There are many commercial solutions out there that provide functionality similar to balenaSound. Most of them though come with a premium price tag and are riddled with privacy concerns.

balenaSound is an open source project that allows you to build your own DIY audio streaming platform without compromises. Why spend big money on hardware that might be deemed obsolete by the vendor as they see fit? With balenaSound you are in control, bring your old speakers back to life!

This project is in active development so if you have any feature requests or issues please submit them here on GitHub. PRs are welcome, too.

Starter project enabling you to add multi-room audio streaming via Bluetooth, Airplay or Spotify Connect to any old speakers or Hi-Fi using just a Raspberry Pi.

Setup and configuration

Running this project is as simple as deploying it to a balenaCloud application. You can do it in just one click by using the button below:

Documentation

Head over to our docs for detailed installation and usage instructions, customization options and more!

Getting Help

If you're having any problem, please raise an issue on GitHub and we will be happy to help.

Contributing

Do you want to help make balenaSound better? Take a look at our Contributing Guide. Hope to see you around!

License

balenaSound is free software, and may be redistributed under the terms specified in the license.