Airsonic Advanced is an open-source media streaming server that allows you to stream music from your own collection to any device that supports audio streaming. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Airsonic Advanced on OpenBSD.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Before we can install Airsonic Advanced, we need to install some required dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command:
$ sudo pkg_add openjdk-11.0.9p11
Next, we need to download Airsonic Advanced from the official GitHub repository. Open the terminal and run the following command:
$ git clone https://github.com/airsonic-advanced/airsonic-advanced.git
Now that we have downloaded Airsonic Advanced, we can install it. To install it, follow these steps:
Navigate to the Airsonic Advanced directory by running the following command:
$ cd airsonic-advanced
Run the following command to build an executable file:
$ ./gradlew build -x test
This command will create an executable file in the build/libs directory.
Run the following command to start the server:
$ java -jar build/libs/airsonic-advanced.jar
This command will start the Airsonic Advanced server on your OpenBSD machine.
Finally, you can access Airsonic Advanced by opening your web browser and entering the URL http://localhost:4040.
In this tutorial, we walked you through the process of installing Airsonic Advanced on OpenBSD. You can now use Airsonic Advanced to stream your music collection to any device that supports audio streaming.
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