How to Install Snapcast on Alpine Linux Latest

Snapcast is a multiroom audio solution that allows you to stream audio to multiple devices over a network. In this tutorial, I will show you how to install Snapcast on Alpine Linux latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Snapcast, make sure that:

• You have a running instance of Alpine Linux latest.
• You have root or sudo access to the system.
• You have an active internet connection.

Step 1: Update the System

The first step is to update the packages on your system. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade

This command will update the package repository and install any available updates.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Snapcast requires some dependencies to be installed to function properly. Run the following command to install the necessary dependencies:

sudo apk add alsa-utils avahi-compat-libdns_sd avahi-dev build-base dbus-dev git libao-dev libuv-dev libvorbis-dev libopus-dev libvorbis-dev libopus-dev libssl1.1 libtool pkgconf py3-setuptools

Step 3: Clone Snapcast from Github

Snapcast is hosted on Github, so you will need to clone the repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/badaix/snapcast.git

This will clone the Snapcast repository to your current working directory.

Step 4: Build and Install Snapcast

Now, navigate to the cloned repository directory and build the Snapcast server using the following commands:

cd snapcast/server
make
sudo make install PREFIX=/usr

This will build and install the Snapcast server to the system.

Step 5: Configure Snapcast

By default, Snapcast listens on port 1704 for incoming audio streams. You can change this port by editing the /etc/default/snapserver file and modifying the SNAPSERVER_OPTS variable.

You can also configure Snapcast to start automatically on system boot using the following command:

sudo rc-update add snapserver

Step 6: Start the Snapcast Server

Finally, start the Snapcast server using the following command:

sudo /etc/init.d/snapserver start

You can now connect to the Snapcast server using the Snapcast client available for different platforms.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Snapcast on Alpine Linux latest. Snapcast is a powerful multiroom audio solution that allows you to stream audio to multiple devices over a network. You can now use Snapcast to stream audio to multiple devices on your network.

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