Installing Mopidy MusicBox on nixOS Latest

Mopidy MusicBox is a flexible music server which can stream music from various sources including local storage, streaming services like Spotify, and internet radio stations. It can be easily installed on nixOS Latest using the following steps:

Step 1: Install nixOS Latest

Before installing Mopidy MusicBox, you need to have nixOS Latest installed on your system. You can download the ISO image from the official website and follow the installation guide to install it on your system.

Step 2: Install Mopidy

After installing nixOS Latest, open the terminal and run the following command to install Mopidy:

nix-env -i mopidy

This will download and install Mopidy on your system.

Step 3: Install Mopidy Web Extensions

Mopidy Web Extensions are required to run the Mopidy MusicBox. To install them, run the following command:

nix-env -i mopidy-musicbox-webclient

This will download and install the Mopidy MusicBox web client.

Step 4: Configure Mopidy

Open the Mopidy configuration file by running the following command in the terminal:

nano ~/.config/mopidy/mopidy.conf

This will open the configuration file in the nano editor. Add the following lines to the file:

[http]
hostname = 127.0.0.1

[audio]
mixer_volume = 70

[spotify]
enabled = true
username = <your_spotify_username>
password = <your_spotify_password>

Replace <your_spotify_username> and <your_spotify_password> with your own Spotify credentials. You can also modify other settings as per your preference.

Step 5: Start Mopidy

Once the configuration is done, start Mopidy server by running the following command:

mopidy

This will start the Mopidy server on your system.

Step 6: Access Mopidy MusicBox

To access the MusicBox, open a web browser and go to the following URL:

http://localhost:6680/musicbox_webclient/

This will open the Mopidy MusicBox in your web browser. You can now browse and play music from various sources.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Mopidy MusicBox on nixOS Latest. You also learned how to configure Mopidy and start the server to access the MusicBox. With Mopidy MusicBox, you can now enjoy and stream music from various sources.