Tutorial: How to Install Audioserve on Linux Mint

Audioserve is an open-source application that allows you to serve your audiobooks and other audio files over the web. It is available on Github and can be easily installed on Linux Mint. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process step by step.

Pre-requisites

Before installing Audioserve, you must ensure that your system has the following packages installed:

Node.js
npm
Git

If any of these packages are missing from your system, you can install them using the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs npm git

Installing Audioserve

Follow the below steps to install Audioserve on Linux Mint.

Step 1: Clone the Audioserve repository

The first step is to clone the Audioserve repository from Github using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/izderadicka/audioserve.git

This command will download the repository files to your current working directory.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Next, navigate to the audioserve directory and install the project dependencies using the following command:

cd audioserve
npm install

This will install all the required node.js packages.

Step 3: Configure Audioserve

Now, you need to configure Audioserve by creating a configuration file. You can use the default configuration file provided in the repository. To do this, copy the .audioserverc.json.sample file to .audioserverc.json using the following command:

cp .audioserverc.json.sample .audioserverc.json

Step 4: Start the Server

Finally, start the Audioserve server using the following command:

npm start

This will start the server on port 3000. You can access the Audioserve web interface by navigating to http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Audioserve on Linux Mint. You can now use this tool to serve your audiobooks and other audio files over the web. For more information on using Audioserve, please refer to the documentation on the Github repository.