SpotifyPi

Setup

1. Run ifconfig and write down the IP address of the Raspberry Pi.

   $ ifconfig
   

2. Update Raspberry Pi OS:

   $ sudo apt update
   $ sudo apt upgrade
   

3. Install Widevine DRM and reboot:

   $ sudo apt install libwidevinecdm0
   $ sudo reboot
   

4. Open Chromium, install Spotify Web Player Hotkeys extension, and set shortcuts:

   • Next track: alt + shift + .
   • Play/Pause: alt + shift + p
   • Previous track: alt + shift + ,
   • Toggle repeat off/single song/whole playlist: alt + shift + r
   • Toggle shuffle: alt + shift + s

5. Clone this repo, and cd to repo directory:

   $ git clone https://github.com/wlelab/SpotifyPi.git
   $ cd SpotifyPi
   

6. Run install.sh and reboot:

   $ chmod 755 install.sh
   $ sudo ./install.sh
   $ sudo reboot
   

Remote control via WebSocket

1. On other PC, clone this repo, and cd to repo directory:

   $ git clone https://github.com/wlelab/SpotifyPi.git
   $ cd SpotifyPi
   

2. Install websockets using pip3:

   $ pip3 install websockets
   

3. Run test.py:

   $ python3 test.py
   
   Usage: test.py [URL] [command]
   
   command list:
       get_volume - get current volume value
       set_volume [number] - set volume, number value range: 0 ~ 100
       toggle_play_pause - toggle play / pause
       next_track - next track
       prev_track - previous track
       toggle_shuffle - toggle shuffle
       toggle_repeat_state - toggle repeat off / single song / whole playlist
       shutdown - shutdown machine
       reboot - reboot machine
   

   test.py's parameters format:

   $ python3 test.py ws://<Your Raspberry Pi IP address>:<Port> <Command>
   

4. For example, to set the volume:

   $ python3 test.py ws://192.168.1.110:9487 set_volume 50
   

   (Assume that the IP address of the Raspberry Pi is 192.168.1.110)

5. For example, toggle Play / Pause:

   $ python3 test.py ws://192.168.1.110:9487 toggle_play_pause