BoomBox

Use a raspberry pi or any computer as a media server for audio files.

Dependencies

• Node.js
• npm
• cdparanoia, a CD ripper binary

Installation

• Clone Boombox, making sure to include submodules - git clone --recursive https://github.com/mborn319/BoomBox.git
• Install node and npm - sudo apt-get install nodejs npm
• Install Mongo - sudo apt-get install mongodb
• Install sound library, specifically for alsa.h - sudo apt-get install libasound2-dev
• Install package dependencies - npm install
• Install TLS certificates for security - cd certstuff;bash make-root-ca-and-certificates.sh "boombox.localhost"

For Development

• Install grunt - sudo npm install -g grunt-cli
• Run grunt to compile frontend scripts, etc - grunt

Usage

Copying Audio Files to Boombox

• Place an audio CD in the CD drive
• Navigate to boombox/organize. cd organize
• Begin the CD rip process with node ripdisc.js
• Repeat as necessary for each CD.

Start up the web server

• Add boombox.localhost to your /etc/hosts file
• Start Boombox: node index.js
• Visit the Boombox homepage: http://localhost:8080

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