Snakeoil 1.4.0 (High End)

[Snoopy8]

 I think it is worth investigating updating the WIKIs and walk-throughs to include additional background information or update existing information to provide a whole-of-solution approach - particularly if we are to encourage people to get on board this wonderful software

Welcome to the SnakeOil family. 

That is indeed the next priority, now waiting for a technology change for the Wiki.  As soon as that is done, a number of us will update the Wiki and we will seek your feedback. 
 

I fear that the "barrier to entry" may be too high for rookies, and this is affecting uptake vs other options which are easier to install yet potentially offer less flexibility and inferior sound quality to Snakeoil.

Fully agree that it is harder to install SnakeOil on a Pi than others, even though it sounds much better.  The flexibility is both an asset and weakness.  There is the flexibility to enjoy music "your way" but it adds complexity and the requirement to have some technical know how.

[Bromf]

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Smoothest install ever on HP T620 thinclient !
Installed Ubuntu server 24.04, ran the wget line and then the install line and rebooted. Couldn't have been simpler.
All one needs to know is to activate the ssh option in the server installer...just a tick (spacebar) box and uncheck the LVM option and add none of the other 'plugins' from the server options page..

On reboot to the web UI  MyMpd installed flawlessly and it auto-magically updated it's database once the NAS was added as a mount.

Great release AK !

[Snoopy8]

SnakeOil 1.4 sounds better,  appears to have more body than 1.3.1 on a Pi5.  Setup details:

• Pi5 SO 1.4 on Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu RT kennel, Squeezelite V2 1507
  
• Pi5 SO 1.3.1 on Bookworm, my own RT kennel. Squeezelite V2 1406
  
• Used same separate LMS 9 server running SO 1.4 on AMD Ubuntu 24.04
  

Another reason to upgrade from 1 3 to 1.4.  Note that 1.3 is not alerting user that 1.4 is now out.