Stream file not in library (feature request)
flic opened this issue · 3 comments
Hi.
I wanted to use Owntone to stream TTS mp3 files to my HomePods, but as I understand it I have to add the file to the library before I can stream it? Is that a correct assumption, there's no way (using the API) to stream a file directly from the media volume without adding it to the library beforehand?
It's not clear to me how you want Owntone to access the files, but here's two possibilities:
If the files are located on a media volume that is mounted then you just change the directories config option to that path. No need to move the files.
If the files on the media volume are accesible via http you can also add non-library sources via the API like this:
/api/queue/items/add?clear=true&playback=start&uris=http:%2F%2Fipaddress%2Fpath%2Fto%2Ffile.mp3
If the files are located in the media volume, do I need to do a library scan first before I can stream them? That's the part I got stuck on.
Hmm, HTTP might be an interesting option!
do I need to do a library scan first before I can stream them?
OwnTone will do the scan itself on startup. but see this regarding detecting changes.