1. Setup

My ultimate solution now consists of theses components:

• dietpi

• `lms`_ aka Logitech Media Server

• Squeezelite as a LMS client

• shairport

• camilladsp

• some custom scripts for my convenience

1. Install dietpi

   See Details setup dietpi

2. Install an LMS Server. You have a couple of options:

   • use a dedicated server

   • use NAS to run a docker container LMS on Synology

1.1. squeezelite

3. Install squeezelite as a client

   i recommend dietpi .. code:

   sudo dietpi-software
   

   choose (36) squeezelite

   /lib/systemd/system/squeezelite.service should look like .. code:

   [Unit]
   Description=Squeezelite (DietPi)
   Documentation=man:squeezelite(1) https://ralph-irving.github.io/squeezelite.html
   After=sound.target
   
   [Service]
   User=squeezelite
   EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/squeezelite
   ExecStart=/usr/bin/squeezelite $ARGS
   
   [Install]
   WantedBy=multi-user.target
   

   edit /etc/default/squeezelite .. code:

   ARGS='-W -C 5 -n DietPi3 -s 192.168.1.4 -o hw:CARD=Loopback,DEV=0 -r 48000-48000 -R hLE:::28'
   

   parameters: .. code:

   -C 5 close audio device after 5 seconds when idle. Needed for the autoswitch of the amps.
   -n DietPi3 Name of the client
   -s LMS Server Address
   -o Sounddevice (check with aplay -L)
   -r <minrate>-<maxrate> needed to give camilladsp a fixed rate
   -R Recipe for resampling
   

   test your parameters with speaker-test: .. code:

   speaker-test -D plughw:CARD=DAC54695303,DEV=0 -c 2 -t wav
   

   make sure your audio group is populated by squeezelite .. code:

   audio:x:29:squeezelite,dietpi,shairport-sync
   

   Now start/restart the squeezelite service and check that the client appears on the LMS Server.

1.2. shairplay

4. Install shairplay

   in /usr/local/etc/shairport-sync.conf edit the alsa section output_device = “hw:Loopback for camilla output_rate = 44100;

5. Install camilladsp

6. Whats more

   organising Files with beets

   • Local Storage

   • NAS -> Remote file access with nfs