Roon Extension for managing Roon Extensions.
OS specific installation instructions can be found on the project Wiki.
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Install Node.js from https://nodejs.org.
- On Windows, install from the above link.
- On Mac OS, you can use homebrew to install Node.js.
- On Linux, you can use your distribution's package manager, but make sure it installs a recent Node.js. Otherwise just install from the above link.
Make sure you are running node 5.x or higher. This can be verified on the command line with the following command:
node -vFor example:
$ node -v v5.10.1 -
Install Git from https://git-scm.com/downloads.
- Following the instructions for the Operating System you are running.
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Setup an extension installation location via npm.
- Make a global extension directory:
mkdir ~/.RoonExtensions - Configure npm to use the new directory path:
npm config set prefix '~/.RoonExtensions'
Note: If you use npm for other purposes as well, it may be handy to use an environment variable instead. Background information about setting up a global npm installation directory can be found here.
- Make a global extension directory:
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Install the extension at the set location:
npm install -g https://github.com/TheAppgineer/roon-extension-manager.gitNote: On Windows it is easiest to run this command from the Git CMD prompt (part of git installation), this ensures that the git executable can be found.
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Run it!
cd ~/.RoonExtensions/lib/node_modules/roon-extension-manager node .The extension should appear in Roon now. See Settings->Extensions. If you have multiple Roon Cores on the network, all of them should see it but only one can connect at a time.
- Remember that extensions are installed on the device at which the Extension Manager is running (hostname is included in the extension name to differentiate between multiple devices).
- Automatic startup at system start is OS dependent and outside the scope of this document.