Streaming with Musikdroid

Apart from the command-line music player, the project also produces an Android app called Musikdroid. This can be used as a remote control to manage the Musikcube player, or to stream music. First, head over to the Settings view on Musikcube and select Server Setup. The default ports should suffice for most users. Select the Audio Streaming Enabled option using the arrow keys and then press Spacebar. You should now see an X adjacent to this option. You can optionally set up a password for remote access. This is all the configuration that is needed to stream music to your Android devices.

Next, download the Musikdroid app from the project’s releases page and install it on your Android phone. Once installed, you still need to configure the app. Open its Settings and enter the IP address of the host machine and password, if any.

The icon at the top right of the app’s interface is used to toggle between streaming or remote control mode. In the latter mode, the actual playback occurs on the host machine, but you can select the track to play and otherwise control playback from your Android phone. In streaming mode, you can access and listen to your library on your phone.