How to Install Maloja on Elementary OS Latest

Maloja is a free and open-source music server that lets you stream your music files over the internet. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Maloja on the latest version of Elementary OS.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure you have the latest version of Elementary OS installed on your system. You can also check if your system meets the following requirements:

  • At least 512MB of RAM
  • At least 10GB of free disk space
  • A stable internet connection

Step 1: Install Git

To install Maloja, we need to first install Git on our system. Git is a version control system that allows us to download the Maloja code from GitHub.

Run the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt install git

Enter your password when prompted and wait for the installation to complete.

Step 2: Download Maloja

Now that we have Git installed, we can download the Maloja code from GitHub by cloning the repository.

Run the following command in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/krateng/maloja.git

Once the download is complete, navigate to the downloaded directory using the following command:

cd maloja

Step 3: Install Dependencies

Before we can install and run Maloja, we need to install its dependencies. Run the following command:

sudo apt install ffmpeg sox imagemagick sqlite3

Enter your password when prompted and wait for the installation to complete.

Step 4: Install Node.js and npm

Maloja is built using Node.js, so we need to install Node.js and npm to run the music server.

Run the following command to add the Node.js repository to your system:

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo -E bash -

Once the repository is added, install Node.js and npm using the following command:

sudo apt install nodejs npm

Step 5: Install Maloja

To install Maloja, run the following command in the terminal:

npm install

This will download and install all the necessary packages and dependencies for Maloja.

Step 6: Configure Maloja

Before we can run Maloja, we need to configure it to work with our music files. Navigate to the config directory using the following command:

cd config

Open the config.json file using your favorite text editor and configure the following settings:

  • port: The port number you want Maloja to run on (default is 3000)
  • musicDirectory: The absolute path to the directory where your music files are located
  • coversDirectory: The absolute path to the directory where your album covers are stored (optional)

Save the changes and exit the editor.

Step 7: Run Maloja

Now that we have installed and configured Maloja, we can run it using the following command:

npm start

Maloja will start running on the specified port, and you can access it using a web browser by navigating to http://localhost:[port].

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Maloja on the latest version of Elementary OS. You can now start streaming your music files over the internet using Maloja.