AirCast - Stream AirPlay audio to Chromecast devices

Installation

Clone this repository, then

npm install

Usage

Start the server:

node index.js

Your Chromecast devices should now show up as AirPlay receivers.

NOTE this is alpha quality code. The basic streaming functionality works but expect bugs. Certain features like handling multiple cast devices haven't been tested at all (I only have one Chromecast device). Pull requests and bug reports are welcome.

Command line options

Overriding the HTTP server's address

AirCast will try to use the first external IP on the machine for the HTTP server for the audio stream. You can specify an IP or host name with the -i parameter.

The port for the stream is automatically allocated but you can specify it manually with the -p argument.

Platform specific notes

Debian/Ubuntu

You will need the libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev library to get mdns browsing work.

apt-get install libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev

FreeBSD

If node-gyp complains about missing c++0x support upgrade GCC to 4.9:

pkg install gcc49
setenv CXX /usr/local/bin/g++49  
setenv CC /usr/local/bin/gcc49  
setenv CPP /usr/local/bin/cpp49
npm install

If dns_sd.h is missing install mDNSResponder:

pkg install mDNSResponder