volumio download pc Audio Sources. NAS drive shares (CIFS & NFS) are easily mounted and scanned by Volumio for audio content. You can add USB hard drives, USB sticks, and use the free space on your SD card for extra or mobile storage. There are lots of built-in internet web radio streams available, and you can also add your own. Spotify and Youtube are available as plugins. Streaming from mobile devices is provided out-of-the-box by Airplay & UPnP/DLNA. How do I add a NAS drive share? Navigate to 'Settings' ("cog" icon at the top right), 'My Music' and click on 'Add new drive.' Volumio will attempt to automatically find any music shares, and settings can be added manually if this is not successful. You will need to choose a name for the share, and decide between CIFS (default) or NFS protocols (see your NAS GUI for more information). If entering details manually, you will also need to know the IP address of the NAS, and the path to the share (again see NAS GUI). Credentials for the connection can be added in the advanced options. If using a domain account add the domain to the 'options' field in the format dom=domainname , e.g. dom=CONTOSO.local , and just enter the username in the username field. Please ensure that the permissions on the NAS files are set correctly for CIFS in order for Volumio to be able to access them. In the case of NFS, file permissions are not so important, BUT you must allow access to the NAS from the IP address of your Volumio device (set in NAS GUI). I'm getting an error adding a CIFS network drive on my NAS. Some users are experiencing problems adding shares from Synology and other NAS manufacturers in recent versions of Volumio. The current fix is to add a vers=2.0 entry to the "Options" field under the Network Drive's Advanced Options. Depending on the configuration of your NAS, you may require vers=1.0 or vers=3.0. vers=2.0 seems to be a well-accepted default. Example of a Cifs network drive with options using vers=1.0. Does Volumio support Airplay & UPnP/DLNA? Yes, these are enabled by default, and Volumio will act as a renderer for such streams. Does Volumio support Bluetooth? Bluetooth audio playback input is available as part of the MyVolumio Virtuoso and Superstar plans. Information is available at https://volumio.org/my-volumio-overview/ Is there a maximum number of tracks allowed in the music library? There isn't a maximum number of tracks, but do be aware that indexing of very large collections (>10000) may take some time, especially on lower powered devices. Can I use the unused space of my SD card for music? Yes. Volumio has a folder called 'INTERNAL' set aside for this, which uses the free space on your SD card. The folder is shared on your network as a Samba share called "Internal Storage". You can upload music files to that share and they will be shown in your Volumio music library, in a folder called 'INTERNAL'. Note that the folder does not appear in the music library if it is empty. Quick Start Guide. Volumio's first boot will take usually longer than normal, up to 6 minutes if you're on a Raspberry PI 1. Therefore, be patient on the first boot and wait about 5 minutes before starting to use Volumio. The first boot takes longer because it is performing these setup steps: Extend the filesystem so it completely fills your SD Card / Hard drive Regenerate SSH keys, to make them unique to your device Install some packages and configure the system Generate new thumbnails for the default backgrounds. For security reasons, SSH is disabled by default on all versions after 2.199. It can be however enabled very easily. INSTRUCTION HERE. NETWORK CONNECTION. Volumio works best when it is connected to your network, since it is meant to be used as a headless device: no monitor connected, and controlled via another device (PC, smartphone, tablet etc) To connect Volumio to your network, simply attach an ethernet cable to it before starting it up If no ethernet is available, you can connect to its Hotspot (see below) and connect to your Wireless network. To do so, go to Settings -> Network and connect it from there IMPORTANT Do not configure your network manually via SSH, this can lead to issues and malfunctions. VOLUMIO HOTSPOT. If your device has wireless capabilities (and a supported Wireless card) Volumio will create a Wireless network called Volumio , the default password is volumio2 The Hotspot mode will allow you to connect to your Wireless network without the need for a wired connection, just connect to Volumio Hotspot and configure your network in the Network options page Once your Wireless network has been configured, Volumio will automatically disable the Hotspot If, for whatever reason, your configured Wireless network is not available (e.g. password change), Volumio will automatically re-enable the Hotspot; in case of a connection lost a reboot is needed in order to reactivate the hotspot, since the feature is triggered only at startup. This feature is disabled by default and can be activated by enabling the option Hotspot fallback located in Settings -> Network You can change the Hotspot options in the Network options, such as its name, password and channel (useful if you experience poor Hotspot performance) Once in Hotspot Mode, Volumio can be reached with IP 192.168.211.1 or via http://volumio.local as usual. CONTROL VOLUMIO WITH THE OFFICIAL APPS. The most convenient way to control your Volumio system is through the official apps. The advantage is that they will automatically find your Volumio device on your network. Not to mention that by getting the apps, you will help the project with a little contribution. WEB-UI CONNECTION. The UI can be accessed from any device with a browser: Tablets, PC, Mac, Android Phones, iPhones, Smart TVs, Ebook readers etc. Make sure you have the latest versions of their respective browsers. For an optimal experience, Google Chrome is suggested. The UI can be accessed by typing Volumio's IP address in your browser. To find the IP address you can use: ANDROID FING iOS Net Analyzer Chrome mDNS Browser Volumio UI can also be accessed by typing http://volumio.local, or if you renamed your Volumio device http://VOLUMIONAME.local . Please note that this function is not available on Android devices, but should work on Mac and iOs or in Windows. For more details, see Finding_Volumio. WEB-UI ON HDMI DISPLAY OR RASPBERRY PI OFFICIAL TOUCH DISPLAY. Volumio can display its UI on any attached HDMI display. There is native support on the X86 Platform, just plug in a screen. On other platforms (Raspberry PI, UDOO, Odroid, Pine64 etc) the feature is disabled by default, for performance reasons. However you can enable it on these platforms by installing the "Touch Display" plugin Please make sure there are no keyboards or mice connected to your Volumio device before installing the plugin. You can reattach them after installation. To install the plugin, navigate to Settings -> Plugins, click on the "Miscellanea" category and install the "Touch Display" plugin. On some devices this might take up to 10 minutes. After the plugin has successfully installed, enable it and you will see the UI on the HDMI connected display (or the official Rasperry PI display, if present) After the plugin is installed, the web-UI will continue to work as normal. FIRST CONNECTION TO THE WEB-UI. Once the system is on and you have connected to it through your network or via the hotspot, you will reach Volumio's web-UI. The first time, a helper will assist you to configure Volumio. Don't worry if you missed it, you can still configure it later ! Installation. Just eject your SD card and insert it in your device! Why is it important to leave my device alone for 6 minutes (longer on low powered devices such as the RPi Zero) on it's first boot? Volumio's first boot takes much longer than normal as it carries out a number of essential operations. These include extending the filesystem to completely fill the SD card/hard drive, regenerate unique SSH keys for your device, install some packages, configure the system, & generate new thumbnails for the default backgrounds. I don't see the Volumio UI, but a login request, what should I do? Volumio is designed to run headerless; that is to say that there is no graphical UI on the Volumio device itself. Access the Volumio UI from a browser on some other device (mobile, tablet etc.). How do I set up the wired network settings for Volumio? If your device is connected to your home network by an ethernet cable, then it should be automatically assigned an IP address by your router. You should be able to see this address from your router UI, and you can access the Volumio UI by entering the IP address in a browser on your mobile, laptop etc. For Apple and Windows computers running the 'Bonjour' service, and Linux computers running 'Avahi'/'zeroconf' then simply entering 'http://volumio.local' will bring up the Volumio UI. Generally speaking for Android devices you will need to enter the actual IP address, although some apps will work without you needing to know this. It is desirable to have a single known (static) IP address for your device if 'volumio.local' does not work.