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HiFi Berry OS [or interface] within Ubuntu Server or Desktop

Robnelson1223

October 27, 2020 21:48

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Hello, I was wondering if it is possible or if anyone has tried the following. Having a HiFi-Berry in your network which can also act as a mini-server.

Is there HiFi-berry software for an RPI desktop or server environment? or am I forced to dedicate an entire RPI exclusively to HiFi-Berry OS? I feel as though this wastes a lot of hardware resources, which I could be putting to good use when I am not listening to music etc.

 

However, I don't exactly have a proper strategy of how I would want to make it work. I just want to know if anyone has found a way to sorta "have it all" simultaneously.

 

For example, an ubuntu server on RPI with a light desktop environment, then docker on top and HIFI berry software with some NAS Server software along with it.

 

IDK, I could not find a "Terminal/CLI" within Hifi-Berry OS. Maybe it is possible to use HiFi Berry OS as a base and then put docker on top, as a server environment?

 

I just feel like my device could be doing much more than just playing audio...

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  HiFiBerry team October 28, 2020 05:45

  HiFiBerryOS is designed as a music player distribution, not as a server. It is NOT designed to use it on top of another distribution or as a container environment. 

  Feel free to take the parts that you want to use and install it on your system. However, note that this will probably need quite a lot of work as everything is tightly integrated:
  https://github.com/hifiberry/hifiberry-os

   

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  David C. Snyder October 28, 2020 18:00

  Which Raspberry Pi model did you buy? If you have a 4 or 8 GB RPi4, I would agree that you should probably use that for something other than audio. Just pick up a $25 - $35 RPi3 for audio stuff and use your RPi4 in another project.

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  Robnelson1223 October 29, 2020 03:58

  I may have to end up doing that but I suppose I need a plan of action first. Just wanted to see if it had been done before. 

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  Olsen October 31, 2020 21:23

  @Robnelson1223: have a look at Raspberry Pi Audio Receiver . This is a lightweight audio receiver which can easily be installed on any Raspberry Pi Linux system.

   

  Edited by Olsen October 31, 2020 21:24
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  Robnelson1223 November 05, 2020 10:11

  Cool thanks I will check it out!