Installing Funkwhale on Linux Mint

Funkwhale is a free, open-source music streaming server that allows you to share and listen to your own music library over the internet. It is a powerful and feature-packed software that you can install on your Linux Mint machine.

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Funkwhale on Linux Mint.

Prerequisites

Before we begin with the installation process, there are a few prerequisites that you should fulfill.

1. A Linux Mint machine that meets the system requirements of Funkwhale.

2. A user account with sudo privileges.

3. A static IP address or domain name for your server.

4. You should have the terminal access on your machine.

5. Basic knowledge of Linux commands.

Step 1 - Install Dependencies

The first step is to install some required dependencies for the installation of Funkwhale. Open your terminal and run the following command.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y python3-dev build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python3-setuptools python3-pip python3-libxml2 python3-venv

Step 2 - Clone the Repository

In this step, we will clone the latest Funkwhale repository from the official GitHub page. Run the following command in the terminal.

git clone https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/funkwhale.git

This may take a few minutes depending on your internet connectivity.

Step 3 - Configure the Environment

Before running Funkwhale, we need to create a dedicated user to run the service. In this step, we will create a new user for Funkwhale and create a virtual environment for it.

Create a new user

Run the following command to create a new user.

sudo adduser funkwhale

Enter the password for the new user and complete the user information.

Create a virtual environment

Switch to the Funkwhale repository that we cloned in step 2.

cd funkwhale

Create a virtual environment for Funkwhale.

python3 -m venv venv/

Activate the environment.

source venv/bin/activate

Step 4 - Install Funkwhale

In this step, we will install Funkwhale using pip.

pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 5 - Configure Funkwhale

In this step, we will configure Funkwhale.

Run the following command to create the necessary configuration files.

cp contrib/env.sample .env

Edit the .env file using any text editor.

nano .env

Set the following values in the .env file.

DEBUG=true
ALLOWED_HOSTS=your_server_ip or your_domain_name
SECRET_KEY=<generate a new secret key>

Next, initialize the database.

./manage.py migrate

Finally, create a superuser account.

./manage.py createsuperuser

Step 6 - Run Funkwhale

In this step, we will run the Funkwhale server.

Activate the virtual environment and run the server.

source venv/bin/activate
./manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000

Open your web browser and navigate to http://your_server_ip_or_domain_name:8000/. You should see the Funkwhale login page.

Enter the superuser credentials that you created in step 5 to access the admin dashboard.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Funkwhale on your Linux Mint machine. You can now upload your music collection, create playlists, and share them with your friends and family. Have fun!

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