Tutorial: How to Install moOde Audio on Arch Linux

In this tutorial, we will learn how to install moOde Audio on Arch Linux. moOde Audio is a music player software that is designed to run on Raspberry Pi, but it can also run on other platforms, including Arch Linux. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process step by step.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:

  • A running instance of Arch Linux
  • Basic knowledge of Linux commands
  • An internet connection

Step 1: Update your system

Before installing moOde Audio, you should update your system by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo pacman -Syu

This command will update all packages on your system.

Step 2: Install dependencies

In order to install moOde Audio on Arch Linux, we need to install some dependencies. 

sudo pacman -S pcre2 curl mpd ncmpcpp nginx php php-fpm php-freetype mariadb mariadb-clients

This will install the necessary packages for moOde Audio.

Step 3: Download moOde Audio

You can download the latest version of moOde Audio from their official website - https://moodeaudio.org/. 

curl -LO https://github.com/moode-player/moode/archive/refs/tags/v7.3.0.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded file:

tar -xvzf v7.3.0.tar.gz
cd moode-7.3.0/

Step 4: Install moOde Audio

To install moOde Audio, run the following command:

sudo bash ./install.sh

This will install moOde Audio on your Arch Linux system.

Step 5: Configure moOde Audio

After installing moOde Audio, you need to configure it. To do this, open a web browser and go to http://localhost/moodeconfig/. This will take you to the moOde Audio configuration page.

Follow the on-screen instructions to configure your music library, audio output, and other settings.

Step 6: Start moOde Audio

After configuring moOde Audio, you can start it by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start moode

You can also enable moOde Audio to start at boot by running the following command:

sudo systemctl enable moode

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install moOde Audio on Arch Linux. We also learned how to configure and start moOde Audio. Now you can enjoy your music with moOde Audio!