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General Category => Pi Jukebox => Topic started by: Ralph on September 30, 2024, 01:54:53 PM

Title: Auto start Jukebox on raspberry Pi
Post by: Ralph on September 30, 2024, 01:54:53 PM

Hi

I want to auto start the jukebox software when the raspberry Pi starts up (basically only using the pi as jukebox) but can’t seem to get it to work. Not sure if it’s due to the question of how you want it to run or if doing something wrong ….. any help or guidance would be appreciated.

Title: Re: Auto start Jukebox on raspberry Pi
Post by: Steve on October 04, 2024, 09:10:40 AM

Hi Ralph

To make your jukebox auto-start

1. On your Raspberry Pi desktop open a console and enter:- sudo nano /etc/xdg/autostart/jukebox.desktop

2. In the file that opens, paste the following text (change path if your jukebox is not on the desktop)


[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Pi Jukebox
Comment=Start Pi Jukebox
NoDisplay= false
Exec="/home/pi/Desktop/Pi Jukebox/Pi Jukebox"


3. Press Ctrl + X, and then Y, and then press Enter on your keyboard, this saves the file.


Done, Pi Jukebox will now launch when your Raspberry Pi boots up...


Ps: You can now enable or disable this auto-start feature with a simple tick-box in:-
start menu -> Preferences -> Desktop Session Settings.

Title: Re: Auto start Jukebox on raspberry Pi
Post by: Ralph on October 05, 2024, 10:20:52 AM

Many thanks - after a few changes ( path etc) it works !! So big thank you for the help.