Mopidy is an extensible music server written in Python. It allows you to listen to your music collection, online music services, and radio stations.
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Mopidy on Arch Linux.
Before installing Mopidy, make sure your system is up to date with the latest package updates:
sudo pacman -Syu
Mopidy requires several dependencies to function properly. You can install them by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S mopidy
sudo pacman -S mopidy-spotify
sudo pacman -S mopidy-local-sqlite
sudo pacman -S mopidy-local
sudo pacman -S mopidy-mpd
sudo pacman -S mopidy-podcast
If you want to use other services with Mopidy, like SoundCloud or YouTube, you will also need to install the corresponding extensions:
sudo pacman -S mopidy-soundcloud
sudo pacman -S mopidy-youtube
The main configuration file for Mopidy is located at /etc/mopidy/mopidy.conf.
You can use your preferred text editor to open it and adjust the settings according to your preferences:
sudo nano /etc/mopidy/mopidy.conf
Here are some of the most common settings you might want to modify:
hostname: the hostname or IP address where Mopidy will listen for incoming connections. The default is :: which means all interfaces. You can set it to 127.0.0.1 if you only want to use Mopidy locally.port: the port where Mopidy will listen for incoming connections. The default is 6680.output: the audio output device to use. If you are using a USB sound card, you can find its name by running aplay -L.spotify: the credentials to access the Spotify API. You need to register an application at https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard/login and fill in its client ID and secret in the configuration file.local: the location of your music collection. You can set it to a directory on your local disk or a network share.Once you have configured Mopidy, you can start the service:
sudo systemctl start mopidy
To make Mopidy start automatically at boot, you can enable the service:
sudo systemctl enable mopidy
You can also check the status of the service:
sudo systemctl status mopidy
Now that Mopidy is up and running, you can access it from a web browser by navigating to http://localhost:6680/.
You can use the web interface to search for music, create playlists, and control playback.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install and configure Mopidy on Arch Linux. You can now use Mopidy to listen to your music collection and access online music services.
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