This repository contains scripts and notes to automate most of my music box installations.
There are a few raspberry pis with mpd installed and a nice web-based frontend to mpd. This creates a multi-room audio setup.
The RPIs run DietPi linux distribution (which is based on raspbian).
Mpd is installed on all of them. There is one “master” mpd that builds the database and that runs the mpc4s frontend. All other mpd use the proxy plugin to connect to this master mpd instance. They use the same music directory to play files from, mounted via cifs.
Since they have different sound cards, different mpd.conf files are
deployed. The music directory is mounted via samba from the local NAS
to all mpds.
A new Pi needs to first install dietpi. Insert the SD Card and run:
scripts/flash.sh /dev/<sdcard>
It will download the dietpi image and copy it onto the card. When sshing into the machine the first time, you will be guided through the setup.
I choose the following Options:
- SSH Server: OpenSSH (needed for scp)
- Webserver: Nginx (only for the master-mpd)
Go to Dietpi-Config and configure the soundcard and other hardware (wifi etc).
Choose mpd from „Optimized Software”.
Run „Install”.
Go to config/global and check the settings. Every machine must be
configured with a name and an IP address. The name of the "master mpd"
machine must be specified since this machine gets more stuff
installed. When everything looks ok, run
./mpds setup <name>
This will run necessary commands on the machine configured with
<name>. Use special name all to run setup for all machines.