Audioserve is a lightweight and easy-to-use audio server software that allows you to stream your music files over the Internet.
In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Audioserve on the latest version of POP! OS.
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure you have the following:
To make sure all the dependencies required by Audioserve are available, we need to run the following command:
sudo apt-get install -y libtag1-dev libtagc0-dev
We need to clone the Audioserve repository first. We can do that with the following command:
git clone https://github.com/izderadicka/audioserve.git
Navigate to the cloned directory and build the project using the following command:
cd audioserve
cargo build --release
After the build is successful, we can install it by running the following command:
sudo make install
This command will copy the necessary files to the system directories and make the Audioserve service available to start.
After installation, we need to start the Audioserve service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start audioserve
To check the status of the service, use the following command:
sudo systemctl status audioserve
If everything is set correctly, you should see an output similar to:
● audioserve.service - Audioserve Daemon
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/audioserve.service; disabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Sat 2021-06-26 11:53:57 CEST; 8s ago
Main PID: 4444 (audioserve)
Tasks: 4 (limit: 19165)
Memory: 5.5M
CGroup: /system.slice/audioserve.service
└─4444 /usr/local/bin/audioserve
Now, we can access the Audioserve web interface by opening your favourite browser and entering the following URL:
http://<your-server-IP>:3000
If you are using the server locally, you can use localhost in place of <your-server-IP>.
You should now see the Audioserve interface, where you can browse and play your music files.
Audioserve is a reliable and easy-to-use audio streaming solution that helps you to access and stream your music files over the Internet. In this tutorial, we learned how to install Audioserve on POP! OS Latest by cloning the repository, building and installing the application, and starting the service.
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