https://github.com/emoriarty/pi-radio

https://github.com/emoriarty/pi-radio

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• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/emoriarty/pi-radio
• Owner: emoriarty
• Created: 2020-12-05T18:25:39.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2021-02-28T23:33:41.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-02-28T04:12:12.451Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 166 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
Radiopi is a personal project meant to transform a raspberry into an Internet radio.

It can also be used on any Linux or Mac OS.

## System resources

* python 3.7

* vlc (system)

* ycast

## Internet Radio List

* https://www.radio-browser.info/#!/

## Running Ycast server with systemd

Run Ycast server with systemd. The service file mjust be created at path `/etc/systemd/system`. The file must end with `.service` suffix.

```

# /etc/systemd/system/ycast.service

[Unit]

Description=YCast internet radio service

After=network.target

[Service]

Type=simple

User=pi

Group=pi

ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 -m ycast -l 0.0.0.0 -p 9876 -c /home/pi/.config/radiopi/stations.yml

[Install]

WantedBy=multi-user.target

```

* [Manging systemd](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-systemctl-to-manage-systemd-services-and-units)

## Settings

### ENV variables

Create a `.env` in the project root folder to set environment variables decribed below.

* `YCAST_HOST`: ycast url set in systemd service

### PYTHONPATH

Append project's path to `$PYTHONPATH` varibale to make radiopi module available for python.

Once restarted the terminal, radiopi can be executed from anywhere.

```shell

$ python3 -m radiopi

```

### Executable

In order to run the executable `radiopi`, append in the `$PATH` variable the project directory path.

After restarting the terminal, radiopi command will be available.

```shell

$ radiopi

```

### My stations

Stations list are stored in a file named `stations.yml`. This file must reside in config folder placed in `$HOME/.config/radiopi`.

To prevent losing saved stations, the file is kept in `config/stations.yml` in project folder. This file can be symlinked in config folder.

```shell

$ cd path/to/project

$ ln -s config/stations.yml ~/.config/radiopi

```