How to Install Mopidy MusicBox on NetBSD

Mopidy MusicBox is a music server which lets you play music from various sources like Spotify, Soundcloud, and local music files. It provides a web interface for controlling the music playback. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Mopidy MusicBox on NetBSD.

Requirements

Before we proceed with the installation, make sure you have the following requirements:

• A NetBSD system with root access
• Python3 installed on the system
• pip3 installer

Step 1: Install Mopidy

Mopidy is a Python-based music player which is used as the backend for Mopidy MusicBox. Run the following command to install Mopidy via pip3:

sudo pip3 install Mopidy

Step 2: Install Mopidy MusicBox

Now, we will install Mopidy MusicBox using the following command:

sudo pip3 install Mopidy-MusicBox-Webclient

Step 3: Configure Mopidy

Next, we need to configure Mopidy by creating a configuration file. Run the following command to create a configuration file for Mopidy:

sudo mkdir /etc/mopidy
sudo touch /etc/mopidy/mopidy.conf
sudo chmod 666 /etc/mopidy/mopidy.conf

Now, open the configuration file and add the following lines:

[http]
enabled = true
hostname = 0.0.0.0
port = 6680

[audio]
mixer = software

[spotify]
username = <Your Spotify Username>
password = <Your Spotify Password>
client_id = <Your Spotify Client ID>
client_secret = <Your Spotify Client Secret>

[local]
media_dir = /path/to/your/music

Replace the Spotify and local configurations with your own settings. Save and close the file.

Step 4: Run Mopidy

Now, we can start Mopidy by running the following command:

sudo mopidy

Mopidy should start listening to port 6680. You can access the Mopidy MusicBox web interface by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:6680/musicbox_webclient.

Conclusion

We have successfully installed Mopidy MusicBox on NetBSD. You can now play music from various sources and control the music playback using the web interface. Happy listening!