Installing ympd on Fedora CoreOS

In this tutorial, we will learn how to install ympd on Fedora CoreOS, which is a lightweight and fast web GUI for MPD.

Prerequisites

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

  • A running instance of Fedora CoreOS latest
  • SSH access to the instance
  • Basic knowledge of the Linux terminal

Installation

Follow the steps below to install ympd on Fedora CoreOS:

  1. Connect to your Fedora CoreOS instance via SSH.

  2. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

    $ sudo dnf install mpd-devel libmpdclient-devel ffmpeg-devel libwebsockets-devel
    
  3. Download the latest version of ympd from its official website with the following command:

    $ sudo wget https://github.com/notandy/ympd/archive/master.zip
    
  4. Unzip the downloaded archive with the following command:

    $ sudo unzip master.zip
    
  5. Navigate to the ympd directory with the following command:

    $ cd ympd-master
    
  6. Compile and install ympd by running the following command:

    $ sudo make install
    
  7. Start the ympd service with the following command:

    $ sudo systemctl start ympd
    
  8. Open a web browser and navigate to http://:8080/ to access ympd.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed ympd on Fedora CoreOS.