So I am trying to get Plexamp headless setup to replace a Chromecast audio (I need gapless playback…) and am having some issues. I have tried to run it on my workstation (Debian 10) as well as a few different raspberry pis. Every time the UI shows and I can navigate my library but when I try to play…

Thank you, I will wait to post them then.

[image] syco54645: So I am trying to get Plexamp headless setup to replace a Chromecast audio (I need gapless playback…) Good call! [image] syco54645: Every time the UI shows and I can navigate my library but when I try to play a file the player disappears and is replaced with a loading …

[image] elan: If you’re accessing via web browser, make sure you’ve selected the headless player in the cast dialog. So I am attempting to use the interface on the pi, so http://pi-ip:32500 . I am able to browse but when I try to listen to music the UI disappears and is replaced by an off cent…

As I said above, make sure you’ve selected the headless player in the cast dialog. Otherwise you’ll see exactly what you’re seeing.

[image] syco54645: On my phone and tablet I do not see the headless device in the cast options In that case it’s possible the headless version isn’t properly claimed/signed in. Logs will show.

You can always DM me, but they should be scrubbed.

In that case here is the log file from the pi. I can restart from the claim and upload logs from that entire process if it is needed. Plexamp.log (1.1 MB)

There’s really nothing in that log except an idle headless player.

I am not sure if this would be helpful but here I am doing a claim on a new install and I get an error. pi@nearly-headless:~/plexamp $ node js/index.js Starting Plexamp 4.3.0 Please visit https://plex.tv/claim and enter the claim token: claim-xxxxxx Please give the player a name (e.g. Bedroom, Kit…

Plexamp headless not playing music

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syco54645 September 2, 2022, 10:03pm 16

Does any data need scrubbed from the Plexamp logs? I see what looks like tokens and just want to be sure I am good.

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Plexamp headless not playing music

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