Fix audio within container.

Dockerfile

@@ -28,13 +28,16 @@ RUN pip install \
 RUN apt-get clean
 RUN rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
 
-# Run as mopidy user
-#RUN useradd --system --uid 377 -M --shell /usr/sbin/nologin mopidy
-USER mopidy
-
 # Default configuration
-RUN mkdir -p ~/.config/mopidy
 ADD mopidy.conf /var/lib/mopidy/.config/mopidy/mopidy.conf
+RUN chown mopidy:audio -R /var/lib/mopidy/.config
+
+# Start helper script
+ADD mopidy.sh /mopidy.sh
+RUN chown mopidy:audio /mopidy.sh
+
+# Run as mopidy user
+USER mopidy
 
 VOLUME /var/lib/mopidy/local
 VOLUME /var/lib/mopidy/media
@@ -42,4 +45,4 @@ VOLUME /var/lib/mopidy/media
 EXPOSE 6600
 EXPOSE 6680
 
-ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/mopidy"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["/mopidy.sh"]

README.md

@@ -22,10 +22,30 @@ You may install additional [backend extensions](https://docs.mopidy.com/en/lates
 Usage
 -----
 
+First for [audio in a docker container](http://stackoverflow.com/q/28985714/167897) to work, enabled [PulseAudio over network](https://wiki.freedesktop.org/www/Software/PulseAudio/Documentation/User/Network/). If you have X11 you may for example do:
+
+ 1. Install [PulseAudio Preferences](http://freedesktop.org/software/pulseaudio/paprefs/). Debian/Ubuntu users can do this:
+
+        $ sudo apt-get install paprefs
+
+ 2. Launch `paprefs` (PulseAudio Preferences) > "*Network Server*" tab > Check "*Enable network access to local sound devices*" (you may check "*Don't require authentication*" to avoid mounting cookie file described below).
+
+ 3. Restart PulseAudio
+
+        $ sudo service pulseaudio restart
+
+    or
+
+        $ pulseaudio -k
+        $ pulseaudio --start
+
+    On some distributions, it may be necessary to completely restart your computer. You can confirm that the settings have successfully been applied running `pax11publish | grep -Eo 'tcp:[^ ]*'`. You should see something like `tcp:myhostname:4713`.
+
 General usage (see [mopidy commands](https://docs.mopidy.com/en/latest/command/)):
 
     $ docker run -d \
-          -v /dev/snd:/dev/snd --lxc-conf='lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 116:* rwm' \
+          -e PULSE_SERVER=tcp:$(hostname -i):4713 \
+          -e PULSE_COOKIE_DATA=$(pax11publish -d | grep --color=never -Po '(?<=^Cookie: ).*') \
           -v $PWD/media:/var/lib/mopidy/media:ro \
           -v $PWD/local:/var/lib/mopidy/local \
           -p 6600:6600 -p 6680:6680 \
@@ -45,6 +65,11 @@ Ports:
   * 6600 - MPD server
   * 6680 - HTTP server
 
+Environment variables:
+
+  * `PULSE_SERVER` - PulseAudio server socket.
+  * `PULSE_COOKIE_DATA` - Hexadecimal encoded PulseAudio cookie commonly at `~/.config/pulse/cookie`.
+
 Volumes:
 
   * `/var/lib/mopidy/media` - Path to directory with local media files (optional).

mopidy.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [[ "$PULSE_COOKIE_DATA" != "" ]]
+then
+    echo -ne $(echo $PULSE_COOKIE_DATA | sed -e 's/../\\x&/g') >$HOME/pulse.cookie
+    export PULSE_COOKIE=$HOME/pulse.cookie
+fi
+
+exec /usr/bin/mopidy $*