How to Install Supysonic on Void Linux

Supysonic is a simple, lightweight and easy-to-use web-based music streaming server that supports multiple backends. It provides a great alternative to other music streaming solutions like Subsonic or Madsonic. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the steps to install Supysonic on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we start, ensure that you have the following:

• A running instance of Void Linux
• A user account with sudo privileges
• Internet connectivity

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Open a terminal and update your system's package list:

sudo xbps-install -Syy

Next, install the required dependencies by running:

sudo xbps-install -y git gcc python3 python3-dev gstreamer gstreamer-plugins-base gstreamer-plugins-good gstreamer-plugins-ugly gstreamer-plugins-bad-libs

Step 2: Clone the Repository

Next, clone the Supysonic repository from GitHub with the following command:

git clone https://github.com/spl0k/supysonic.git

This will create a new supysonic directory in your current working directory.

Step 3: Install Supysonic

Change to the supysonic directory and install Supysonic using pip3:

cd supysonic/
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Step 4: Configure Supysonic

Copy the default configuration file to config.yml:

cp config.example.yml config.yml

Next, open config.yml using your preferred text editor:

nano config.yml

Edit the file with your preferred settings. At minimum, you should set the media_folder and password values, then save the file and exit.

Step 5: Run Supysonic

Finally, you can start Supysonic by running:

python3 supysonic.py

Once started, you can access it by pointing your web browser to http://localhost:8080.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we've shown you how to install Supysonic on Void Linux. Now, you can enjoy your own music library from anywhere over the internet.