Remote Control Roon with a Linux Keyboard

Program your Linux keyboard to act as a Roon remote. It supports play / pause, volume control and convenience switch.

Requirements

• Node.js 7.0
• NPM
• git
• Linux

Installation

git clone https://github.com/naepflin/roon-extension-linuxkeyboardremote.git
cd roon-extension-linuxkeyboardremote
npm install

Before you run the extension

The event codes are hard-coded. Change them in the app.js before running. See linux event codes.

How to run

Run in console:

node .

Run in console with recovery after crash:

bash node-recovery.sh

Run in the background:

nohup bash node-recovery.sh >/dev/null 2>&1 &

Run as a systemd service:

bash run-daemon.sh

Run a second instance of the systemd service on the same host:

1. Install the extension again in a separate location
2. Change servicename in run-daemon.sh to a unique value
3. Run as described above

Configuration

Open Roon and enable the extension. Then, pick the zone and keyboard device in the extension settings.

License

Apache 2.0