Hello everyone,
I’m happy to announce that Spotify Soloist Connect is now in beta.
0.8.0 is installed from the Volumio UI: Plugins → Music Services.
Cutting edge (fixes and work between those releases) stays on GitHub and uses the git install below. That line can be ahead of the UI package.
Spotify Soloist Connect
This plugin allows you to use Spotify Soloist on Volumio, providing an alternative Spotify Connect implementation for both Raspberry Pi and x86 systems.
This is an unofficial, community-built plugin. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Spotify AB.
Features
- Spotify Connect support via Spotify Soloist
- Works on Raspberry Pi and x86 devices
- No Premium Volumio subscription required
- Automatic service management through Volumio
- Lightweight implementation
- Playing Lossless Spotify tracks
How it works
Spotify Soloist is designed to run on PulseAudio, while Volumio is built around ALSA. The plugin automatically creates the required audio bridge, allowing Spotify Soloist to coexist with Volumio’s audio stack.
You need a Spotify Premium account and generate an API key through the dashboard.
Tested on
- Raspberry Pi 4
- Raspberry Pi 5
- x86 systems (Wyse, Intel NUC, etc.)
Installation, Plugin Store Beta 0.8.0: (25-Aug-2026)
Install from the Volumio UI: Plugins → Music Services.
| New | First beta. |
| Changed | Updating the Soloist binary no longer restarts the daemon in place. The new file is staged, patched and checked before it replaces the live one. A progress modal stays up while it downloads. On success: a 15 second reboot countdown with Restart and Cancel. A failed download leaves the running binary alone. |
- Generate your Soloist API key at the Spotify for Developers dashboard (Soloist section).
- In Volumio: Plugins → Music Services → install Spotify Soloist Connect.
- Enable the plugin, open its settings, paste your API key, set a device name, save.
- Reboot your device
- Open Spotify on your phone or desktop and pick your device from the Connect list.
Treat the API key as a secret. Do not post it, and do not post unredacted logs.
Cutting edge (between releases) 0.8.2: (28-Aug-2026)
Only if you want what is on GitHub after the last UI release.
git clone --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --sparse https://github.com/foonerd/alsa_soloist_connect.git
cd alsa_soloist_connect
git sparse-checkout set soloist_connect
cd soloist_connect
volumio plugin install
That can be newer than Plugins → Music Services. Use it when you are testing a fix that is not in the UI package yet.
Special thanks to @nerd for doing the impossible over and over again.
Without him the rPi family would be very silent!!!












