shairplay(1)

📦 version 0.9.0~git20180824.096b61a, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 shairplay 💖

okay bestie, so you know how AirPlay is like... the moment? this is the shairplay girlie — a free portable AirPlay server implementation similar to ShairPort, and she's about to make your whole network pop off. this is the shairplay(1) manual page, group-chat edition, no info left behind, periodt.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

shairplay [OPTION...]

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

you start the server by running shairplay, and if you're connected to a Wi-Fi, the server should show up as an AirPort Express on your iOS devices and your Mac OS X computers that are on the same network. like, it just appears. main character energy fr fr. 👑

IMPORTANT, bestie, do not skip this: you need to have the airport.key file in your working directory when you start the shairplay service. it is not included in the binary, for possible legal reasons. so yeah, bring your own key. no key, no slay. 🫶

and here's the flag situation, she's serving options:

  • -a, --apname=AirPort — sets the Airport name. this is what your lil server is gonna be called, so choose wisely. 💅
  • -p, --password=secret — sets the password. keep it cute, keep it secret. 🔒
  • -o, --server_port=5000 — sets the port for the RAOP service. default vibe is 5000. ✨
  • --hwaddr=address — sets the MAC address. super useful if you're running multiple instances, iykyk. 🦋
  • --ao_driver=driver — sets the ao driver (optional, so it's giving very "if you want to"). 🎀
  • --ao_devicename=devicename — sets the ao device name (optional). 🌸
  • --ao_deviceid=id — sets the ao device id (optional). ⭐
  • -h, --help — this help. the classic. the iconique. 😌

👑 AUTHORS 👑

Juho Vähä-Herttua

that's the whole page, bestie, you ate it up. this was shairplay(1) from the User Commands manual, dated May 2020. go forth and be the AirPort Express of your friend group. bye ily 🎀💜

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