Playing sound from linux server in client MacOS
There are two configurations that needs to setup:
Client side - MacOS
- Install PulseAudio with brew:
brew install pulseaudio - Configure a listening daemon to receive the audio from the remote machine:
pulseaudio --load=module-native-protocol-tcp --exit-idle-time=-1 --daemon
# alias: pulse
- PulseAudio will listen on port 4713, double check with
lsof -i -P | grep -i "listen" - Connect to server with Reverst Port Tunnel:
ssh -pXX -R 24713:localhost:4713 server, where 24713 is arbitrary - Copy the PulseAudio cookie to the server:
scp ~/.config/pulse/cookie server:~/.config/pulse/cookie
** Alternatively, add a default configuration to authenticate based on IP: load-module module-native-protocol-tcp auth-ip-acl=127.0.0.1;clien/port in /etc/pulse/default.pa
Diagnose what devices available
pulseaudio --load=module-native-protocol-tcp --exit-idle-time=-1 --daemon
pacmd list-sources
Server side - Linux
- Install PulseAudio:
apt-get install pulseaudio - PusleAudio send to the chosen port:
export PULSE_SERVER="tcp:localhost:24713" - Check that your client is listening:
pactl info - Test audio is working:
play file.wav