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https://github.com/hackergrrl/picast
:tv: Play media from your computer on a Raspberry Pi.
https://github.com/hackergrrl/picast
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:tv: Play media from your computer on a Raspberry Pi.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/hackergrrl/picast
- Owner: hackergrrl
- Created: 2017-11-14T04:58:12.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2020-07-18T03:35:47.000Z (about 4 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-09-22T19:21:51.080Z (11 days ago)
- Language: JavaScript
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- Size: 16.6 KB
- Stars: 13
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 2
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- Readme: README.md
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README
# picast
> Play media from your computer on a Raspberry Pi hooked up to a TV.
Some people have a raspberry pi (or other small ARM computer) plugged into a
TV or big screen of some kind. It can be useful to play videos or youtube videos
on it sometimes. `picast` is a command line tool for sending local media or
youtube urls to the pi's screen.
## Setup
### Raspberry Pi
```
$ npm install --global picast
$ picast --serve
```
Make sure `omxplayer` is installed.
### Laptop, Desktop, Phone (via Termux)
On the same local network as the Pi, run
```
$ npm install --global picast
$ picast media.mp4
```
It will find the Pi and instruct it to stream the media from the local machine.
You can control the `omxplayer` instance from stdin in this terminal.
## Usage
```
picast --serve
Run a picast server. Prints its IP address and port to stdout.
picast [-h HOST] FILE
Play a local file on the pi. Optionally specify the IP address. Defaults to
10.0.0.32 otherwise.
picast [-h HOST] URL
Play the video at URL. This uses the external program youtube-dl to try and
find and play any embedded video on the website. Requires youtube-dl be
installed on the pi.
```
## Youtube videos
If you replace `media.mp4` above with a YouTube URL (or anything
[youtube-dl](https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/) can play), it will stream it on
the pi. Requires `youtube-dl` be installed on the pi.
## License
ISC