forked-daapd
OwnTone is forked-daapd's new name! Linux/FreeBSD DAAP (iTunes) and MPD media server with support for AirPlay devices (multiroom), Apple Remote (and compatibles), Chromecast, Spotify and internet radio. [Moved to: https://github.com/owntone/owntone-server] (by ejurgensen)
mini-media-player
Minimalistic media card for Home Assistant Lovelace UI (by kalkih)
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forked-daapd
Posts with mentions or reviews of forked-daapd.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2020-12-24.
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Native Spotify on homepod
In the meantime, if you install https://github.com/ejurgensen/forked-daapd on your network somewhere, you can expose any AirPlay-compatible speaker as a Spotify Connect endpoint.
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Using Synology iTunes Server to share Audiobooks in the home?
The network features for iTunes are very limited and that's all Synology works with. Knowing them whatever tool they used is based on open source tech, probably this: https://github.com/ejurgensen/forked-daapd
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Adding Bluetooth speakers to homeassistant to use as airplay2 speakers
Forked-Daapd has an option to add PulseAudio, that would allow Bluetooth speakers to integrate with Forked-Daapd ( https://github.com/ejurgensen/forked-daapd#local-audio-bluetooth-and-more-through-pulseaudio ). Forked-Daapd is fully supported in home assistant to be a media player target ( https://youtu.be/lKcSotDC5hI )
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Does anyone know of a way to select speakers in a media player like this example, but with google homes as the speakers? It doesn't appear it's supported by mini-media-player.
https://github.com/ejurgensen/forked-daapd#chromecast
mini-media-player
Posts with mentions or reviews of mini-media-player.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-07-02.
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Is there any solution so that Plexamp Headless can control the power and volume of the audio device its connected to?
The particular Home Assistant card I use is mini-media-player which allows me to define the extra buttons you see in the bottom row. Left/Right call scripts which fire volume up/down via a Broadlink RM4 Mini IR Blaster to my receiver. Stop sends power off to my receiver through the blaster and stops cast playback on my phone (in Plexamp on your phone, be sure to allow your Plexamp app to be remotely controlled.)
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Whole-home audio equipment
I went through the same thing a year ago when we renovated an old house. I am using two (2) of the Monoprice 6 zone amps and the Monoprice integration in HomeAssistant (https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/monoprice/). I also use the minimedia player card (https://github.com/kalkih/mini-media-player). For sources, I have the AVR in our family room connected to one input on the Monoprice amp and five old Apple Airport Expresses that I got off Ebay connected to the other inputs.
- https://np.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/ock207/my_work_in_progress_copied_from_others/h3vs2n2/
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A smart button for raising and lowering volume on google home?
If you were to use Home Assistant, you could use a tablet or old phone running the HA app and having something like the "mini media player" card for each speaker, and then one for all speakers, stacked on top each other. This allows individual or overall volume control when playing content. I did it for the same reason you stated -- I was tired of having to verbally tell Google to adjust individual speaker volumes.
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Does anyone know of a way to select speakers in a media player like this example, but with google homes as the speakers? It doesn't appear it's supported by mini-media-player.
Look for grouped cards option https://github.com/kalkih/mini-media-player
What are some alternatives?
When comparing forked-daapd and mini-media-player you can also consider the following projects:
owntone-server - Linux/FreeBSD DAAP (iTunes) and MPD media server with support for AirPlay 1 and 2 speakers (multiroom), Apple Remote (and compatibles), Chromecast, Spotify and internet radio.
lovelace-card-mod - 🔹 Add CSS styles to (almost) any lovelace card
polybar-spotify-module - A collection of lightweight programs for use with a Polybar Spotify Module
spotcast - Home assistant custom component to start Spotify playback on an idle chromecast device as well as control spotify connect devices
reciva-radio-patching - Notes how to patch the Reciva radios (Tangent Quattro etc.) to work without Reciva
button-card - ❇️ Lovelace button-card for home assistant
mpdart - A simple X application that shows mpd album art. Mirror of https://git.depsterr.com/mpdart
hass-browser_mod - 🔹 A Home Assistant integration to turn your browser into a controllable entity and media player
hifiberry-os - Linux distribution optimized for audio playback
home-assistant-cards - List of Home Assistant UI cards
playerctl - 🎧 mpris media player command-line controller for vlc, mpv, RhythmBox, web browsers, cmus, mpd, spotify and others.
spotify-card - Spotify playlist card for Home Assistant card
forked-daapd vs owntone-server
mini-media-player vs lovelace-card-mod
forked-daapd vs polybar-spotify-module
mini-media-player vs spotcast
forked-daapd vs reciva-radio-patching
mini-media-player vs button-card
forked-daapd vs mpdart
mini-media-player vs hass-browser_mod
forked-daapd vs hifiberry-os
mini-media-player vs home-assistant-cards
forked-daapd vs playerctl
mini-media-player vs spotify-card