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# Sonospy

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Sonospy is a music server for Sonos that allows you overcome the 65,000 local track limit and also offers various customisation options.

## Installation

Install the sonospy-gitAUR package.

## Configuration

Sonospy is controlled by a set of configuration files, which contain comments and example setup:

- /etc/sonospy/sonospy.conf contains the systemctl service parameters
- /opt/sonospy/data/scan.ini configures the sonospy file scanner
- /opt/sonospy/data/pycpoint.ini is the main server ini
- /opt/sonospy/data/defaultindex.ini is the default userindex ini
- /opt/sonospy/data/userindex.ini is the customisable userindex ini

### sonospy.conf

Key fields:

- SERVICE: Controls the service name displayed in Sonos
- Music Path: Sets the path to the music library

Note: Sonos_db and Sonos_ini are symlinked from /opt/sonospy/data to /opt/sonospy/app/sonospy so the application functions. If these are modified, then the equivalently named files should be available in/opt/sonospy/app/sonospy.

Note: This was introduced to comply with arch packaging standards and is not part of the source program.

### Sonospy ini files

- scan.ini
- pycpoint.ini
- defaultindex.ini
- userindex.ini

Details can be found in the files and examples can be found in /opt/sonospy/app/sonospy

Note: The data files are all symlinked to /opt/sonospy/app/sonospy

## Usage

Sonospy has two services:

1. A file scanner to catalogue the music and extract the metadata (sonospy-scan)
2. A music server for Sonos (sonospy)

### sonospy-scan

Enable and start `sonospy-scan.timer`. This is set to run a daily scan to check for updates to the music library

### sonospy

Enable and start `sonospy.service`.

## See also

- Official web site
- Sonospy Community Forum

Categories:

- Music
- Media servers

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