gokmonk / balena-sound

Build a single or multi-room streamer for an existing audio device using a Raspberry Pi! Supports Bluetooth, Airplay and Spotify Connect

Starter project enabling you to add multi-room audio streaming via Bluetooth, Airplay, Spotify Connect and others to any old speakers or Hi-Fi using just a Raspberry Pi.

Highlights

• Audio source plugins: Stream audio from your favourite music services: Bluetooth, Airplay, Spotify Connect, UPnP and more!
• Multi-room synchronous playing: Play perfectly synchronized audio on multiple devices all over your place.
• Extended DAC support: Upgrade your audio quality with one of our supported DACs

Setup and configuration

Running this app is as simple as deploying it to a balenaCloud fleet. You can do it in just one click by using the button below:

If you don't want to create a balenaCloud account you can deploy the app directly from balenaHub.

Documentation

Head over to our docs for detailed installation and usage instructions, customization options, and more!

Motivation

There are many commercial solutions out there that provide functionality similar to balenaSound. Most of them though come with a premium price tag and are riddled with privacy concerns.

balenaSound is an open source project that allows you to build your own DIY audio streaming platform without compromises. Why spend big money on hardware that might be deemed obsolete by the vendor as they see fit? With balenaSound you are in control, bring your old speakers back to life!

This project is in active development so if you have any feature requests or issues please submit them here on GitHub. PRs are welcome, too.

Getting Help

If you're having any problem, please raise an issue on GitHub and we will be happy to help.