update_depth "3"
follow_outside_symlinks "yes"
follow_inside_symlinks "yes"
zeroconf_enabled "no"
zeroconf_name "Music DAC"
connection_timeout "120"
#password "password@read,add,control,admin"
#default_permissions "read,add,control,admin"
#
###############################################################################

# Database #######################################################################
#

#database {
# plugin "proxy"
# host "other.mpd.host"
# port "6600"
#}

# Input #######################################################################
#

input {
plugin "curl"
# proxy "proxy.isp.com:8080"
# proxy_user "user"
# proxy_password "password"
}

# QOBUZ input plugin
input {
enabled "no"
plugin "qobuz"
# app_id "ID"
# app_secret "SECRET"
# username "USERNAME"
# password "PASSWORD"
# format_id "N"
}

# TIDAL input plugin
input {
enabled "no"
plugin "tidal"
# token "TOKEN"
# username "USERNAME"
# password "PASSWORD"
# audioquality "Q"
}

# Decoder #####################################################################
#

decoder {
plugin "ffmpeg"
enabled "yes"
# gapless "no"
}

decoder {
plugin "wildmidi"
enabled "no"
}

replaygain "off"
replaygain_preamp "0"
#replaygain_missing_preamp "0"
#replaygain_limit "yes"
volume_normalization "no"
filesystem_charset "UTF-8"

###############################################################################

audio_output {
type "alsa"
name "Default"
device "hw:1,0"
mixer_type "none"
dop "no"
}

audio_output {
type "alsa"
name "ALSA DAC DOP"
device "hw:1,0"
mixer_type "none"
dop "yes"
}

audio_output {
type "alsa"
name "ALSA DAC NoDOP"
device "hw:1,0"
mixer_type "none"
dop "no"
}

audio_buffer_size "4096"
#buffer_before_play "10%"
max_output_buffer_size "131072"
max_connections "128"

audio_output {
type "alsa"
name "ALSA EQ"
device "plug:plugequal"
# format "44100:16:2" # optional
# mixer_device "default" # optional
# mixer_control "PCM" # optional
# mixer_index "0" # optional
}

# optional output to stream music to local device (phone, tablet, pc,...)
audio_output {
type            "httpd"
name            "Local Stream"
encoder         "vorbis"
#encoder        "lame"         # comment vorbis and use lame for iOS support
port            "8000"
quality         "5.0"           # do not define if bitrate is defined
#bitrate        "128"           # do not define if quality is defined
#format          "44100:16:1"
always_on       "yes"           # prevent MPD from disconnecting all listeners when playback
tags            "yes"           # httpd supports sending tags to listening streams.
}

# CTRL + X the Y to SAVE

# start MPD service

```
$ sudo systemctl restart mpd
```

# configure smb share points

# (copy/past at the end, read the tutorial)

```
$ sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf
```

[playlists]
path = /var/lib/mpd/playlists
read only = no
public = yes
writable = yes
browseable = yes
guest ok = yes
create mask = 0777
directory mask = 0755
force user = mpd

[music]
path = /mnt/media
read only = no
public = yes
writable = yes
browseable = yes
guest ok = yes
create mask = 0777
directory mask = 0755
force user = mpd

[www]
path = /var/www/html
read only = no
public = yes
writable = yes
browseable = yes
guest ok = yes
create mask = 0777
directory mask = 0755
force user = www-data

[Downloads]
path = /home/pi/Downloads
read only = no
public = yes
writable = yes
browseable = yes
guest ok = yes
create mask = 0777
directory mask = 0755
force user = pi

[scripts]
path = /home/pi/scripts
read only = no
public = yes
writable = yes
browseable = yes
guest ok = yes
create mask = 0777
directory mask = 0755
force user = pi

[sdcard]
path = /home/pi
read only = no
public = yes
writable = yes
browseable = yes
guest ok = yes
create mask = 0777
directory mask = 0755
force user = root

# CTRL + X the Y to SAVE

```
$ sudo /etc/init.d/smbd restart
```

# now you have acces to www folder from the network
# download and copy at least the faveicon ( ml_play.png by default)
# and your hmtl files if used
[ml_play.png] image

# Install latest myMPD

```
$ cd ~/Downloads
```

# install git if not found

```
$ sudo apt install git
```

# clone myMPD git

$ sudo git clone https://github.com/jcorporation/myMPD.git

```
$ cd myMPD
```

```
$ sudo ./build.sh installdeps
```

```
$ sudo ./build.sh release
```

```
$ sudo ./build.sh install
```

# myMPD is now installed
# create config files

$ sudo systemd-run -t -p DynamicUser=yes -p StateDirectory=mympd -p CacheDirectory=mympd /usr/bin/mympd -c

# update port 8080

$ sudo nano /var/lib/mympd/config/http_port

# CTRL + X the Y to SAVE

# disable (false) ssl

```
$ sudo nano /var/lib/mympd/config/ssl
```

# CTRL + X the Y to SAVE

# optional set log level to ERROR (3) (avoid thousands WARN AlbumArtistSort missing in log)

$ sudo nano /var/lib/mympd/config/loglevel

# CTRL + X the Y to SAVE

# start myMPD

```
$ sudo systemctl enable mympd
```

```
$ sudo systemctl start mympd
```

```
$ sudo systemctl status mympd
```

# return home

```
$ cd ~/
```

# ALSA EQ

$ sudo apt-get install libasound2-plugin-equal

```
$ sudo nano /var/lib/mpd/.asoundrc
```

pcm.!default {
type plug
slave.pcm plugequal;
}
ctl.!default {
type hw card 0
}
ctl.equal {
type equal;
}
pcm.plugequal {
type equal;
slave.pcm "plughw:1,0"; # NOTE this line MUST be your hardware device.
}
pcm.equal {
type plug;
slave.pcm plugequal;
}

# CTRL + X the Y to SAVE

# check ALSA EQ

```
$ sudo -H -u mpd alsamixer -D equal
```

# trigger scripts with a remote control to configure the EQ
# examples
# scripts select automatically the ALSA EQ audio output (see the MPD conf for more info)

```
$ sudo nano ~/scripts/lowbass.sh
```

#!/bin/bash
mpc enable only 'ALSA EQ'
sudo -u mpd /usr/bin/amixer -D equal -q set '00. 31 Hz' 39
sudo -u mpd /usr/bin/amixer -D equal -q set '01. 63 Hz' 39
sudo -u mpd /usr/bin/amixer -D equal -q set '02. 125 Hz' 58
sudo -u mpd /usr/bin/amixer -D equal -q set '03. 250 Hz' 58
sudo -u mpd /usr/bin/amixer -D equal -q set '04. 500 Hz' 60
sudo -u mpd /usr/bin/amixer -D equal -q set '05. 1 kHz' 66
sudo -u mpd /usr/bin/amixer -D equal -q set '06. 2 kHz' 66
sudo -u mpd /usr/bin/amixer -D equal -q set '07. 4 kHz' 66
sudo -u mpd /usr/bin/amixer -D equal -q set '08. 8 kHz' 66
sudo -u mpd /usr/bin/amixer -D equal -q set '09. 16 kHz' 66
mpc play

# CTRL + X the Y to SAVE

```
$ sudo chmod +x ~/scripts/lowbass.sh
```

```
$ sudo nano ~/scripts/jbleq.sh
```

#!/bin/bash
mpc enable only 'ALSA EQ'
sudo -u mpd /usr/bin/amixer -D equal -q set '00. 31 Hz' 66
sudo -u mpd /usr/bin/amixer -D equal -q set '01. 63 Hz' 66
sudo -u mpd /usr/bin/amixer -D equal -q set '02. 125 Hz' 66
sudo -u mpd /usr/bin/amixer -D equal -q set '03. 250 Hz' 60
sudo -u mpd /usr/bin/amixer -D equal -q set '04. 500 Hz' 60
sudo -u mpd /usr/bin/amixer -D equal -q set '05. 1 kHz' 62
sudo -u mpd /usr/bin/amixer -D equal -q set '06. 2 kHz' 66
sudo -u mpd /usr/bin/amixer -D equal -q set '07. 4 kHz' 70
sudo -u mpd /usr/bin/amixer -D equal -q set '08. 8 kHz' 71
sudo -u mpd /usr/bin/amixer -D equal -q set '09. 16 kHz' 66
mpc play

# CTRL + X the Y to SAVE

```
$ sudo chmod +x ~/scripts/jbleq.sh
```

# assign pi user:group to all scripts

```
$ sudo chown $USER:$USER  ~/scripts/*
```

# Optional: Triggerhappy (remote control management)

```
$ sudo apt-get install triggerhappy -y
```

$ sudo nano /etc/triggerhappy/triggers.d/triggers.conf

KEY_PLAY 0 mpc play >/dev/null
KEY_STOP 0 mpc stop >/dev/null
KEY_PAUSE 0 mpc toggle >/dev/null
KEY_PLAYPAUSE 0 mpc toggle >/dev/null 
KEY_NEXT 0 mpc next >/dev/null
KEY_PREVIOUS 0 mpc prev >/dev/null
KEY_FASTFORWARD 0 mpc seek +10 >/dev/null
KEY_REWIND 0 mpc seek -10 >/dev/null
KEY_RECORD 0 /home/pi/scripts/./playlist.sh >/dev/null
KEY_LEFTCTRL+KEY_P 0 mpc play >/dev/null
KEY_LEFTCTRL+KEY_S 0 mpc stop >/dev/null
BTN_MIDDLE 0 mpc toggle >/dev/null
BTN_LEFT 0 mpc prev >/dev/null
KEY_LEFTCTRL+KEY_B 0 mpc prev >/dev/null
KEY_LEFTCTRL+KEY_F 0 mpc next >/dev/null
KEY_HOME 0 mpc toggle >/dev/null
KEY_LEFTSHIFT+KEY_B 0 mpc seek -10 >/dev/null
KEY_LEFTSHIFT+KEY_F 0 mpc seek +10 >/dev/null
KEY_NUMERIC_1 0 /home/pi/scripts/./playlist1.sh >/dev/null 
KEY_NUMERIC_2 0 /home/pi/scripts/./playlist2.sh >/dev/null
KEY_NUMERIC_3 0 /home/pi/scripts/./playlist3.sh >/dev/null
KEY_NUMERIC_6 0 /home/pi/scripts/./lowbass.sh >/dev/null
KEY_NUMERIC_9 0 /home/pi/scripts/./jbleq.sh >/dev/null
KEY_NUMERIC_0 0 mpc enable only 1 && mpc play >/dev/null
KEY_0 0 mpc enable only 1 && mpc play >/dev/null
KEY_1 0 /home/pi/scripts/./playlist1.sh >/dev/null 
KEY_2 0 /home/pi/scripts/./playlist2.sh >/dev/null 
KEY_3 0 /home/pi/scripts/./playlist3.sh >/dev/null 
KEY_6 0 /home/pi/scripts/./lowbass.sh >/dev/null
KEY_9 0 /home/pi/scripts/./jbleq.sh >/dev/null

# CTRL + X the Y to SAVE

$ sudo nano /lib/systemd/system/triggerhappy.service

# change in ExecStart line

-–user nobody

# by

-–user root

# CTRL + X the Y to SAVE

```
$ sudo nano /etc/default/triggerhappy
```

# comment

#DAEMON_OPTS=""

# uncomment

DAEMON_OPTS="--user root"

# CTRL + X the Y to SAVE

```
$ sudo systemctl enable triggerhappy
```

```
$ sudo systemctl start triggerhappy
```

```
$ sudo systemctl status triggerhappy
```

# optional: playlist scripts

```
$ sudo nano ~/scripts/playlist1.sh
```

#!/bin/bash
#
# Script to load playlist

echo "start playlist"
mpc stop
mpc clear
mpc enable only 1
mpc load my_classical_albums
mpc random "on"
mpc crossfade 0
mpc play

# CTRL + X the Y to SAVE

```
$ sudo chmod +x ~/scripts/playlist1.sh
```

```
$ sudo nano ~/scripts/playlist2.sh
```

#!/bin/bash
#
# Script to load playlist
 
echo "start playlist"
mpc stop
mpc clear
mpc enable only 1
mpc load my_jazzy_albums
mpc random "on"
mpc crossfade 0
mpc play

# CTRL + X the Y to SAVE

```
$ sudo chmod +x ~/scripts/playlist2.sh
```

# install DLNA

```
$ sudo apt install minidlna -y
```

# edit conf and chage media_dir and friendly_name

```
$ sudo nano /etc/minidlna.conf
```

media_dir=A,/mnt/media
friendly_name=MediaLounge

# CTRL + X the Y to SAVE

```
$ sudo usermod -a -G minidlna pi
```

```
$ sudo systemctl enable minidlna
```

```
$ sudo systemctl start minidlna
```

```
$ sudo systemctl status  minidlna
```

$ sudo cat /var/log/minidlna/minidlna.log

# in case of error related to max_userwatches

```
$ sudo nano /etc/sysctl.conf
```

# add these lines

fs.inotify.max_user_instances=8192
fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288

# CTRL + X the Y to SAVE

# install UPNP renderer

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jean-francois-dockes/upnpp1

```
$ sudo apt install upmpdcli -y
```

# edit conf and chage friendlyname, upnpav and checkcontentformat

```
$ sudo nano /etc/upmpdcli.conf
```

friendlyname = MediaLounge
upnpav = 0
checkcontentformat = 0

# CTRL + X the Y to SAVE

```
$ sudo systemctl enable upmpdcli
```

```
$ sudo systemctl start upmpdcli
```

```
$ sudo systemctl status upmpdcli
```

# install Spotify Connect

$ sudo apt-get -y install curl &amp;&amp; curl -sL https://dtcooper.github.io/raspotify/install.sh | sh

```
 
```

# edit conf and chage LIBRESPOT_NAME, LIBRESPOT_BITRATE and LIBRESPOT_DEVICE (with sound card 1)

```
$ sudo nano /etc/raspotify/conf
```

LIBRESPOT_NAME="MediaLounge"
LIBRESPOT_BITRATE="160"
LIBRESPOT_DEVICE="plughw:1,0"

# CTRL + X the Y to SAVE

```
$ sudo systemctl enable raspotify
```

```
$ sudo systemctl start raspotify
```

```
$ sudo systemctl status raspotify
```

```
# AIR PLAY
```

$ sudo apt-get install autoconf automake avahi-daemon build-essential git libasound2-dev libavahi-client-dev libconfig-dev libdaemon-dev libpopt-dev libssl-dev libtool xmltoman

```
$ cd ~/Downloads/
```

$ sudo git clone https://github.com/mikebrady/shairport-sync.git

cd shairport-sync

autoreconf -i -f
./configure –with-alsa –with-avahi –with-ssl=openssl –with-systemd –with-metadata

```
$ sudo make install
```

# edit conf and chage LIBRESPOT_NAME, LIBRESPOT_BITRATE and LIBRESPOT_DEVICE (with sound card 1)

```
$ sudo nano /etc/shairport-sync.conf
```

name="MediaLounge"

output_device="plughw:1,0"

# CTRL + X the Y to SAVE

```
$ sudo systemctl enable shairport-sync
```

```
$ sudo systemctl start shairport-sync
```

```
$ sudo systemctl status shairport-sync
```

# disable pipewire services if exists

```
systemctl --global stop pipewire
```
```
systemctl --global stop pipewire.socket
```

systemctl --global stop pipewire-media-session

```
systemctl --global disable pipewire
```

$ sudo systemctl --global disable pipewire

$ sudo systemctl --global disable pipewire-media-session

# optional reboot

```
$ sudo reboot
```

# update music library database

# be patient could take a while if your music library is big…
mpc update

# reopen SSH session

# check the Roon tutorial HERE to install Roon Server if needed

# cleanup pkgs

```
$ sudo apt clean
```

```
$ sudo apt autoremove
```

# Congrats! the first “Audiophile” part of this distro is ready

# time to enjoy your music and test if the
# audiophile server part is correctly installed.

# browse and play your music from a browser using myMPD
http://medialounge:8080
# or with a MPD client like MALP or DroidMyMPD
# check the remote control
# use a DLNA client VLC or BubbleUPnP to browse and play your music
# check the upnp renderer
# check Spotify by playing your favorite
# song and using MediaLounge Spotify Connect
# check the AirPlay with apple device or TuneBlade on Windows
# and open your Roon client to browse and play you music

# KODI Installation (Ubuntu)

$ sudo apt install software-properties-common

$ sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:team-xbmc/ppa

```
$ sudo apt install kodi
```

# enable power policy for pi user

$ sudo nano /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/50-kodi.pkla

[Allow consolekit]
Identity=unix-group:plugdev
Action=org.freedesktop.upower.*;org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.*;org.f?reedesktop.udisks.*
#Action=org.freedesktop.consolekit*
ResultAny=yes
ResultInactive=no
ResultActive=yes

[Allow login1]
Identity=unix-group:plugdev
Action=org.freedesktop.login1*
ResultAny=yes
ResultInactive=no
ResultActive=yes

[Allow Upower]
Identity=unix-group:plugdev
Action=org.freedesktop.upower*
ResultAny=yes
ResultInactive=no
ResultActive=yes

# CTRL + X the Y to SAVE

# create kodi service

$ sudo nano /lib/systemd/system/kodi.service

[Unit]
Description = Kodi Media Center
After = remote-fs.target network-online.target
Wants = network-online.target

[Service]
User = pi
Group = pi
Type = simple
ExecStart = /usr/bin/kodi-standalone
Restart = on-abort
RestartSec = 5

[Install]
WantedBy = multi-user.target

# CTRL + X the Y to SAVE

```
$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
```

```
$ sudo systemctl enable kodi
```

```
$ sudo systemctl start kodi
```

```
$ sudo systemctl status kodi
```

# add kodi smb share points at the end of conf

```
$ sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf
```

[kodi]
path = /home/pi/.kodi
read only = no
public = yes
writable = yes
browseable = yes
guest ok = yes
create mask = 0777
directory mask = 0755
force user = pi

[userdata]
path = /home/pi/.kodi/userdata
read only = no
public = yes
writable = yes
browseable = yes
guest ok = yes
create mask = 0777
directory mask = 0755
force user = pi

# CTRL + X the Y to SAVE

```
$ sudo systemctl restart smbd
```

```
$ sudo reboot
```

# Adding media source to Kodi

# IMPORTANT NOTICE for Windows network SMB share in Kodi 20
# make sure to configure your NAS with shared folders using SMB v2 or v3 and with
# access to everyone (no user/pass)

# setup KODI SMB service with minimum version SMBv2 and maximum SMBv3
# browse the network from a PC and check if you have a full access to shared
# folders without needing to enter your credential
# then in Kodi create your movies, TV shows, etc. source points (i.e. //MYSERVER/Video ) with
# a dummy username and password (like username: srcmedia and paswd: srckodi)

# OPTIONAL: create Video and TV Shows folders if you store the media on the server (not recommended)

```
$ cd ~/
```

```
$ mkdir Video
```

```
$ mkdir "TV Shows"
```

# setup HDMI CEC

# do not forget to add the Pulse Heigh CEC adapter ( https://www.pulse-eight.com ) to be able to use the TV remote control even with the Intel NUC which have a poor CEC implementation (you may need to deactivated internal IR Receiver and HDMI CEC in Intel NUC Bios).

# Congrats! The audiophile server and the Kodi Home Theater are ready

# setup the Kodi SYSTEM > AUDIO > and choose the correct number of speakers
# activate the passthrough to take benefit of Dolby, DTS, trueHD, etc.

# install rc6 mce IR remote control with Kodi 20

# by default Kodi manages the RC6 MCE remote control if your usb dongle is installed or the built in extended IR receiver is set in your bios
# unfortunately some essential buttons of the remote control do not work like BACK (KEY_BACK) and OK (KEY_OK) for example. Read the instructions below to fix it.
# open SSH session
# install ir-keytable

```
$ sudo apt install ir-keytable
```

# check if remote control is recognized

```
$ sudo ir-keytable
```

# result for usb dongle (mceusb)

Found /sys/class/rc/rc0/ with:
        Name: Media Center Ed. eHome Infrared Remote Transceiver (147a:e03e)
        Driver: mceusb
        Default keymap: rc-rc6-mce
        Input device: /dev/input/event6
        LIRC device: /dev/lirc0
        Attached BPF protocols: Operation not supported
        Supported kernel protocols: lirc rc-5 rc-5-sz jvc sony nec sanyo mce_kbd rc-6 sharp xmp imon rc-mm
        Enabled kernel protocols: lirc rc-6
        bus: 3, vendor/product: 147a:e03e, version: 0x1201
        Repeat delay = 500 ms, repeat period = 125 ms

# example with build IR (cir)

Found /sys/class/rc/rc0/ with:
        Name: ITE8708 CIR transceiver
        Driver: ite-cir
        Default keymap: rc-rc6-mce
        Input device: /dev/input/event4
        LIRC device: /dev/lirc0
        Attached BPF protocols: Operation not supported
        Supported kernel protocols: lirc rc-5 rc-5-sz jvc sony nec sanyo mce_kbd rc-6 sharp xmp imon rc-mm
        Enabled kernel protocols: lirc rc-6
        bus: 25, vendor/product: 1283:0000, version: 0x0000
        Repeat delay = 500 ms, repeat period = 125 ms

# Important Info are:

 system device: rc0 (Found /sys/class/rc/rc0/)
driver: mceusb or ite-cir
protocol: rc-6

# copy the rc6 mce keymap rc6_mce.toml from /lib/udev/rc_keymaps/ to /etc/rc_keymaps/

$ sudo cp /lib/udev/rc_keymaps/rc6_mce.toml /etc/rc_keymaps/

# edit the keymap to fix it

$ sudo nano /etc/rc_keymaps/rc6_mce.toml

# replace entries 0x800f0412, 0x800f0413, 0x800f0418, 0x800f0422 and 0x800f0423 with:

.
.
0x800f0412 = "KEY_PAGEUP"
0x800f0413 = "KEY_PAGEDOWN"
.
0x800f0418 = "KEY_PLAY"
.
.
0x800f0422 = "KEY_ENTER"
0x800f0423 = "KEY_BACK"

# CTRL+X then Y to save

# edit /etc/rc_maps.cfg to add our custom keymap for mceusb and ite-cir driver

```
$ sudo nano /etc/rc_maps.cfg
```

# add these lines at end

mceusb	*			/etc/rc_keymaps/rc6_mce.toml
ite-cir	*			/etc/rc_keymaps/rc6_mce.toml

# CTRL+X then Y to save

# now we are going to create a service to load our keymap at startup

$ sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/rc6mce-ir-keytable.service

# rc-6 protocol and sys/class/rc rc0 is reported and obviously the path to our keymap

[Unit]
Description=RC6 MCE Keymap Fix
After=network.service kodi.service

[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/usr/bin/ir-keytable -c -p rc-6 --write=/etc/rc_keymaps/rc6_mce.toml --sysdev=rc0

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

# CTRL+X then Y to save

# activate the service

$ sudo systemctl enable rc6mce-ir-keytable.service

# start service

$ sudo systemctl start rc6mce-ir-keytable.service

# now the pause, back and OK buttons work and to get info select the item on Kodi and do a long press on OK

# reboot

```
$ sudo reboot
```

# to test your remote control or get the correct scancode

```
$ sudo ir-keytable -t
```

# UNINSTALL KODI SERVICES

# if for some reason you no longer need the Home Theater service and want to keep the server for the audio system only (in short using it as the MusicLounge server) do the following

$ sudo systemctl stop kodi.services kodi

$ sudo systemctl disable kodi
$ sudo reboot

MusicLounge: Upgrade Server To Editon 2023

February 2, 2023February 18, 2023 Linux Audio Team

Upgrade MusicLounge Server Editon 2021 To Editon 2023

# Important Notice: The image disk of the 2023 edition for Raspberry PI 4, Odroid C4 and amd64 platform are available for download HERE.
#
# follow the instructions below to upgrade your edition 2021 of MusicLounge. The audiophile server must be already installed and operational.
#
# be sure your data partition is resized
# Odroid C4 with Armbian

$ sudo systemctl enable armbian-resize-filesystem

```
$ sudo reboot
```

# Raspberry PI 4 with RaspPI OS, simply run raspi-config and select Advanced Options > Expand Filesystem and reboot

```
$ sudo raspi-config
```

# expanding your partition during the boot can take a while (depending the size of your SD Card) so be patient,

# at first boot you should see

Usage of /: 71% of 3.7G

# after expansion on 16GB SD Card

Usage of /: 19% of 14G

# for debian amd64 expand your hard drive if needed using gparted on live distro or from desktop PC is easy
# first move the swap sda2 to end and then resize sda1
# click this link to read the tutorial to expand your disk with GParted

# First, ensure your system is up-to-date in it’s current release.
# update unpncli signature
# go to https://www.lesbonscomptes.com/pages/signatures.html
# download lesbonscomptes.gpg and copy to /usr/share/keyrings/

```
$ cd ~/Downloads/
```

$ sudo cp lesbonscomptes.gpg /usr/share/keyrings/

# update buster (ed. 2021) pkgs, the distro must be up to date

```
$ sudo apt update
```

# now upgrade pkgs, during installation
# keep local smb.conf
# choose the internal hard drive /dev/sda to install grub if needed (and NOT /dev/sda1)
# otherwise select [default=N] reply

```
$ sudo apt upgrade
```

# make a full upgrade to be sure

```
$ sudo apt full-upgrade
```

# run update again and you should read
# All packages are up to date.

```
$ sudo apt update
```

# now update sources list

$ sudo sed -i 's/buster/bullseye/g' /etc/apt/sources.list

$ sudo sed -i 's/buster/bullseye/g' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.list

# update to bullseye sources.list with the entries below

```
$ sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
```

deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main contrib non-free
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security/ bullseye-security main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security/ bullseye-security main contrib non-free

# check and update upnpcli source list

```
$ sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*
```

deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/lesbonscomptes.gpg] http://www.lesbonscomptes.com/upmpdcli/downloads/debian/ bullseye main
deb-src [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/lesbonscomptes.gpg] http://www.lesbonscomptes.com/upmpdcli/downloads/debian/ bullseye main

```
$ sudo apt clean
```
```
$ sudo apt update
```

# IMPORTANT: on any error fix your sources list before going further

# say YES for restarting services automatically
# for all request (i.e. update conf files) during the upgrade say no
[default=N]

```
$ sudo apt upgrade
```

# may require to remove gcc 8 base if the command failed during upgrade because of libc6-dev

```
$ sudo apt-get remove libgcc-8-dev
```

# for all request during the upgrade say ‘n’
[default=N]
# and obviously keep smb.conf
# make a full upgrade

```
$ sudo apt full-upgrade
```

# run update again and you should read
# All packages are up to date.
# otherwise run $ sudo apt full-upgrade AGAIN

```
$ sudo apt update
```

# cleanup pkgs

```
$ sudo apt autoremove -y
```

# reboot

```
$ sudo shutdown -r now
```

# MPD Upgrade
# check the latest release version available on offical website musicpd.org
# for example to download and extract release 0.23.12 in mpd-0.23.12/

```
$ cd ~/Downloads/
```

$ sudo wget https://www.musicpd.org/download/mpd/0.23/mpd-0.23.12.tar.xz

```
$ sudo tar xf mpd-0.23.12.tar.xz
```

# or get the very latest (unstable dev release) by cloning the MPD git to MPD/

$ sudo git clone https://github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/MPD.git

# notice: libboost-dev dependency is no longer needed
# read the mpd tutorial to compile and install the latest version of MPD (version 0.23.12 or greater)

# after compilation and installation enable and start the service

```
$ sudo systemctl enable mpd
```
```
$ sudo systemctl start mpd
```
```
$ sudo reboot
```

# check mpd

```
$ sudo systemctl status mpd
```

#
# TROUBLESHOUTING
# in case of error (generally occurs within 5s just after playing) :

alsa_output: Decoder is too slow; playing silence to avoid xrun

# adding the following lines to all your audio output in mpd configuration (/etc/mpd.conf) may help
#

buffer_time "200000"
period_time "5084"

#
# edit mpd.conf and scroll to audio output area to add the 2 lines

```
$ sudo nano /etc/mpd.conf
```

.
.
.
audio_output {
type "alsa"
name "Default"
device "hw:1,0"
mixer_type "none"
dop "no"
buffer_time "200000"
period_time "5084"
}

audio_output {
type "alsa"
name "ALSA DAC DOP"
device "hw:1,0"
mixer_type "none"
dop "yes"
buffer_time "200000"
period_time "5084"
}
.
.
.

#
# in case of non fatal binding error

server_socket: bind to '0.0.0.0:8000' failed (continuing anyway, because binding to '[::]:8000' succeeded): Failed to bind socket: Address already in use

# a binding already exists due to ipv6, however mpd is running correctly. if you do not need ipv6 support follow these instructions to disable it by using sysctl command and by adding the kernel option ipv6.disable=1 https://www.wikihow.com/Disable-Ipv6-on-Linux
# edit your nginx.conf to remove ipv6 listening by
# commenting listen [::]:80 default_server; on server block

$ sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/default

server {
        listen 80 default_server;
#       listen [::]:80 default_server;

# myMPD Upgrade

```
$ cd Downloads/
```

# rename current directory if exists

```
$ mv myMPD/ myMPD-10.1.7/
```

# read the myMPD tutorial on website
# to compile and install the latest version of myMPD (version 10.2.0 or greater)
# after compilation and installation generate the config files

$ sudo systemd-run -t -p DynamicUser=yes -p StateDirectory=mympd -p CacheDirectory=mympd /usr/bin/mympd -c

# change port to 8080

$ sudo nano /var/lib/mympd/config/http_port

# deactivate SSL (false)

```
$ sudo nano /var/lib/mympd/config/ssl
```

# enable and start service

```
$ sudo systemctl enable mympd
```
```
$ sudo systemctl start mympd
```
```
$ sudo reboot
```

# check

```
$ sudo systemctl status mympd
```

# Raspotify Upgrade
# Install latest version of Raspotify on armhf
# before installing purge old version of raspotify

```
$ sudo apt purge raspotify
```

# attention on amd64 you need to remove the Raspotify docker image

```
$ sudo docker stop spot
```
```
$ sudo docker rm spot
```

# list images

```
$ sudo docker images
```

# get IMAGE ID and remove it

```
$ sudo docker rmi IMAGE_ID
```

# if docker is no longer used you can remove it as well
# for more info see the tutorial on page:
# MusicLounge: Spotify Connect (On amd64 Distro Using Docker)
# docker image is now removed
# to install Raspotify type the following command:

$ sudo apt-get -y install curl && curl -sL https://dtcooper.github.io/raspotify/install.sh | sh

# Edit Raspotify configuration:

```
$ sudo nano /etc/raspotify/conf
```

# and change these options only

LIBRESPOT_DEVICE_NAME="MusicLounge"
LIBRESPOT_BITRATE="160"
LIBRESPOT_DEVICE="plughw:1,0"

# CTRL+O to save
# CTRL+X to exit
# now enable and start the service

```
$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
```
```
$ sudo systemctl enable raspotify
```
```
$ sudo systemctl start raspotify
```
```
$ sudo reboot
```

# check the status

```
$ sudo systemctl status raspotify
```

#
# TROUBLESHOOTING
#
# in case of warning related to libmdns

WARN  libmdns::fsm] dropping truncated packet from 192.168.x.x:5353

# this error is probably due to a bad implementation of mDNS in your router,
# you may update your router firmware or disable zeroconf (librespot discovery) and
# add your credentials to the Raspotify config
# edit conf and enable credential cache, disable discovery
# add your Spotify username and password

```
$ sudo nano /etc/raspotify/conf
```

#LIBRESPOT_DISABLE_CREDENTIAL_CACHE=
...
# Disable zeroconf discovery mode.
LIBRESPOT_DISABLE_DISCOVERY=
...
LIBRESPOT_USERNAME="...."
LIBRESPOT_PASSWORD="...."

# NGINX
# check nginx service

```
$ sudo systemctl status nginx
```

# in case of error

nginx.service: Failed to parse PID from file /run/nginx.pid: Invalid argument

# make the following changes:

$ sudo mkdir /etc/systemd/system/nginx.service.d

$ sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/nginx.service.d/override.conf

# enter these lines

[Service]
ExecStartPost=/bin/sleep 0.1

# CTRL + X and Y to SAVE

```
$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
```
```
$ sudo reboot
```

# open the ssh session and check the status

```
$ sudo systemctl status nginx
```

# check the status of minidlna service

```
$ sudo systemctl status minidlna
```

# in case of error related to autofs

/lib/systemd/system/minidlna.service:4: Failed to add dependency on autofs, ignoring: Invalid argument

# edit service to apply this fix

$ sudo nano /lib/systemd/system/minidlna.service

# and replace autofs by autofs.service
# CTRL + X and Y to SAVE

```
$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
```
```
$ sudo reboot
```

# check your fstab entry and journalctl (sudo journalctl -f )
# in case of error type:

CIFS VFS: Server 192.168.x.x has not responded in xxx seconds. Reconnecting...

# read carefully the SAMBA tutorial chapter “CIFS Mounts Disconnecting Issue – Read More…” (end of the page)
# otherwise disable the cron job (comment line)

```
$ sudo nano /etc/cron.d/smb_v1_fix
```

#*/10 *   *   *   *   root    /home/pi/scripts/smb_v1_fix.sh >/dev/null 2>&1

# in case of dhcpcd error type

dhcpcd.service: Failed to locate executable /usr/lib/dhcpcd5/dhcpcd: No such file or directory

# check if you have an error in the status of the service

```
$ sudo systemctl status dhcpcd
```

Failed to start DHCP Client Daemon.

# edit the service
# to change ExecStart command to /usr/sbin/dhcpcd -q -w

$ sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/dhcpcd.service.d/wait.conf

[Service]
ExecStart=
ExecStart=/usr/sbin/dhcpcd -q -w

# restart service and check again the status

```
$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
```
```
$ sudo systemctl restart dhcpcd
```
```
$ sudo systemctl status dhcpcd
```

# check the status of all other services ( airplay, roon, etc.) should be okay

# Congrats!
# Your MusicLounge audiophile server is fully updated to edition 2023
# now update the music library (database)
# use DroidMyMPD or MALP Android client
# or open your browser with http://musiclounge:8080 (or IP address)
# Enjoy!

Spotify Connect (On amd64 Distro Using Docker)

May 11, 2003February 13, 2023 Linux Audio Team

# STEP 19bis

SKIP THIS INSTALLATION IF RASPOTIFY IS ALREADY INSTALLED

# run Spotify Connect Client on Intel/AMD 64 Bit (amd64 platform)

# Install latest version of Raspotify on amd64, arm64 and armhf is very easy
# type the following command:

$ sudo apt-get -y install curl && curl -sL https://dtcooper.github.io/raspotify/install.sh | sh

# #################################################################################
# Edit Raspotify configuration:
# #################################################################################

```
$ sudo nano /etc/raspotify/conf
```

LIBRESPOT_DEVICE_NAME="MusicLounge"
LIBRESPOT_BITRATE="160"
LIBRESPOT_DEVICE="plughw:1,0"

# CTRL+O to save
# CTRL+X to exit

```
$ sudo systemctl enable raspotify
```

```
$ sudo systemctl start raspotify
```

# check the status

```
$ sudo systemctl status raspotify
```

# Spotify Connect is now available!
# start a song, click the devices icon (bottom left) and choose MusicLounge.
# That’s it!

Read the instruction below to install an old version of Raspotify using docker.

# using Docker (librespot)
# More info available here:
https://github.com/dubo-dubon-duponey/docker-librespot

# ###################################################################################
# Beware Docker sub network can be in conflict with your LAN network configuration

# Install Docker

$ sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl gnupg lsb-release

$ curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg

$ echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list &gt; /dev/null

```
$ sudo apt update
```

$ sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io

# check docker version installed

```
$ apt-cache madison docker-ce
```

#check status (must be ACTIVE running )

```
$ sudo systemctl status docker
```

# Install librespot container from
# https://github.com/dubo-dubon-duponey/docker-librespot

# download it

$ sudo docker pull dubodubonduponey/librespot

# list all containers

```
$ sudo docker images
```

# run librespot (as daemon) container name is spot with
# usb DAC device on card 1 (plughw:1,0 could be also hw:1,0 )
# Spotify Connect name is MusicLounge

$ sudo docker run -d --restart unless-stopped \
    --name "spot" \
    --env "NAME=MusicLounge" \
    --volume /tmp \
    --group-add audio \
    --device /dev/snd \
    --net host \
    --cap-drop ALL \
    --read-only \
    dubodubonduponey/librespot \
    --backend alsa \
    --device plughw:1,0 \
    --disable-audio-cache \
    --initial-volume=100

# Spotify Connect is now available!
# start a song, click the devices icon (bottom left) and choose MusicLounge Spotify Connect

# if MusicLounge is not visble on the Spotify connect devices list,
# stop the container and check the parameters before running again

# list of containers,

```
$ sudo docker container ls
```

# if spot is in the list stop it

```
$ sudo docker stop spot
```
```
$ sudo docker rm spot
```

# then check your parameters and run it again (see the above command)

# librespot docker options

# -c, –cache CACHE Path to a directory where files will be cached.
# –disable-audio-cache
# Disable caching of the audio data.
# -n, –name NAME Device name
# –device-type DEVICE_TYPE
# Displayed device type
# -b, –bitrate BITRATE
# Bitrate (96, 160 or 320). Defaults to 160
# –onevent PROGRAM
# Run PROGRAM when playback is about to begin.
# –emit-sink-events
# Run program set by –onevent before sink is opened and after it is closed.
# -v, –verbose Enable verbose output
# -u, –username USERNAME
# Username to sign in with
# -p, –password PASSWORD
# Password
# –proxy PROXY HTTP proxy to use when connecting
# –ap-port AP_PORT
# Connect to AP with specified port. If no AP with that
# port are present fallback AP will be used. Available
# ports are usually 80, 443 and 4070
# –disable-discovery
# Disable discovery mode
# –backend BACKEND
# Audio backend to use. Use ‘?’ to list options
# –device DEVICE Audio device to use. Use ‘?’ to list options if using portaudio or alsa
# –mixer MIXER Mixer to use (alsa or softvol) -m,
# –mixer-name MIXER_NAME
# Alsa mixer name, e.g “PCM” or “Master”. Defaults to ‘PCM’
# –mixer-card MIXER_CARD
# Alsa mixer card, e.g “hw:0” or similar from `aplay -l`. Defaults to ‘default’
# –mixer-index MIXER_INDEX
# Alsa mixer index, Index of the cards mixer. Defaults to 0
# –mixer-linear-volume
# Disable alsa’s mapped volume scale (cubic). Default false
# –initial-volume VOLUME
# Initial volume in %, once connected (must be from 0 to 100)
# –zeroconf-port ZEROCONF_PORT
# The port the internal server advertised over zeroconf uses.
# –enable-volume-normalisation
# Play all tracks at the same volume
# –normalisation-pregain PREGAIN
# Pregain (dB) applied by volume normalisation
# –volume-ctrl VOLUME_CTRL
# Volume control type – [linear, log, fixed]. Default is logarithmic
# –autoplay autoplay similar songs when your music ends.
# –disable-gapless
# disable gapless playback.

# remove librespot container

# list of containers,

```
$ sudo docker container ls
```

# if spot is in the list stop it

```
$ sudo docker stop spot
```

# then list images

```
$ sudo docker images
```

# get the IMAGE ID form the list and remove it

```
$ sudo docker rmi IMAGE_ID
```

# remove docker
#list packages

```
$ dpkg -l | grep -i docker
```

# remove

$ sudo apt-get purge -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli docker-ce-rootless-extras docker-scan-plugin

# cleanup

$ sudo apt-get autoremove -y --purge docker-ce docker-ce-cli docker-ce-rootless-extras docker-scan-plugin

# Full Session Transcription

# install Ubuntu Live Server amd64

# install auto completion

# add sudoers after installation

# hostname

# disable cloud-init

# install samba

# add your fstab entry

# install nginx

# add pi to audio and other groups

# check ALSA

# INSTALL ALSA if DAC not found

# in case of error purge and reinstall ALSA

# create a simbolic link for backward compatibility with old packages

# install MPD server

# optional: compile and install latest MPD

# configure and start MPD daemon

# configure smb share points

# Install latest myMPD

# ALSA EQ

# Optional: Triggerhappy (remote control management)

# optional: playlist scripts

# install DLNA

# install UPNP renderer

# install Spotify Connect

# disable pipewire services if exists

# update music library database

# Congrats! the first “Audiophile” part of this distro is ready

# KODI Installation (Ubuntu)

# setup HDMI CEC

# Congrats! The audiophile server and the Kodi Home Theater are ready

# install rc6 mce IR remote control with Kodi 20

# UNINSTALL KODI SERVICES

Upgrade MusicLounge Server Editon 2021 To Editon 2023

** SKIP THIS INSTALLATION IF RASPOTIFY IS ALREADY INSTALLED **

Read the instruction below to install an old version of Raspotify using docker.

SKIP THIS INSTALLATION IF RASPOTIFY IS ALREADY INSTALLED