How to Install Mopidy MusicBox on Ubuntu Server Latest

Mopidy is an extensible music server written in Python. It can play music from various sources, such as Spotify, Google Play Music, SoundCloud, and more. Mopidy MusicBox is a web client that allows you to control Mopidy from any device with a web browser. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Mopidy MusicBox on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you will need:

• A machine running Ubuntu Server Latest.
• Access to the command line with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Mopidy

To install Mopidy on Ubuntu Server Latest, you will need to add the Mopidy APT repository to your system.

1. Open a terminal and enter the following command to add the Mopidy APT repository:

sudo curl -L https://apt.mopidy.com/mopidy.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
sudo curl -L https://apt.mopidy.com/mopidy.list -o /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mopidy.list

2. Update the package list by running the following command:

sudo apt-get update

3. Install Mopidy and its dependencies by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install mopidy

4. Start the Mopidy service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start mopidy

You can now access the Mopidy API by visiting http://localhost:6680/mopidy/ in your web browser.

Step 2: Install Mopidy MusicBox Web Client

To install Mopidy MusicBox Web Client on Ubuntu Server Latest, you will need to install the Git version control system and appropriate Python packages.

1. Install Git by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install git

2. Clone the Mopidy MusicBox repository by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/pimusicbox/mopidy-musicbox-webclient.git

3. Change to the cloned directory by running the following command:

cd mopidy-musicbox-webclient

4. Install the necessary Python packages by running the following command:

sudo pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Run the following command to start the Mopidy MusicBox web client:

python mopidy_musicbox_webclient/webclient.py

You can now access the Mopidy MusicBox web client by visiting http://localhost:6680/musicbox_webclient/ in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Mopidy and its web client, Mopidy MusicBox, on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now use Mopidy to play music from various sources and control it from any device with a web browser.

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