How to Install LibreTime on Clear Linux Latest

LibreTime is an open-source radio automation software that allows you to manage and schedule audio content on one or more broadcast devices. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install LibreTime on Clear Linux latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, it is important to ensure that your Clear Linux system is up-to-date. You should also have root privileges to install and configure packages.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

The first step is to install all the required dependencies that LibreTime needs to run on Clear Linux.

sudo swupd bundle-add devpkg-icecast2 devpkg-flask devpkg-gstreamer-plugins-bad-vaapi devpkg-sox devpkg-flask-wtf devpkg-python pycairo pygobject

Step 2: Install LibreTime

Once you have installed all the required dependencies, you can proceed to download and install the latest version of LibreTime.

sudo mkdir /usr/local/libretime && cd /usr/local/libretime
sudo wget https://github.com/LibreTime/libretime/releases/download/v3.1.0/libretime-3.1.0.tar.gz
sudo tar -xzvf libretime-3.1.0.tar.gz
sudo mv libretime-3.1.0/* .
sudo rm -rf libretime-3.1.0

Step 3: Configure LibreTime

You now need to configure LibreTime. To do this, navigate to the /usr/local/libretime directory and make a copy of the libretime.conf.example file.

cd /usr/local/libretime
sudo cp libretime.conf.example libretime.conf

Open the libretime.conf file in your preferred text editor and make the following changes:

  • Uncomment the timezone and dbname settings and set their values to your desired values.

  • Uncomment and set the crontab_path setting to /etc/crontab.

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Start LibreTime

Finally, you can start LibreTime by running the following command.

sudo /usr/local/libretime/install/ubuntu18/airtime-check-system 2>&1 | tee /tmp/airtime-check-system.log && \
sudo /usr/local/libretime/install/ubuntu18/airtime-purge-cache && \
sudo systemctl start airtime-playout

Step 5: Access LibreTime Web Interface

By default, the LibreTime web interface is accessible on port 80. Open your web browser and navigate to http://<your-ip-address>/airtime.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed LibreTime on Clear Linux latest. You can now start managing and scheduling audio content on one or more broadcast devices using LibreTime.