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47 lines
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# Streaming
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The streaming option is useful when you want to listen to audio played by
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OwnTone in a browser or a media player of your choice [^1],[^3].
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Moreover, Apple Remote or the web interface can be used to control the
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playback.
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## Listening to Audio in a Browser
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To listen to audio being played by OwnTone in a browser, follow these
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steps:
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1. Start playing audio in OwnTone.
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2. In the web interface, activate the stream in the output menu by clicking
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on the icon :material-broadcast: next to HTTP Stream.
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After a few seconds, the audio should play in the background [^2].
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## Listening to Audio in a Media Player
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To listen to audio being played by OwnTone in a media player, follow these
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steps:
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1. Start playing audio in OwnTone.
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2. In the web interface, activate the stream in the output menu by clicking
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on the icon :material-broadcast: next to HTTP Stream.
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After a few seconds, the audio should play in the background.
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3. Copy the URL behind the :material-open-in-new: icon next to HTTP Stream.
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4. Open the copied URL with the media player, e.g., VLC.
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The URL is usually
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[http://owntone.local:3689/stream.mp3](http://owntone.local:3689/stream.mp3)
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or http://SERVER_ADDRESS:3689/stream.mp3
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## Notes
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[^1]: On iOS devices, the streaming option is the only way of listening to your
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audio, since Apple does not allow AirPlay receiver apps, and because
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Home Sharing cannot be supported by OwnTone.
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[^2]: On iOS devices, playing audio in the background when the device is locked
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is not supported in a private browser tab.
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[^3]: For the streaming option to work, MP3 encoding must be supported by
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`libavcodec`. If it is not, a message will appear in the log file.
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For example, on Debian or Ubuntu, MP3 encoding support is provided by the
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package `libavcodec-extra`.
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