How to install FMDX firmware on Linux Debain

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Device used: Dell Wyse 3040
Operating system: Linux Debian

Installing the FMDX firmware

1. go in to your devices root

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cd ../../

2. go to the home directory

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cd home

3. go to the fmdx directory (if does not exist make fmdx directory and give it all permissions).

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cd fmdx

If directory does not exist

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mkdir fmdx && chmod 777 fmdx

4. Download the official FMDX.org firmware

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git clone https://github.com/NoobishSVK/fm-dx-webserver.git

5. Go in to webserver directory and Install the run time requirements for fmdx.org firmware

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cd fm-dx-webserver &&
sudo apt install -y ffmpeg nodejs npm &&
npm install

6. Test start the FMDX.org firmware

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node .

Note: your FMDX server should be available at: http://0.0.0.0:8080

Configuring audio input device

1. Install requirement: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA)

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sudo apt-get install -y alsa-utils

2. Add your user to the audio group so it can access audio devices

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sudo adduser "$(whoami)" audio

3. Apply the group change immediately without logging out

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newgrp audio

4. Test start the fmdx.org firmware

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node .

Note: your FMDX server should be available at: http://0.0.0.0:8080

Creating the Service File for the FM-DX Webserver
Note: This is to have the FM-DX Webserver start on boot.

1. Create/Edit Service file

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sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/fm-dx-webserver.service

2. Insert the following content:

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[Unit]
Description=FM-DX Webserver
After=network-online.target xdrd.service
Requires=xdrd.service

[Service]
ExecStart=npm run webserver
WorkingDirectory=/home/fmdx/fm-dx-webserver
User=fmdx
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Note: press the button `Ctrl + X` to exit the file Nano will ask if you want to save the changes.Press `Y` for yes or `N` to discard changes.


3. Enable and start the FM-DX Webserver service:

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sudo chmod 644 /etc/systemd/system/fm-dx-webserver.service &&
sudo systemctl daemon-reload &&
sudo systemctl start fm-dx-webserver &&
sudo systemctl enable fm-dx-webserver

Alternatively you can set up a cronjob to start the FM-DX Webserver service

1. Enter the crontab using nano

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crontab -e

2. Add the following to the crontabs:

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@reboot cd ../home/fm-dx-webserver && node .

3. press the button `Ctrl + X` to exit the file Nano will ask if you want to save the changes.Press `Y` for yes or `N` to discard changes.