Supysonic is a server for streaming music from your personal music collection to any device with a web browser/iOS/Android app. It can be installed on Linux, Windows, and macOS. In this tutorial, we will be focusing on how to install Supysonic on POP! OS Latest.
Before proceeding with the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Before installing Supysonic, we need to install some dependencies.
Open the terminal and execute the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip ffmpeg lame flac vorbis-tools python3-dev python3-pil python3-lxml python3-pycurl libtag1-dev libtagc0-dev -y
This command will install the necessary packages that are required to run Supysonic.
Now that we have installed the dependencies, we can proceed to install Supysonic. Open the terminal and execute the following command:
This command will install Supysonic from PyPI.
## Step 3: Configure Supysonic
After installing Supysonic, we need to configure it.
Open the terminal and execute the following command to create a directory for your music collection:
```mkdir -p ~/music```
Now, we need to add the music directory to Supysonic's configuration. Open the terminal and execute the following command:
```sudo nano /etc/default/supysonic```
This command will open the supysonic configuration file in Nano text editor. Add the following lines to the file:
export SUPYSONIC_DATA_DIR=/supysonic-data
export MUSIC_DIRECTORY=/music
Save the file and close the Nano text editor.
Next, we need to create the directory that was set in the SUPYSONIC_DATA_DIR environment variable. Open the terminal and execute the following command:
```mkdir -p ~/supysonic-data```
## Step 4: Start Supysonic
Supysonic has been installed and configured successfully. Now, it's time to start the Supysonic server.
Open the terminal and execute the following command:
```supysonic start```
This command will start the Supysonic server. After that, open your web browser and navigate to ```http://localhost:8000/```. You should see the Supysonic login screen.
## Step 5: Login to Supysonic
To access the Supysonic server, you need to log in with your credentials. The default username is ```admin``` and the default password is ```admin```. You can change your password after logging in.
## Conclusion
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and configure Supysonic on POP! OS Latest. Now, you can stream your personal music collection to any device with a web browser/iOS/Android app.
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