The NodeJS archive of tarballs is here and for the Pi Zero we want ARM6L version. So we’re going to have to install it manually. The first problem is Plexamp depends on an outdated version of NodeJS 9.11.2, and this version is not available for the Pi Zero in the Debian repository. The official instructions for this are here on the Plex forums, but they’re a little dated. Reboot and test your DAC speaker-test -l5 -c2 -t wav SETTING UP PLEXAMP This step will be specific to your audio DAC or soundcard, but if you bought that same one I linked above you run it’s setup script: sudo wget -O - | bash. Just fill out your WiFi information there at the bottom. Then set up the WiFi connection by creating /boot/wpa_nf with the following: ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev I use Etcher to do this.īefore booting the Pi up I like to go ahead and configure it so I won’t have to connect it to a monitor.Įnable SSH by default by creating an empty file /boot/ssh touch /boot/ssh This is stuff I had laying around in my electronics bin, any Pi with any type of soundcard (whether a hat or USB).įirst step to any Pi project, flash the latest version of Raspberry Pi OS (formerly known as Raspbian). I wanted to be able to stream Plexamp to my hi-fi stereo the same way I do other music, and of course this is a problem that can be solved with a Raspberry Pi. They’ve recently put a lot of effort into the re-vamped Plexamp music player and it’s quickly become my primary means of listening to my music library.
The horsepower is there to do it.I’ve been a Plex user for a very long while. In any case, running a dedicated LMS on a Pi vs. Load your music on a local USB drive on the server Pi if possible - linking to music files on another network share is not as efficient in my experience.
Might look into more Pi's as dedicated players. Also have an old cell phone for moving around as another player with headphone out. So far my PiCore LMS + player on one Pi to USB DAC works good in my office rig, and I use my old SqueezeBox Touch as a player in another system sync'ed without issues. Installed it on a 3B+ where I swap flash drives out between it and Volumio for testing (Volumio can also run LMS too with a plugin but haven't tried it).
Out of the "box", it works well for just running LMS. The downside is Tiny core Linux Pi Core player may not have all the standard Raspberrian pkgs on if you like to tinker with development, Python etc. Setup is pretty painless with instructions.
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