How to Install Audioserve on Debian Latest

Audioserve is an open-source audio server that allows you to stream audio files from your server. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install and configure Audioserve on a Debian latest version.

Requirements

• A Debian latest version.
• A user account with sudo privilege.

Installation

1. Update your system packages:

sudo apt-get update

2. Install the required dependencies for Audioserve:

sudo apt-get install -y ffmpeg libavcodec-extra libsqlite3-dev build-essential pkg-config libc6-dev libpq-dev libssl-dev

3. Install Rust, Rust can be installed using the curl command as follows:

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh

4. Log in and out of the terminal to refresh the $PATH environment variable.

source $HOME/.cargo/env

5. Clone the Audioserve repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/izderadicka/audioserve.git

6. Use the cd command to move into the repository directory:

cd audioserve/

7. Use the following command to compile and install Audioserve:

cargo install --path .

Configuration

1. Create a configuration file for Audioserve:

mkdir ~/.audioserve
touch ~/.audioserve/config.yml

2. Open the configuration file with your favorite text editor:

nano ~/.audioserve/config.yml

3. Add the following lines to the configuration file:

## Edit this file to configure Audioserve

# Port to listen on
port: 3000

# Use HTTPS
https: false

# The path to your audio files
library_path: /path/to/your/music/files

# Enable authentication
authentication:
  enabled: false

# Enable SSL (if https is set to true)
ssl:
  cert: /path/to/ssl/cert
  key: /path/to/ssl/key

4. Substitute /path/to/your/music/files with the path to the directory where your audio files are stored.

5. Save and close the configuration file.

Running Audioserve

To start Audioserve, run the following command:

audioserve

By default, Audioserve listens on port 3000. You can access the Audioserve web interface by navigating to http://your-server-ip:3000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install and configure Audioserve on a Debian latest version. With Audioserve, you can easily share your music library with anyone on your local network. Enjoy!

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