Subj : Re: Are there any simple BBC internet radio programs for the Pi?
To   : Lawrence D'Oliveiro
From : Chris Elvidge
Date : Fri Sep 06 2024 12:29:43

On 06/09/2024 at 02:59, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:34:48 +0100, Chris Elvidge wrote:
>
>> I use command-line vlc in the background (--daemon). E.g. /usr/bin/vlc
>> --config=/home/chris/internetradio/vlcrc.pulse --no-video
>> --no-media-library --daemon --pidfile=/var/lock/vlc-radio.pid
>> --volume-step 128 --playlist-autostart --intf=http
>> --http-password=xxxxxxxxx --http-port=8080 "Radio station URL here"
>
> Even without the auth stuff, that’s quite a long URL.
>
> Here’s the kind of one-liner I use, with the ffplay command from FFmpeg:
>
>      ffplay -nodisp $(cat ~/Links/georgefm_streaming.url)
>

Yes it is long. That's why I have a bash script called
'radiofrominternet' to do the heavy lifting. vlc has the advantage of
being controllable from a web browser (--inf=http).


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