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--- raspberry-pi:music_player [2020/11/01 21:14] – Wulf Rajek
+++ raspberry-pi:music_player [2023/05/29 11:55] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 https://mopidy.com/
+===== Hardware =====
 Pimoroni Pirate Audio Headphone AMP:
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 https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/pirate-audio-mini-speaker
-Pimoroni Pirate Audio Case:
+Pimoroni Pirate Audio Case with buttons:
+https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5245754
+Pimoroni Pirate Audio Case (link dead):
 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4087948
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 https://www.yeggi.com/q/pimoroni+pirate+audio/
-===== Software install =====
+Angled case:
+https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5248110/comments
+===== System installation =====
 Download Raspberry OS lite (Buster)
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 Note: /etc/init.d/resize2fs_once is triggered on first boot, then removes itself.
 WIFI config:
 create wpa_supplicant.conf in /boot
-<code>
+<code - /boot/wpa_supplicant.conf>
 ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
 update_config=1
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 /boot/config.txt
-<code>
+<code - /boot/config.txt>
 #Set GPU memory to lowest value
 gpu_mem=16
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 Add the line to /etc/rc.local to disable HDMI on boot.
+Now insert the SD-Card into the Pi and power it up. Then connect to it via SSH.
 Security. Default user pi with password raspberry
 https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/security.md
+===== Mopidy Installation =====
 Install git if not already installed:
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 #Then install mopidy-iris web interface and Pirate Audio plugins
 #And create system service to autostart mopidy
 <code>
 cd /usr/src
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 </code>
-Alternative web interfaces:
+Additional web interfaces can be installed:
 https://github.com/pimusicbox/mopidy-musicbox-webclient
 <code>
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 sudo apt-get purge bluez bluez-firmware
 sudo apt autoremove
+</code>
+Install mopidy-local extension backend (local+sqlite combined) to build local index for search and increased performance.
+https://github.com/mopidy/mopidy-local
+<code>
+sudo python3 -m pip install Mopidy-Local
 </code>
 #Display will show ip and default mopidy port :6680 for web interface. Iris web client needs to be selected
 #Edit Mopidy config
 sudo vi /etc/mopidy/mopidy.conf
 <code>
-#file section change
+#disable file extension
-media_dirs =
+[file]
-    /media/music
+enabled = false
-    /media/network
+#enable local with sqlite extension
+[local]
+enabled = true
+media_dir = /media/network
+scan_timeout = 5000
+scan_flush_threshold = 50
+album_art_files =
+  cover.*
+  folder.*
+directories =
+  Albums                  local:directory?type=album
+  Artists                 local:directory?type=artist
+  Composers               local:directory?type=artist&role=composer
+  Genres                  local:directory?type=genre
+  Performers              local:directory?type=artist&role=performer
+  Release Years           local:directory?type=date&format=%25Y
+  Tracks                  local:directory?type=track
+  Last Week's Updates     local:directory?max-age=604800
+  Last Month's Updates    local:directory?max-age=2592000
+timeout = 10
-#change
-metadata_timeout = 5000
-#add to http section
+#add to http section to enable web server for web front-ends
 enabled = true
 #port = 80 #issue with mopidy user and ports <1024
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 </code>
+Trigger scan of media directories (when mopidy runs as service):
+<code>
+sudo mopidyctl local scan
+</code>
+or when running from terminal as logged in user:
+<code>
+mopidy local scan
+</code>
+Note the default configuration files mopidy is looking for are in ~/.config/mopidy/mopidy.conf or /usr/share/mopidy/conf.d whereas the default service loads /usr/share/mopidy/conf.d and /etc/mopidy/mopidy.conf
+The service file using the mopidy user is:
+/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/mopidy.service
+===== Mopidy MPD =====
+https://github.com/mopidy/mopidy-mpd
+<code>sudo python3 -m pip install Mopidy-MPD</code>
+<code>
+[mpd]
+hostname = 0.0.0.0
+</code>
 ===== Edit the volume button's sensibility =====
 Default volume button step is 5%. Adding <code>step = x</code> to the [raspberry-gpio] section of /etc/mopidy/mopidy.conf adjusts it. The total volume range is 0-100.
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