YMPD is a lightweight and easy-to-use web-based client for MPD (Music Player Daemon), written in C. It allows you to control your MPD service from any device that has a web browser, such as a smartphone or tablet.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install YMPD on Arch Linux.
Before you begin, make sure you have a non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your system.
Open a terminal on your Arch Linux system and update the package repository to ensure you have the latest version of the available software.
sudo pacman -Syu
Install the MPD service on your system using the following command:
sudo pacman -S mpd
Before we can use YMPD, we need to make a few changes to the MPD configuration file to enable remote HTTP access.
Open the MPD configuration file in a text editor:
sudo nano /etc/mpd.conf
Add the following lines to the end of the file:
audio_output {
type "httpd"
name "My HTTP Stream"
encoder "vorbis" # optional, vorbis or lame
port "8000"
bind_to_address "0.0.0.0" # optional, IPv4 or IPv6
}
Save and exit the file by pressing CTRL + O and CTRL + X.
Restart the MPD service to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart mpd
Install YMPD using the following command:
sudo pacman -S ympd
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080/ to access YMPD. If you are accessing YMPD from another device, replace localhost with the IP address of the machine running the MPD service.
You should now be able to control your MPD service from the YMPD web interface.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install YMPD on Arch Linux and configure it to control your MPD service using a web browser. This provides a simple and convenient way to manage your music collection and play your favorite tracks from any device with a web browser.
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