bleualsaaplay

README.md

@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@
   - Check latest [version](https://sourceforge.net/projects/lmsclients/files/squeezelite/linux/)
   -  Download latest version
 
-         wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/lmsclients/files/squeezelite/linux/ squeezelite-pulse-1.9.9.1392-armhf.tar.gz  
+         cd /tmp
+         wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/lmsclients/files/squeezelite/linux/squeezelite-1.9.9.1392-armhf.tar.gz  
 
   - Untar downloaded files
 
-        tar -xvzf download
+        tar -xvzf squeezelite-1.9.9.1392-armhf.tar.gz
 
   - Move untar file file to /usr/bin/
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@
               *squeezelite --help for arguments*
 
   - Start service
-
+       *if used with bluealsa only one can be running*
         sudo systemctl start squeezelite
 
   - Enable service on boot  
@@ -56,8 +57,40 @@
 
         sudo systemctl enable squeezelite
 
-
+- Bluealsa - using pi as bluetooth speaker  
-
+       
+  - Install
+
+        sudo apt update && sudo apt install bluealsa -y
+
+
+  - Start on boot (as a service)
+       sudo service bluealsa enable && sudo service bluealsa start
+
+  - Setup bluealsa-aplay  
+    Download/copy file [etc/systemd/system/bluealsaaplay.service](etc/systemd/system/bluealsaaplay.service) to /etc/systemd/system/  
+
+    - Enable service on boot  
+    *if used with squeezelite only one can be used on boot*
+
+        sudo systemctl enable bluealsaaplay
+
+    - Start service
+    *if used with squeezelite only one can be running*
+        sudo systemctl start bluealsaaplay
+
+- bluealsa-aplay and squeelite
+  - squeelite on boot
+  
+        sudo systemctl enable squeezelite
+  
+  - change to bluealsa-aplay
+
+        sudo sh -c 'systemctl stop squeezelite; systemctl start bluealsaaplay'
+
+ - change to squeezelite
+
+        sudo sh -c 'systemctl stop bluealsaaplay; systemctl start squeezelite'
        
 
 

etc/systemd/system/bluealsaaplay.config

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# file located at /lib/systemd/system/
+
+
+[Unit]
+Description=bluealsa-aplay
+
+Requires=network.target sound.target
+After=network.target sound.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+
+# change for user you want!
+User=root
+
+
+ExecStart=bluealsa-aplay 00:00:00:00:00:00
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target