Polaris is an open-source music streaming server that allows you to listen to your music library in your browser or on your mobile device. In this guide, we will walk you through the process of installing Polaris on NixOS Latest.
Before we begin, you will need to ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
If you don't have Nix installed on your system, you can do so using the following command:
$ curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh
After the installation process is complete, you will need to load the Nix environment variables. You can do this by running the following command:
$ source ~/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh
We can install Polaris using the Nix package manager. Run the following command to install Polaris:
$ nix-env -iA nixos.polaris
Now that we have installed Polaris, we need to enable the Polaris service to start automatically when the system boots up.
Create a new file called polaris.nix
in the /etc/nixos/
directory.
$ sudo vi /etc/nixos/polaris.nix
Next, add the following configuration to the file:
{
services.polaris = {
enable = true;
package = pkgs.polaris;
config = {
musicDirectory = "/path/to/music";
};
};
}
Replace /path/to/music
with the path to your music directory. Save and close the file.
To apply the changes, run the following command:
$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
Now that the Polaris service is enabled, we can start it using the following command:
$ sudo systemctl start polaris
Polaris web interface is served on port 5050 by default. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:5050
to access the Polaris web interface.
You will be prompted to sign up for a new account. Follow the prompts to create a new account, and then log in to access your music library.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Polaris on NixOS Latest. Enjoy your music streaming!
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