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NymphCast – Open-source Chromecast Alternative

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Re: NymphCast – Open-source Chromecast Alternative

#11

Post by ekianjo »

StavrosK wrote: post #5

This is excellent, finally we'll be able to cast to Raspberry Pis and other Linux-running computers. Well done!

You didn't really have to wait, you could do the same thing with Jellyfin already and any Linux device on your network using jellyfin-mpv-shim

Re: NymphCast – Open-source Chromecast Alternative

#12

Post by StavrosK »

ekianjo wrote: post #11
StavrosK wrote: post #5

This is excellent, finally we'll be able to cast to Raspberry Pis and other Linux-running computers. Well done!

You didn't really have to wait, you could do the same thing with Jellyfin already and any Linux device on your network using jellyfin-mpv-shim

Does that expose a Cast device? That's very interesting.

Re: NymphCast – Open-source Chromecast Alternative

#14

Post by breakingcups »

tucosan wrote: post #3

Now, that's an esoteric choice of language. I'm curious about the rationale to chose Angelscript over the more common scripting languages.

I've only ever seen Angelscript used in an extension to a 22-year old game. AFAIK it's purely interpreted and mostly just very simple to integrate. (And somewhat more secure by default because it's so simple and interpreted)

Any serious product using it which depends somewhat on performance should probably integrate V8 or something similar instead. The Angelscript language is very similar to Javascript etc. but so niche that you'll keep having to look stuff up.

Re: NymphCast – Open-source Chromecast Alternative

#15

Post by kokx »

StavrosK wrote: post #12
ekianjo wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You didn't really have to wait, you could do the same thing with Jellyfin already and any Linux device on your network using jellyfin-mpv-shim

Does that expose a Cast device? That's very interesting.

It doesn't expose a Google Cast device. It only allows streaming media from a Jellyfin instance to that device.

Re: NymphCast – Open-source Chromecast Alternative

#16

Post by bronco21016 »

As many other commenters point out, I’m confused what this actually does?

Does this allow me to turn a SBC into a Chromecast? Meaning, do I install this on a SBC, or any Linux machine, and magically I can cast YouTube to it from my phone?

The README could use a quick FAQ of what this repo can and cannot do as it relates to the Chromecast/Google Cast ecosystem since they’re using that brand name in the description.

Re: NymphCast – Open-source Chromecast Alternative

#17

Post by StavrosK »

kokx wrote: post #15
StavrosK wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does that expose a Cast device? That's very interesting.

It doesn't expose a Google Cast device. It only allows streaming media from a Jellyfin instance to that device.

Oh, then it's very different from what I want...

Re: NymphCast – Open-source Chromecast Alternative

#18

Post by forgotpwd16 »

ekianjo wrote: post #11
StavrosK wrote: post #5

This is excellent, finally we'll be able to cast to Raspberry Pis and other Linux-running computers. Well done!

You didn't really have to wait, you could do the same thing with Jellyfin already and any Linux device on your network using jellyfin-mpv-shim

This is basically a reverse Jellyfin. The server is the one playing the stream and the client the one providing it.

Re: NymphCast – Open-source Chromecast Alternative

#19

Post by sofixa »

bronco21016 wrote: post #16

As many other commenters point out, I’m confused what this actually does? Does this allow me to turn a SBC into a Chromecast? Meaning, do I install this on a SBC, or any Linux machine, and magically I can cast YouTube to it from my phone? The README could use a quick FAQ of what this repo can and cannot do as it relates to the Chromecast/Google Cast ecosystem since they’re using that brand name in the description.

As far as i understand it, no. It allows to turn hardware running Linux ( like a Pi) into a Chromecast ( the dongle), to which you can stream video/audio from another device ( but not compatible with Google's protocol, so you can't click on YouTube's cast button to use it, you need extra software)
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