How to Install Navidrome Music Server on Clear Linux

Navidrome is a free, open-source music streaming server that can be used to play music files from your computer as well as the internet. It is a lightweight and fast music server, making it perfect for running on smaller devices, such as a Raspberry Pi. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Navidrome on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, you should have the following:

• A Clear Linux installation
• Access to the root or sudo user account
• A stable internet connection

Step 1: Update your System

Before we install anything on our Clear Linux system, it is always a good practice to update the system to the latest version.

To update the system, run the following command:

$ sudo swupd update

Step 2: Install the Required Dependencies

Navidrome requires a few dependencies that must be installed before we proceed:

• libavcodec
• libavformat
• libavutil
• libc6-compat

To install the required dependencies, run the following command:

$ sudo swupd bundle-add devpkg-libav
$ sudo swupd bundle-add misc-compat

Step 3: Install Navidrome

We can install Navidrome directly from their website. Therefore, we download the latest version by running the following command:

$ curl -LO https://github.com/navidrome/navidrome/releases/download/v0.X.X/navidrome-X.X.X-linux-x64.tar.gz

You can replace X.X.X with the latest version number.

Once the download finishes, we should extract the archive's contents and move them to /opt/navidrome using the following commands:

$ tar zxvf navidrome-X.X.X-linux-x64.tar.gz
$ sudo mkdir /opt/navidrome
$ sudo mv navidrome-*/* /opt/navidrome/

Then we have to run the following command to give the necessary read and write permissions to the log and data folders:

$ sudo chmod -R 755 /opt/navidrome/

Step 4: Start Navidrome

Before we start Navidrome with the default settings, we should configure it to use a different port than the default one.

To do that, we need to create a navidrome.toml file in the /opt/navidrome/ directory. You can create the navidrome.toml file and add the following configurations:

bind_address = "0.0.0.0"
bind_port = 8989
data_dir = "/opt/navidrome/data/"
log_dir = "/opt/navidrome/log/"

Once you have created and added the above configurations to the navidrome.toml file, you can start Navidrome by running the following command:

$ sudo /opt/navidrome/navidrome

Step 5: Access Navidrome Web Interface

Navidrome's web interface should now be available to access by visiting the following URL in your preferred web browser:

http://<server_ip>:8989/

Replace server_ip with your Clear Linux system's IP address.

You should see the Navidrome login page, and you can start streaming your favorite music.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Navidrome on Clear Linux. Navidrome is a fast and lightweight music server that is perfect for playing music on smaller devices, such as a Raspberry Pi. By following the steps outlined in this tutorial, you should now be able to access Navidrome's web interface and stream your favorite music with ease.

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