Mopidy is an open-source music server that enables you to play music from various sources such as Spotify, SoundCloud, Google Play Music, and more. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Mopidy on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before starting, make sure to meet the following prerequisites:
Follow these steps to install Mopidy on your Ubuntu Server:
Before installing any new software, it's always a good idea to update your system's repositories and packages. You can do this by running the following commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Next, you can install Mopidy using the following command:
sudo apt-get install mopidy mopidy-spotify mopidy-scrobbler
This will install the main Mopidy package as well as the Spotify and Scrobbler extensions.
Now that Mopidy is installed, you need to configure it to use the sources you want to play music from. You can do this by editing the configuration file, located at /etc/mopidy/mopidy.conf.
sudo nano /etc/mopidy/mopidy.conf
The configuration file is well-documented, so you can find more information about the available settings in it.
Once you've configured Mopidy, you can start and enable it by running the following commands:
sudo systemctl start mopidy
sudo systemctl enable mopidy
This will start Mopidy and enable it to start automatically on boot.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Mopidy on Ubuntu Server and configure it to play music from various sources. You can now use Mopidy to create your own music server and stream your favorite music at home or work!
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