snapcast.md

MPD Snapcast Stream

Stream your songs from your webserver using MPD, snapcast & Tailscale.

Network:
[mpd ⟶ snapcast_server (on nimbu)] <~tailscale~> [snapcast_client (on vince): nimbu]

Hosts:
• nimbu: my remote machine
• cider: my local machine (linux)
• vince: my local machine (android)

setup:

On your remote machine: nvim ~/.config/mpd/mpd.conf

1. Add this block:

audio_output {
    type            "fifo"
    name            "snapcast"
    path            "/tmp/snapfifo"
    format          "48000:16:2"
    mixer_type      "software"
}

2. Restart MPD:

systemctl --user restart mpd

3. Set up Tailscale:

curl -fsSL https://tailscale.com/install.sh | sh

4. Open up ports

sudo ufw allow 1704/tcp
sudo ufw allow 1705/tcp
sudo ufw allow 1780/tcp

5. Set up Snapcast

# install snapcast
https://github.com/badaix/snapcast/blob/develop/doc/install.md

# start the snapcast service
sudo systemctl restart snapserver

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On your local machine:

Connect to your snapcast_server

• On Android: Use the snapcast app from F-Droid
• Tap settings. I've to set nimbu as my hostname
• If you don't want to install an app: Visit http://nimbu:1780 for a web-interface!

Make sure tailscale is up and running!