How to Install Volumio on OpenBSD

Volumio is a popular free and open-source music player for single-board computers such as the Raspberry Pi. In this tutorial, we will install Volumio on OpenBSD.

1. Download Volumio

   First, go to the Volumio website (https://volumio.com/) and download the latest version of the software for Raspberry Pi.

2. Prepare the SD Card

   Insert the SD card into your computer and use the following command to check the device name:

   sudo fdisk -l

   Then, write the image to the SD card with the following command, replacing volumio.img with the filename of the Volumio image:

   sudo dd bs=1M if=volumio.img of=/dev/sdx status=progress

   Note: Replace /dev/sdx with the device name of your SD card.

3. Install OpenBSD on a Raspberry Pi

   Follow the OpenBSD installation process for Raspberry Pi.

4. Connect to Raspberry Pi

   Connect to your Raspberry Pi over SSH using the following command:

   ssh root@IP_ADDRESS

   Note: Replace IP_ADDRESS with the actual IP address of your Raspberry Pi.

5. Configure Network

   You need to make sure the Raspberry Pi is connected to the internet, so configure the network with the following command:

   ifconfig

   Note: Check the IP address assigned to your Raspberry Pi by the DHCP server, and make sure it can access the internet.

6. Install Volumio

   To install Volumio, run the following command:

   curl -O https://releases.volumio.org/x86/volumio/VERSION/volumio-VERSION-x86.zip

   Note: Replace VERSION with the version number of Volumio that you downloaded.

7. Extract the Files

   Use the following command to extract the Volumio files:

   unzip volumio-VERSION-x86.zip

8. Install node.js

   Volumio requires node.js to run. To install node.js, run the following command:

   pkg_add node

9. Run Volumio

   Finally, run the following command to start Volumio:

   sudo volumio

   Now, you can access the Volumio web interface at http://IP_ADDRESS:3000 to manage your music player.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Volumio on your OpenBSD-powered Raspberry Pi.

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