How to Install Airsonic Advanced on OpenSUSE Latest

Airsonic Advanced is an open-source, web-based media streamer with a focus on high-fidelity audio. This tutorial will guide you through the steps of installing Airsonic Advanced on the latest version of OpenSUSE.

Prerequisites

• A running instance of OpenSUSE latest version.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before we install Airsonic Advanced, we need to install some dependencies. Open your terminal and type the following command to install the packages:

sudo zypper install java-11-openjdk-headless ffmpeg unzip

Step 2: Download and Install Airsonic Advanced

1. Go to the Airsonic Advanced GitHub page https://github.com/airsonic-advanced/airsonic-advanced/releases
2. Download the latest version of Airsonic Advanced by clicking on the "Assets" dropdown and selecting "Source code (zip)".
3. Extract the downloaded package to the /opt directory.

sudo unzip airsonic-advanced-*.zip -d /opt/

4. Change the directory to /opt.

cd /opt

5. Rename the extracted folder to airsonic.

sudo mv airsonic-advanced-* airsonic

Step 3: Configure Airsonic Advanced

1. Create a dedicated user for Airsonic Advanced.

sudo adduser --system --no-create-home --shell /bin/false airsonic

2. Set the ownership of the Airsonic Advanced directory to the airsonic user.

sudo chown -R airsonic:airsonic /opt/airsonic

3. Enable the Airsonic Advanced service on system boot.

sudo systemctl enable airsonic

4. Start the Airsonic Advanced service.

sudo systemctl start airsonic

Step 4: Access the Airsonic Advanced Web Interface

By default, Airsonic Advanced runs on port 8080. Open your web browser and go to the following URL:

http://localhost:8080

You should now see the Airsonic Advanced login page. Enter the default username and password:

username: admin password: admin

After logging in, you can configure Airsonic Advanced to your needs and start streaming music.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Airsonic Advanced on OpenSUSE Latest. Now you can enjoy your music with high-fidelity audio streaming.

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