Hi,
I've bought a google home mini. This should act as a chromecast device and the QNAP supports streaming to chromecast devices. However, I would like to make this voice activated, so I say "OK Google, play playlist 1" and then "Plalist 1" should start to play from the QNAP to the Google Home Mini.
Both Google Mini and QNAP support IFTTT, so I think I could create a IFTTT voice command trigger to the QNAP, but how would I trigger the chromecast streaming from IFTTT commands on the QNAP? I'm still new to any of these techniques, so any help would be appreciated, also if there is a better way to set this up that would be great
Stream music to google home on voice command
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Re: Stream music to google home on voice command
I am looking at the same, have you managed to get it done?arjan@arpalesa.nl wrote:Hi,
I've bought a google home mini. This should act as a chromecast device and the QNAP supports streaming to chromecast devices. However, I would like to make this voice activated, so I say "OK Google, play playlist 1" and then "Plalist 1" should start to play from the QNAP to the Google Home Mini.
Both Google Mini and QNAP support IFTTT, so I think I could create a IFTTT voice command trigger to the QNAP, but how would I trigger the chromecast streaming from IFTTT commands on the QNAP? I'm still new to any of these techniques, so any help would be appreciated, also if there is a better way to set this up that would be great
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Re: Stream music to google home on voice command
Hi MicaelSee, sorry for my delayed response. No, I did not got this to work yet, just started a new topi viewtopic.php?f=24&t=143948&p=687679&hi ... st#p687679 asking to implement the feature.
I can start music from the QNAP using IFTTT from google home, but only to start playing on local audio output, not using a chromecast device. This is possible within the Music Station so the QNAP should be able to do this.
I can start music from the QNAP using IFTTT from google home, but only to start playing on local audio output, not using a chromecast device. This is possible within the Music Station so the QNAP should be able to do this.
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Re: Stream music to google home on voice command
Hi Mamaplank,
Could you share how to play music from QNAP using IFTTT? I would like to create playlist on QNAP iTunes server, and tell google home, "Hey google, play 'playlist1'"
Could you share how to play music from QNAP using IFTTT? I would like to create playlist on QNAP iTunes server, and tell google home, "Hey google, play 'playlist1'"
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Re: Stream music to google home on voice command
I will soon buy a QNAP TS-251A and I want to use it also on this purpose.
On Windows it is possible to use the command line application Cast (https://www.rlatour.com/cast/index.html?cast) to cast music files to a target that can be a Google Home device.
I have an idea to create a Virtual Machine to run on my QNAP NAS, and then create and deploy a web service that executes locally the Cast command (cast -device "My Google Home" -dir "<path_to_one_of_my_music_folders>").
Then I will create an IFTTT recipe triggered by a specific sentence ("Hey Google, Play my Rock playlist") that using a Webhook will make a web request to invoke the aforementioned web service.
It should work, but I don't like very much the idea to run a Windows VM... I would prefer to use a Linux VM (to consume less resources and avoid licensing problems).
Does anybody know anything similar to the "Cast" application that works on Linux?
On Windows it is possible to use the command line application Cast (https://www.rlatour.com/cast/index.html?cast) to cast music files to a target that can be a Google Home device.
I have an idea to create a Virtual Machine to run on my QNAP NAS, and then create and deploy a web service that executes locally the Cast command (cast -device "My Google Home" -dir "<path_to_one_of_my_music_folders>").
Then I will create an IFTTT recipe triggered by a specific sentence ("Hey Google, Play my Rock playlist") that using a Webhook will make a web request to invoke the aforementioned web service.
It should work, but I don't like very much the idea to run a Windows VM... I would prefer to use a Linux VM (to consume less resources and avoid licensing problems).
Does anybody know anything similar to the "Cast" application that works on Linux?
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Re: Stream music to google home on voice command
Hi and welcome to the forum.
http://mkchromecast.com/
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/05/mkc ... rom-ubuntu
Is this what you're looking for? I've not used it myself.
http://mkchromecast.com/
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/05/mkc ... rom-ubuntu
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Re: Stream music to google home on voice command
Hi OneCD.
Thank you very much for your reply!
I got it somehow basically working, but so far it needs some manuality that I must avoid (otherwise it is useless for my purposes...).
I will work on it and I'll post details if I can finally work it out.
Thank you very much for your reply!
It looks pretty much like what I'm looking for.OneCD wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 3:23 am Is this what you're looking for? I've not used it myself.
http://mkchromecast.com/
I got it somehow basically working, but so far it needs some manuality that I must avoid (otherwise it is useless for my purposes...).
I will work on it and I'll post details if I can finally work it out.
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Re: Stream music to google home on voice command
Just for reference, this is the thread I've opened on the github page of mkchromecast to better understand how to use it for such a purpose:
https://github.com/muammar/mkchromecast/issues/229
https://github.com/muammar/mkchromecast/issues/229
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Re: Stream music to google home on voice command
Has anyone try using "cinema28" with google home yet?