Spotify: Difference between revisions

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The alternative client [https://github.com/Spotifyd/spotifyd spotifyd] is available as a package, [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/audio/spotifyd.nix nixos module], and [https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/blob/master/modules/services/spotifyd.nix home-manager module].

spotifyd ~~must have your credentials when it starts, otherwise it will not be able~~ to authenticate ~~with Spotify, and will not show up as~~ a ~~device~~. If installing spotifyd as a package, give it credentials ~~when starting, e.g.~~:

spotifyd can either act as a spotify-connect device and the local LAN without the need to authenticate.<ref>https://docs.spotifyd.rs/configuration/auth.html#discovery-on-lan</ref> It can also run through a manual login using oauth<ref>https://docs.spotifyd.rs/configuration/auth.html#discovery-on-lan</ref> If installing spotifyd as a package or as a systemd service via home-manager, give it oauth credentials using:

spotifyd ~~--username <USER> --password <PASS>~~

spotifyd auth

~~If installing~~ spotifyd ~~as a systemd service via home-manager, you can supply your credentials via options~~. ~~Example home-manager config:~~

The authentication codes are stored in the cache directory for spotifyd.

~~services.spotifyd = {~~

~~enable = true;~~

~~settings =~~

{

~~global = {~~

~~username = "Alex";~~

~~password = "foo";~~

};

}

;

}

spotifyd connects to spotify as a spotify-connect device. It offers no controls of its own, but can be controlled via [https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl playerctl] or [https://github.com/LargeModGames/spotatui spotatui].

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 The alternative client [https://github.com/Spotifyd/spotifyd spotifyd] is available as a package, [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/audio/spotifyd.nix nixos module], and [https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/blob/master/modules/services/spotifyd.nix home-manager module].
-spotifyd must have your credentials when it starts, otherwise it will not be able to authenticate with Spotify, and will not show up as a device. If installing spotifyd as a package, give it credentials when starting, e.g.:
+spotifyd can either act as a spotify-connect device and the local LAN without the need to authenticate.<ref>https://docs.spotifyd.rs/configuration/auth.html#discovery-on-lan</ref> It can also run through a manual login using oauth<ref>https://docs.spotifyd.rs/configuration/auth.html#discovery-on-lan</ref> If installing spotifyd as a package or as a systemd service via home-manager, give it oauth credentials using:
-  spotifyd --username <USER> --password <PASS>
+  spotifyd auth
-If installing spotifyd as a systemd service via home-manager, you can supply your credentials via options. Example home-manager config:
+The authentication codes are stored in the cache directory for spotifyd.
-  services.spotifyd = {
-    enable = true;
-    settings =
-      {
-        global = {
-          username = "Alex";
-          password = "foo";
-        };
-      }
-    ;
-  }
 spotifyd connects to spotify as a spotify-connect device. It offers no controls of its own, but can be controlled via [https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl playerctl]  or [https://github.com/LargeModGames/spotatui spotatui].