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Simple HTTP view of an MPD server
https://github.com/skx/mpd-web

go golang http-server mpd mpd-client

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Simple HTTP view of an MPD server

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# mpd-web

This repository contains a simple HTTP-server which allows *basic* control of an [mpd](https://www.musicpd.org/) server running upon localhost:

* Move to the next track.
* Move to the previous track.
* Stop playback, and restart it.
* Show the current playlist, and allow jumping to specific songs within it.

## Rational

I have `mpd` installed upon my desktop, and I use it for playing music when I'm in front of my PC.

When I'm outside the office I often have playback sent through some bluetooth speakers - and I don't want to have to go back to my PC to skip to the next track.

> I can stop playback by turning off the speaker, of course!

So I make sure that I launch this deamon too, and then I can skip tracks with my mobile phone.

## Installation

Assuming you have a working go compiler, & etc, you can install via:

$ go install github.com/skx/mpd-web@latest

Otherwise clone [this repository](https://github.com/skx/mpd-web) and build/install like so:

$ cd mpd-web
$ go build .
$ go install .

You can see a simple installation-recipe, which launches this as a user-service via systemd in [install](install) - You should read the contents before blindly executing it!

**NOTE**: The embedded [HTML template](web/index.html) we use for our UI requires the use of go version 1.17, or higher, to build this service.

## Configuration

There are zero configuration options; the server defaults to serving on port 8888 (all interfaces), and contacting the `mpd` server on `localhost:6600`.

## Implementation

* [main.go](main.go) configures some HTTP-routes, and starts the HTTP-server
* No command-line parsing/handling.
* [http.go](http.go) contains the HTTP-handlers.
* These trigger actions against the MPD server
* [embed.go](embed.go) is a helper which embeds the `text/template` file served.
* No real code here.
* [web/index.html](web/index.html) is the HTML-template served when the user visits http://127.0.0.1:8888/

## Bugs?

Report as you see them :)

Steve