Internet Radio using VLC on boot

Make a playlist

First make a m3u playlist. Start it with #EXTM3U. Full link to mp3 files.

Install VLC

$ sudo apt-get install vlc

Autostart VLC on boot

Edit “/etc/rc.local”

$ sudo nano /etc/rc.local

Before “exit 0” type line below. “su - pi -c” makes it run as user pi, and not root. VLC refuses to run as root. Remember quote marks around the vlc string. “cvlc” runs VLC without command line interface.

(sleep 5; su - pi -c "cvlc http://borealisradio.bek.no/borealisradio.m3u") &