Shairport Sync Docker Image

Available at: https://hub.docker.com/r/mikebrady/shairport-sync

Example Docker Compose File

See the docker-compose.yaml file in this folder for an example.

Basic Usage

$ docker run -d --restart unless-stopped --net host --device /dev/snd \
    mikebrady/shairport-sync

The above command will run Shairport Sync as a daemon in a Docker container, accessing the computer's ALSA audio infrastructure. It will send audio to the default output device and make no use of any hardware mixers the default device might have. The AirPlay service name will be the host's hostname with the first letter capitalised, e.g. Ubuntu.

Options

Any options you add to the command above will be passed to Shairport Sync. Here is an example:

$ docker run -d --restart unless-stopped --net host --device /dev/snd \
    mikebrady/shairport-sync -a DenSystem -- -d hw:0 -c PCM

This will sent audio to alsa hardware device hw:0 and make use of the that device's mixer control called PCM. The service will be visible as DenSystem on the network.

Configuration File

Edit the configuration file /etc/shairport-sync.conf in the container (or use the -v option to mirror an external copy of shairport-sync.conf in to /etc/shairport-sync.conf) to get access to the full range of configuration options.

Build Example (for arm7 devices)

docker buildx build --platform linux/arm/v7 -f ./docker/Dockerfile --build-arg SHAIRPORT_SYNC_BRANCH=development --build-arg NQPTP_BRANCH=development -t shairport-sync:unstable-development .

SHAIRPORT_SYNC_BRANCH is required to ensure the image is built using the expected branch.

AirPlay 1 Only

The AirPlay1 only dockerfile is in the airplay1 folder. This also includes the start.sh script used by the container. Please note that the AirPlay 1 image build via the AirPlay 2 branch does not work with multiple instances on the same hardware.

GitHub Action Builds

Requires the following secrets to be set in the repo:

• DOCKER_REGISTRY - docker.io if using Docker Hub, else set to your registry URL.
• DOCKER_REGISTRY_TOKEN - Access token for your registry.
• DOCKER_REGISTRY_USER - Login user for your registry.
• DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME - The name of the image, for example your-registry.com/shairport-sync or just your-username/shairport-sync if using Docker Hub.