Supysonic is an open-source music streaming server written in Python. It allows you to stream your music library on all your devices. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Supysonic on Arch Linux.
Before we begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
First, we need to install the dependencies required for Supysonic to function correctly. Open your terminal and run the following command:
$ sudo pacman -S git python-pip ffmpeg
This command installs Git, Python-pip, and FFMPEG. Git is required as we need to clone the Supysonic repository, and Python-pip is required to install the Python packages required by Supysonic. FFMPEG is required to convert audio files on the fly.
Next, we need to clone the Supysonic repository using Git. Open your terminal and run the following command:
$ git clone https://github.com/spl0k/supysonic.git
This command clones the Supysonic repository in the current directory.
Now that we have the Supysonic repository on our system, we need to install it. Open your terminal and navigate to the Supysonic directory:
$ cd supysonic/
Next, we need to install the required Python packages. Run the following command:
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
This command installs all the required Python packages for Supysonic.
Supysonic stores its configuration in the config.yaml file. We need to create this file before we can run Supysonic. Open your terminal and run the following command:
$ cp config.yaml.sample config.yaml
This command creates a copy of the sample configuration file and renames it to config.yaml.
Next, we need to edit the config.yaml file to suit our needs. To do this, open the file using your favorite text editor:
$ nano config.yaml
The configuration file has many settings, but the only setting we need to modify is the music_folders. This setting specifies the location of your music library. Edit the music_folders setting to add the location of your music library:
music_folders:
- /path/to/music/library
Replace /path/to/music/library with the location of your music library.
Save and close the file.
Now that we have Supysonic configured, we can start it. Open your terminal and navigate to the Supysonic directory:
$ cd supysonic/
Next, run the following command to start Supysonic:
$ python supysonic.py
This command starts the Supysonic server. You will see some output in your terminal, and Supysonic will be available at http://localhost:8000 by default.
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Supysonic on Arch Linux. We also showed you how to configure Supysonic and start it. You are now ready to stream your music library using Supysonic on your devices!
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