Snapcast is an open-source multi-room audio synchronization tool that allows you to stream audio to multiple devices at once. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Snapcast on Manjaro.
Before we begin, ensure that you have:
First, we need to install some dependencies that are required by Snapcast. Open your terminal/console application and enter the following command:
sudo pacman -S avahi libvorbis alsa-lib ffmpeg
This will install the required packages needed for Snapcast.
Next, we need to clone the Snapcast repository. Enter the following command in your terminal/console application:
git clone https://github.com/badaix/snapcast.git
Now that we have cloned the repository, we need to build and install Snapcast. Enter the following commands in your terminal/console application:
cd snapcast
make -j$(nproc)
sudo make install
This will build and install Snapcast on your Manjaro system.
After installing Snapcast, we need to configure the server and client. First, we need to configure the server. Enter the following command in your terminal/console application:
sudo nano /etc/snapserver.conf
This will open Snapserver configuration file in the Nano text editor. Configure the file as per your requirements. You can find more information about configuring Snapserver on the official Snapcast GitHub page.
After configuring Snapserver, we need to start it. Enter the following command in your terminal/console application:
sudo systemctl start snapserver
If you want to start Snapserver automatically every time you boot your system, enter the following command:
sudo systemctl enable snapserver
Now, we need to configure Snapclient. Enter the following command in your terminal/console application:
sudo nano /etc/snapclient.conf
This will open Snapclient configuration file in the Nano text editor. Configure the file as per your requirements. You can find more information about configuring Snapclient on the official Snapcast GitHub page.
After configuring Snapclient, we need to start it. Enter the following command in your terminal/console application:
sudo systemctl start snapclient
If you want to start Snapclient automatically every time you boot your system, enter the following command:
sudo systemctl enable snapclient
That's it! You have successfully installed and configured Snapcast on your Manjaro system. Now you can use it to stream audio to multiple devices at once. Enjoy!
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