I renamed the thread because the main subject is Volumio Spotify Connect plugin. 
I installed your latest version (on a clean image) and it worked without any changes. Great work. Appreciate the fact you no longer need a DEV key.
Somehow it also solved the slow start. Your work is greatly appreciated.
Seems like it’s almost ready to be included in the standard plugin library.
Wishes:
- working plugin active/Inactive indicator
- cover art/ current playing / playlist info in GUI
Sent from my iPhone (Tapatalk)
Great work balbuze! To report the plugin as started, you must set in onStart a promise, see here:
volumio.github.io/docs/Plugin_S … ex.js.html
@kaosmagic : which DAC do you use ? Is the volume control working?
@Michelangelo : I know for the promise and it is already in the code but I can’t understand why it still not work properly… 
I use the Hifiberry DAC+ , and I now notice that volume control from the Spotify does not work anymore. It did work in the previous version however. Volumio is configured the same as before (HifiBerry DAC / I2S / HifiBerry DAC+ / Hardware volume control) and works correctly in Volumio.
I see… I removed some parameters because of problems but now new issue appears. I 'm going to reverse some things…
Thank you for feed back
just to be sure : your installed version is from today on my github repo ? I just add a version number in a file to follow it.
Yes the version of today (September 18th, 11:49)
I updated it with a mixer settings… To be test
This works, it introduces something curious though (I will try to replicate that later). Steps I executed:
- Loaded new Image
- Made sure Playback is set to (HifiBerry/I2S/HifiBerry DAC Plus / Digital volume)
- Installed plugin latest package from GitHub. Something curious happens here it looks like the upload is starting the plugin installation twice (once completed, once aborted plugin already exists)
- Setup account and device name (VolumioConnect
5a) SpotifyConnect device name found in Client, but no sound
5b) Playback settings seem to be reset to Audio Jack, saved it again to HifiBerry /Digital - Spotify Connect works including volume control in both Spotify Client and Volumio itself
I had troubles installing the Plugin (error already exist) on a re-imaged card. I needed to reset Volumio to Factory Settings before that worked. It looks like Volumio is storing this info on the expanded partition which is not overwritten when writing a clean image. (Things like retaining the background image should have alerted me on this). But this behaviour could introduce interesting user issues (in Volumio itself). Sinceyou would expect writing a new image to the card creates a clean situation, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.
Balbuze
Just a quick note of thanks for your plugin.
Absolutely brilliant.
Volume control works beautifully in either webui or Spotify app.
Pi2 with hifiberry dac+ and volumio 2. Perfect combination.
Wife content that spotify family pack allows seamless sharing to pi.
Thanks again
Stewarr
Thank you ! 
Now I have to finish it properly…
Hey Balbuze, I used an early version of the Spotify Connect plugin and it worked great. I just downloaded the latest version from your github repo and hour ago and can’t get the new one to work. Unfortunately I don’t have a backup copy of the original plugin.
I’m definitely running the new one, and it appears to be running in the process list, but Spotify apps on both my iPhone and Mac don’t detect Volumio as a source. When I do a ps I can see these guys running:
volumio 1552 1515 0 19:19 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh -c /data/plugins/music_service/volspotconnect/spotify-connect-web/startconnect.sh
volumio 1554 1552 0 19:19 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /data/plugins/music_service/volspotconnect/spotify-connect-web/startconnect.sh
volumio 1556 1554 0 19:19 ? 00:00:00 avahi-publish-service volumio2 _spotify-connect._tcp 4000 VERSION=1.0 CPath=/login/_zeroconf
This is on an RPI 3, IQaudio DAC+, running Volumio 0.978.
Edit: there is no /login/_zeroconf file on my system.
Humm… Have you tried to save in playback option and after in the plugin? Is it a new install of volumio?
I’m sorry if that. Do you remember when you have installed the previous version?
I can’t have a look now
Next time tomorrow evening.
For those who having a working plugin, from your web browser enter :4000 after the IP address. You should see something…
Ok, it’s working again! I redownloaded your plugin, where it looked like you had made a more recent update to the zip file. Also updated to Volumio 0.979. Didn’t work at first, but after rebooting it did. This is what the ps output looks like now:
volumio 1157 540 0 20:28 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh -c /data/plugins/music_service/volspotconnect/spotify-connect-web/startconnect.sh
volumio 1159 1157 0 20:28 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /data/plugins/music_service/volspotconnect/spotify-connect-web/startconnect.sh
volumio 1160 1159 0 20:28 ? 00:00:00 ./spotify-connect-web --username altamontstudios --password xxxxxx --bitrate 320 --name volumio2 --playback_device hw:0 --mixer Digital --dbrange 45
volumio 1162 1159 0 20:28 ? 00:00:00 avahi-publish-service volumio2 _spotify-connect._tcp 4000 VERSION=1.0 CPath=/login/_zeroconf
volumio 1169 1 1 20:28 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/spopd -f -c /etc/spopd.conf
volumio 1177 1160 3 20:28 ? 00:00:02 ./spotify-connect-web --username altamontstudios --password xxxxxx --bitrate 320 --name volumio2 --playback_device hw:0 --mixer Digital --dbrange 45
Please, can you fix the problem with complex passwords, I mean to set them in quotes?
@tomcek
The problem of complex password should be solved ! 
Let me know
Yes, perfect. Thanks a lot! 
Hello, I’m on A Rasperry 2 and newest Volumio image.
I just found your plugin and tried to install it. I read through the whole thread and figured out that I have to install it a few times until it’s installed, after I got it finally installed I logged in but it keeps saying inactive(Volumio is not shown in Spotify application either). Should I uninstall the “normal” Spotify Plugin? I’m also not shure if my configuration window looks like it should because I only got the options “Username”, “Password”, “Set For High Bitrate” and of course “safe” but I’ve read that there should be an option to set the device name shown in the Spotify application.
Would be nice if you could help me to get it working and thank you for the hours you are spending to make this plugin:)
Hi! I removed the setting for the name of device. It now use the name set in volumio/settings.
So go in setting system, change the name and save. Go in the plugin setting and save (of course with credentials). The device should appears in the official app. If not most of the time it is due to output device. What is your device? If you have no mixer to set the volume it won’t work. A software mixer is coming.