Installing Volumio on FreeBSD Latest

Volumio is a free and open-source music player software that is compatible with various devices, including Raspberry Pi, x86, and Odroid. This tutorial will walk you through the steps of installing Volumio on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

• A running instance of FreeBSD Latest with root privileges.
• Access to the internet.

Step 1: Install Node.js

Volumio is based on Node.js, so we need to install it first. Execute the following commands in the terminal.

# pkg install node14

This will install Node.js version 14 on your FreeBSD instance. Once the installation is complete, verify the installation using the following command.

$ node -v
v14.16.0

Step 2: Install Volumio

Now that Node.js is installed let's proceed to the installation of Volumio. Here are the commands you will run to get Volumio up and running:

# git clone https://github.com/volumio/Volumio2.git
# cd Volumio2
# npm install

This will clone the Volumio repository from Github and install all the required dependencies.

Step 3: Start Volumio

After the installation is complete, start the Volumio service:

# ./start.sh

This will bring up the Volumio service, and you can access it by opening a web browser and typing the following in the address bar:

http://<freebsd_ip_address>:3000

This should display the Volumio home page.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Volumio on FreeBSD Latest. You can now enjoy your music by adding your audio files to Volumio and playing them through your device of choice.

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