airsonic Installation Guide Installation Guide

airsonic is a free and open-source free music streaming server. Fork of Subsonic, Airsonic provides personal music streaming, serving as a FOSS alternative to proprietary options

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 1 core minimum

RAM: 1GB minimum

Storage: 10GB+ for music

Network: HTTP/HTTPS access

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 4040 (default airsonic port)

None

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install airsonic
sudo dnf install -y airsonic

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now airsonic

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=4040/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
airsonic --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install airsonic
sudo apt install -y airsonic

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now airsonic

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 4040

# Verify installation
airsonic --version

bash

# Install airsonic
sudo pacman -S airsonic

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now airsonic

# Verify installation
airsonic --version

bash

# Install airsonic
apk add --no-cache airsonic

# Enable and start service
rc-update add airsonic default
rc-service airsonic start

# Verify installation
airsonic --version

bash

# Install airsonic
sudo zypper install -y airsonic

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now airsonic

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=4040/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
airsonic --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install airsonic

# Start service
brew services start airsonic

# Verify installation
airsonic --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install airsonic

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'airsonic_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service airsonic start

# Verify installation
airsonic --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install airsonic

# Or using Scoop
scoop install airsonic

# Verify installation
airsonic --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/airsonic

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
airsonic --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable airsonic

# Start service
sudo systemctl start airsonic

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop airsonic

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart airsonic

# Check status
sudo systemctl status airsonic

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u airsonic -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add airsonic default

# Start service
rc-service airsonic start

# Stop service
rc-service airsonic stop

# Restart service
rc-service airsonic restart

# Check status
rc-service airsonic status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'airsonic_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service airsonic start

# Stop service
service airsonic stop

# Restart service
service airsonic restart

# Check status
service airsonic status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start airsonic
brew services stop airsonic
brew services restart airsonic

# Check status
brew services list | grep airsonic

powershell

# Start service
net start airsonic

# Stop service
net stop airsonic

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service airsonic
Stop-Service airsonic
Restart-Service airsonic

# Check status
Get-Service airsonic

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream airsonic_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:4040;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name airsonic.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name airsonic.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/airsonic.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/airsonic.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://airsonic_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName airsonic.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://airsonic.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName airsonic.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/airsonic.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/airsonic.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:4040/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:4040/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend airsonic_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/airsonic.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend airsonic_backend

backend airsonic_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server airsonic1 127.0.0.1:4040 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R airsonic:airsonic /etc/airsonic
sudo chmod 750 /etc/airsonic

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=4040/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status airsonic

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u airsonic -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep airsonic)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/airsonic"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/airsonic-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/airsonic /var/lib/airsonic

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/airsonic-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop airsonic

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/airsonic/airsonic-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start airsonic

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u airsonic -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/airsonic/airsonic.log

# Check configuration
airsonic --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/airsonic

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 4040

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 4040

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep airsonic)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep airsonic)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 4040

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  airsonic:
    image: airsonic:latest
    ports:
      - "4040:4040"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/airsonic
      - ./data:/var/lib/airsonic
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update airsonic

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade airsonic

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu airsonic

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade airsonic

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update airsonic

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade airsonic

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/airsonic-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/airsonic

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart airsonic

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/airsonic

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/airsonic -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/airsonic

Official Documentation: https://docs.airsonic.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/airsonic/airsonic

Community Forum: https://forum.airsonic.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.airsonic.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

Additional Resources

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