Mopidy MusicBox is a music server that can play music from various sources such as local files, Spotify, SoundCloud, and Google Play Music. It also comes with a web interface called MusicBox, which allows you to control Mopidy from any device with a web browser.
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Mopidy MusicBox on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before we begin, ensure that you have:
It's a good practice to update your system before installing any new packages. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
This command will update the system and take some time to complete.
Mopidy MusicBox requires several dependencies to run. You can install them by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S mopidy mopidy-local-sqlite mopidy-spotify mopidy-soundcloud mopidy-youtube mopidy-mobile mopidy-tunein mopidy-mopify
This command will install all the dependencies required to run Mopidy MusicBox.
Now we will install Mopidy MusicBox by using the official GitHub repository of Mopidy MusicBox.
You can install Mopidy MusicBox by running the following command:
sudo pip3 install git+https://github.com/pimusicbox/mopidy-musicbox-webclient.git
This command will install Mopidy MusicBox on your system.
Before running Mopidy, you need to configure it to your liking. You can do this by editing the Mopidy configuration file located at /etc/mopidy/mopidy.conf.
You can edit this file by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/mopidy/mopidy.conf
This command will open the configuration file in the Nano text editor. You can modify this file according to your preferences.
Now that the installation and configuration are complete, it's time to start Mopidy MusicBox.
You can start Mopidy MusicBox by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start mopidy
This command will start Mopidy MusicBox on your system.
Mopidy MusicBox comes with a web interface called MusicBox that you can use to control Mopidy.
To access the web interface, open your web browser and go to http://localhost:6680/musicbox_webclient.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mopidy MusicBox on EndeavourOS Latest.
Mopidy MusicBox is an excellent music server that allows you to play music from various sources. In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Mopidy MusicBox on EndeavourOS Latest. We hope you found this tutorial helpful.
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