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…

AFAIK you have to open the user interface of a newly installed Plexamp headless in a web browser. Then enter the settings and pick an audio interface.

Thanks. I do not see anything useful in here except for maybe the following. I have 3 headless installs that I have tried so they all show up in here. Sep 02, 2022 10:52:25.836 [Javascript] INFO - DEVICE: Fast-path connection testing. Sep 02, 2022 10:52:25.838 [Javascript] INFO - DEVICE: Finding be…

I was already in the browser trying to play music via the web interface for plexamp headless. If it matters I cannot any of the headless devices in the cast list on the server or on other devices.

[image] syco54645: I was already in the browser trying to play music via the web interface. I meant the web interface of the plexamp on the Pi. http://ip-of-the-pi:32500

Yes I did that. That is where the console screen shot is from in the first post. Sorry for the confusion. I can’t even see the players in the cast option on the server or any of the apps on devices. It seems they are not connecting but I am not getting much info, albeit I am not sure what I should b…

Plex devs might want to see the full log file(s) posted, rather than just a segment

I was not sure what data to clean out of these logs. I was unable to find anything discussing that.

Some folks wait to DM logs to devs when requested

Thank you, I will wait to post them then.

Plexamp headless not playing music

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tgp-2 September 2, 2022, 1:34pm 2

on a headless/pi install, plexamp logs are at ~/.cache/Plexamp/log

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Plexamp headless not playing music

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