====== Information ======

  * Headless VLC setup using cvlc
  * Plays internet radio
  * [[#remote_actions|Remote Actions]] shortcut

====== Prerequisites ======

  * [[Distros:Raspbian]]

====== Dependencies ======

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  sudo apt install 'vlc-nox'

====== Volume ======

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  alsamixer

====== Service ======

  * If [[servers:pi-hole|Pi-hole]] is not being ran on the same Pi, remove ''pihole-FTL.service'' from ''After'' ((this is done to make sure cvlc starts after the DNS is up))
  * See [[information:internet_radio|Internet Radio Stations]] for more stations

  sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/vlc-dedi.service' && sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl enable 'vlc-dedi' && sudo systemctl start 'vlc-dedi' && sudo systemctl status 'vlc-dedi' -l

<code>
[Unit]
Description=VLC Headless Internet Radio Player
After=network-online.target pihole-FTL.service
Wants=network-online.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=pi
Group=pi
Restart=always
RestartSec=5

#~~~~~~~~~~
# Big B Radio #KPOP
#ExecStart=/usr/bin/cvlc 'http://64.71.79.181:8042'
#~~~~~~~~~~
# Blue Heron Radio
#ExecStart=/usr/bin/cvlc 'http://sc6.shoutcaststreaming.us:8016'
#~~~~~~~~~~
# Gensokyo Radio
#ExecStart=/usr/bin/cvlc 'http://stream.gensokyoradio.net:8000/stream'
#~~~~~~~~~~
# TRAP.FM
ExecStart=/usr/bin/cvlc 'http://stream.trap.fm:6002'
#~~~~~~~~~~
# Dubbase.FM
#ExecStart=/usr/bin/cvlc 'http://stream.dubbase.fm:7002'
#~~~~~~~~~~
# DrumandBass.FM
#ExecStart=/usr/bin/cvlc 'http://stream.drumandbass.fm:9002'
#~~~~~~~~~~  

ProtectSystem=true
PrivateTmp=true
ProtectKernelTunables=true
ProtectKernelModules=true
ProtectControlGroups=true
RestrictNamespaces=true
MemoryDenyWriteExecute=true
RestrictRealtime=true
NoNewPrivileges=true
PrivateUsers=true
LockPersonality=true

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target</code>

====== Remote Actions ======

===== Station Change =====

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  ssh 'pi'@'192.168.1.158' -t "sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/vlc-dedi.service' && sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl restart 'vlc-dedi'"

===== Stop =====

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  ssh 'pi'@'192.168.1.158' -t "sudo systemctl disable 'vlc-dedi' --now"

===== Start =====

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  ssh 'pi'@'192.168.1.158' -t "sudo systemctl enable 'vlc-dedi' --now"

====== Chromecast Notes ======

  * :!: Both Windows Firewall and firewalld from openSUSE TW actively block this; TODO: Figure out firewall rules
  * Create speaker Group (not pair) and add all speakers to it
  * Install PyChromecast
  * Use it to scan for the speaker group URL and port
  * https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=143114#p497156

  pip3 install PyChromecast

  python

  import pychromecast

  chromecasts = pychromecast.get_chromecasts()

  chromecasts

  vlc.exe "http://198.50.158.92:10212/stream"  --sout "#chromecast" --sout-chromecast-ip=192.168.1.231 --demux-filter=demux_chromecast --sout-chromecast-port=32077