https://github.com/jeremija/parec-server

Encodes PulseAudio stream to flac or mp3 and serves it as a live http stream.
https://github.com/jeremija/parec-server

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Encodes PulseAudio stream to flac or mp3 and serves it as a live http stream.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jeremija/parec-server
• Owner: jeremija
• Created: 2014-12-14T15:12:56.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2015-07-04T15:58:52.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-14T19:48:36.253Z (7 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 125 KB
• Stars: 10
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# parec-server

Encodes PulseAudio stream and serves it as a live http stream.

# Background

I decided to write my own server after I found pulseaudio's

`Enable network access to local sound devices` option too cumbersome to setup.

I wanted something plain and simple which would serve my currently playing

stream so I can play it on my Sonos device.

The only limitation I noticed (which is also present in pulseaudio's network

server, if enabled) is

 the latency which is on my system around 5 seconds.

Flac encoding is also possible (commented in code), but is disabled as Sonos

only supports `mp3`, `wma` and `aac`.

# Installation

```bash

# clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/jere/parec-server.git

# run the server

node parec-server 

```

The server will be available on `http://localhost:2000` or

`http://:2000`.

`` must be defined or a default `steam.monitor` will

be used.

You can use `pactl load-module module-null-sink sink_name=steam` to use

the default monitor. You then need to redirect your output to that sink. See

details [here](http://askubuntu.com/a/60856/42823).

# Requirements

Node.js and a linux machine running PulseAudio