Provide a fixed URL stream to play to webradio

[gerjaneghuizen]

Hello, I'm testing the Music-Assistant and loving it so far!!!

The only part that is not present (yet) is the ability to open up a url and use a mp3 stream to listen to a player (or i'm not finding the correct documentation).
I'm currently using Owntone for this to stream to WebRadio's i've build in a bathroom. https://owntone.github.io/owntone-server/outputs/streaming/

Can this be an option within Music-Assistant?

Note: Chrome-Cast groups have the option to individually change the volume!!! COOOL

[OzGav]

If it streams to a URL then they can be added manually.

[gerjaneghuizen]

I would like that MA also has a direct URL to listen to a stream. so you can listen in on any device like you do with a webradio. The in the MA interface you select the music/source and the output is we webradio URL.

[OzGav]

MA does use streaming URLs but the architecture means there isn’t one that is always the same. If you want to send to your Webradios then you would need to change them to run slimproto (for example) and then use MA to control what is played on them.

[gerjaneghuizen]

you have far more knowledge about the backend and technology depth that is needed, but we are on the same page now :)
My idea was to add a player provider, stream URL orso (like ChromeCast/Sonos etc), and this will then generate a single / fixed URL for the output. This way you can select it like you do with ChromeCast.

[OzGav]

Ok I have changed the title to better reflect the idea ( I think). We will see how many other people like the concept.

[mrueg]

Coming from https://github.com/orgs/music-assistant/discussions/3006 this is something that I'd be interested in using as well. A way to broadcast audio to clients that only accept an URL similar to how a web radio does it.

[mrueg]

Here's a workaround I found:

• Install https://github.com/Poeschl-HomeAssistant-Addons/mpd (this will create an mpd media_player entity)
• Enable httpd_output in the mpd addon (which allows for web streaming)
• Use the home assistant media player plugin in music assistant and select mpd as the output

[canatella]

It seems the httpd port used by the mpd addon (8000) is not mapped and so is not available from the outside network ? https://github.com/Poeschl-HomeAssistant-Addons/mpd/blob/b63026e7d535705a8d7097bcba5f35a4f3019ace/mpd/config.yaml#L26

[mrueg]

You need to map it, just click enable disabled ports.

[canatella]

Thanks, the french translation of the option, says "afficher les ports désactivé" which means "display deactivated ports" instead of map. I'll report that.

[mac-city]

• Use the home assistant media player plugin in music assistant and select mpd as the output

I can't figure out what steps I need to take to do this. I have MPD running in home assistant, I think I have mapped port 8000, and a steaming url I can see is running in mpd, but don't see anything in Music Assistant to select mpd as the output. I am not able to follow that instruction.