Casterpillar

A minimal-setup app to cast your local media files to Chromecast.

Install

Go to Releases, download the latest Casterpillar.deb and then install with:

sudo apt install ./Casterpillar-v1.0.0.deb

How to run

1. Start the app from a terminal with casterpillar or type the Windows key, type Casterpillar and click on the apps icon.

Important

To stream the media, the Chromecast device initiates outbound connections to the machine running Casterpillar, hence a firewall rule is required. This step can be skipped if there is no firewall on the machine running Casterpillar.

2. Select the desired Chromecast device to cast to, and then copy the command displayed under Firewall Rule and run it in a terminal.

Add your files and start casting.

Uninstall

sudo apt remove casterpillar

Remove the firewall rule:

sudo ufw delete allow proto tcp from <YOUR_IP_ADDRESS> to any port 5002

Build from source

Install the .NET 10 SDK and run:

dotnet build