Cover player part 4: The SSH access via terminal

The login takes place via SSH via terminal.

The default values ​​for this are:

User: coverplayer

Password: cpuserpw0815

 

You need the IP address of the cover player, which can be found, for example, in the network list of the router.

In this example this is the IP: 192.168.0.55.

The command:  

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Then you have to enter the password.

Now you should have established a connection to the device.

 

It is highly recommended to change the password via app or terminal!

The change via app is the simpler variant (Configuration button, field: password).

It works like this via command line:

sudo passwd coverplayer

[Sudo] Password for coverplayer: Enter the new password

 

 

The FTP subdirectory contains the Python scripts, which control the functionality of the device:

cd FTP

ls

> cover_fallback.png    coverplayer.py    icons    logs    __pycache__    roonmatrix.py    

 

The configuration file is located here:

/usr/local/Roon/etc/roon_api.ini