INSTALL

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

1. (Optional) Add the directory containing zeya.py to your PATH.

2. Install dependencies:

   Install the Ogg/Vorbis encoder and the decoders for one or more of the
   following: Ogg/Vorbis, FLAC, MP3, and M4A. On a Debian/Ubuntu system you can
   do this with:

     # Vorbis encoder and decoder (required)
     aptitude install vorbis-tools
     # Flac/MP3/M4A decoders (optional; needed for playing music in those
     # formats)
     aptitude install flac mpg123 faad

   Make sure you have Python 2.5 or 2.6 installed:

     aptitude install python2.6

   Python 2.5 users will need to install the simplejson library:

     aptitude install python-simplejson

   If you're using the 'dir' (directory) backend, also install tagpy:

     aptitude install python-tagpy

   If you're using Fedora, you can install the requisite packages (excluding
   MP3/M4A support) with:

     yum install vorbis-tools flac python-simplejson python-tag

3. Run zeya.py. The --help flag shows the available options. We support three
   backends:

   'dir': read all music in a directory and its subdirectories. This is the
          default.

     $ zeya.py --path=/path/to/music   # If omitted, --path defaults to ./

   'rhythmbox': read files from the current user's Rhythmbox library.

     $ zeya.py --backend=rhythmbox

   'playlist': read files from the specified m3u or PLS playlist file

     $ zeya.py --backend=playlist --path=/path/to/your/m3u/pls/file


CLIENT SUPPORT

Zeya works well in Firefox 3.5+ and Chrome 4+. See the section below, titled
"NOTES ON SUPPORTED CLIENTS", for more details.

We also provide zeyaclient.py, a rudimentary Python client (1) for use when a
more lightweight client is needed or when no HTML5-compliant browser is
available and (2) as a simple example of programmatic (and non browser-based)
access to a Zeya servers.


NOTES ON SUPPORTED CLIENTS

* Firefox

  All Firefox versions >= 3.5 should work.

  Zeya is known to work in Firefox 3.5.3 on GNU/Linux and Windows.

* Chrome

  Zeya should work in Chrome 4.0.223+, on GNU/Linux, Windows, and Mac OS.

  Known issues:

  Latency between when you click on a song and when it starts playing is high.

    Chrome seems to require the Content-Length header to be set on audio data,
    so we have to finish encoding the entire file before we can send any data
    to the client.

* Internet Explorer (with Chrome Frame plugin)

  Known Issues: see Chrome KIs above.