kaegbert / pi-jams

Using a LAMP server w/ Opentape.fm

Pi-Jams

This project uses Raspberry Pi working as a local server to host an instance of Opentape.fm. To get setup the quickest way possible with our custom multiple playlist setup, setup your LAMP server using the instructions below and then use the html folder in this repo. You can add multiple playlists by adding new folders in the main html directory.

To access the local server that will be hosted on your Pi, your other devices needed to be connected to the same network. If you are on a private/home network, this won't be too much of a problem.

If you are on a public/enterprise/school network, you may need to setup an auxillary wireless router for the Pi to be connected to. This will allow you to access the Pi's server as long as you are connected to the auxillary router network. CHECK OUT THE BOTTOM OF THIS TUTORIAL FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO SET THIS UP.

1. Update/Upgrade

```sudo apt-get update```

sudo apt-get upgrade

3. Installing Dependencies for LAMP (Linux, Apache, mySQL, PHP) Server.

Here are the steps I followed based off this tutorial. ####Install Apache

sudo apt-get install apache2 -y

####Install PHP

sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5 -y

####Install mySQL

sudo apt-get install mysql-server php5-mysql -y

####Restarting Apache

sudo service apache2 restart

I followed that tutorial up to the Wordpress section...

 4. Testing Apache

To test if the apache server is working type your Pi's IP address into your laptop's browser. You can see this on your laptop because both machines are connected to a local network via router.

5. Interfacing with Opentape.fm

At this point you need move the Opentape.zip from your computer to your Pi. You could also download it on your pi if you have a GUI setup.

To move files between your pi and computer you can use a FTP program like or FileZilla or Cyberduck.

If you would rather use SSH to move the files from the command line you can do that too using the commands below. Commands used to move opentape.fm (downloaded on my computer) to the raspberry pi via sftp:

sftp [email protected]

mv opentape-0.12.zip /var/www/html/

unzip opentape-0.12.zip

/var/www/html/ is where the index.html for the Apache server is located.

6. Troubleshooting Opentape.fm

When I opened http://10.0.1.4/opentape/index.php I received a message that /settings/ and /songs/ needed read/write permissions.

I used this tutorial to troubleshoot.

chmod g+w /path/to/mydir

the path to each directory was:

/var/www/html/songs/

/var/www/html/settings/

There was also initially a 2mb max upload size by default through Apache.

Use this tutorial to troubleshoot or use the commands below.

sudo nano /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini

CTRL + W to search for

upload_max_filesize 2M 2M

...changed to 20M...

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Go to your pi's ip address from your favorite browser on any device connected to the same network and you should have a local jukebox!!!

Connecting to a network router. THIS IS INCASE YOU ARE ON AN ENTERPRISE/PRIVATE NETWORK!

In this case, we were working with a Mac Airport Base station.

It has one input port (where ethernet is plugged in) and three output ports (where I plugged in ethernet to my laptop and Raspberry Pi.)

To setup the station you have to use AirPort Utility, which is in the Utilities folder in your Finder.

In Networks in System Preferences you can check your computer's IP address.

In AirPort Utility, go to File > Configure Other.

You will be prompted with an IP address and password.

At this point, you should be able to get an internet connection to your Pi and other device.

Use ifconfig to find the IP address of the Pi. (You can use the console cable for this first time around.)

SSH into your Pi using the ssh pi@ the address from ifconfig