Install Polaris Music Streaming Server on Debian

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Published on January 6, 2022 10:00:32 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVg1OCD2-h4

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Polaris (1980)

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Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0374.html

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Installing Polaris
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   01. Log into the Linux device
   02. Run the following commands in a terminal window
         # update software repositories
         sudo apt update
         # install software updates
         sudo apt upgrade -y
         # install prerequisite software
         sudo apt install binutils pkg-config libssl-dev -y
         # install the rust compiler, press 1 when prompted 
         sudo curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
         # add rust/cargo to current terminal
         source $HOME/.cargo/env
         # download the latest build of polaris
         wget -Opolaris-latest.tar.gz https://github.com/agersant/polaris/releases/download/0.13.4/Polaris_0.13.4.tar.gz
         # extract the downloaded .tar.gz
         sudo tar xzvf polaris-latest.tar.gz
         # install polaris
         cd polaris
         make install-xdg
         # once the buld and installation complete, start the polaris server
         ~/.local/bin/polaris
   03. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:5050
   04. At the Welcome to Polaris screen click the Sounds Good button
   05. Enter a path for Polaris to look for media in and give it a name, ie ~/Music/ ≫ Click Next
   06. Enter a username and password to create a Polaris login ≫ Click Next
   07. Welcome to Polaris
 
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Starting Polaris On System Boot
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   01. Back in the terminal run the following command
         sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/polaris.service
   02. Paste the following configuration into the polaris.service file, replacing i12bretro from the user, working directory and exec start values with the correct username
         [Unit]
         Description=Polaris Service
         After=network.target
         [Service]
         Type=simple
         RemainAfterExit=yes
         User=i12bretro
         WorkingDirectory=/home/i12bretro/.local/bin
         ExecStart=/home/i12bretro/.local/bin/polaris
         Restart=on-failure
         [Install]
         WantedBy=default.target
   03. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes to polaris.service
   04. Enter the following command to start the new service on system boot
         sudo systemctl enable polaris
   05. Reboot the system
   06. Test that Polaris is running by opening a web browser and navigating to http://DNSorIP:5050
   07. Log back into Polaris with the username and password created earlier
 


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