Airsonic Advanced is a music streaming server that allows users to access their music collection from anywhere, using any device. It is open-source software and is available for free on Github. Clear Linux is a lightweight Linux operating system designed for cloud and container workloads. In this tutorial, we will be discussing how to install Airsonic Advanced on Clear Linux latest release.
Before we can install Airsonic Advanced, we need to install some dependencies that it requires. In the terminal, run the following command:
sudo swupd bundle-add curl java-basic
This command will install curl and OpenJDK (Java) on your Clear Linux system.
We can download the latest version of Airsonic Advanced from Github using the following command:
sudo curl -L -o /opt/airsonic-advanced.war https://github.com/airsonic-advanced/airsonic-advanced/releases/latest/download/airsonic-advanced.war
This command will download the latest version of Airsonic Advanced to the /opt/ directory on your system.
To start Airsonic Advanced, run the following command:
sudo java -jar /opt/airsonic-advanced.war
This command will start the Airsonic Advanced server on your Clear Linux system. Once the server is running, you can access the Airsonic Advanced web interface by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:4040. If you are accessing the server from another computer, replace localhost with the IP address of your Clear Linux system.
Airsonic Advanced comes with a default configuration file, which you can modify to suit your needs. The configuration file is located at /opt/config/application.properties. You can use a text editor to modify this file as needed.
In this tutorial, we have discussed how to install Airsonic Advanced on Clear Linux latest release. By following these steps, you can set up your own music streaming server and access your music collection from anywhere.
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