[GH-ISSUE #238] Allow creation of streaming device in daemon mode + don't register another device when spawning TUI #1057

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opened 2026-03-14 13:15:46 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-03-14 13:15:46 +03:00

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Originally created by @nazriel on GitHub (Aug 28, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/238

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Currently if I spawn spotify_player in daemon and then launch another instance in TUI mode - two streaming devices in total are being registered - both with the same name but different IDs

If I set enable_streaming to false TUI doesn't register new streaming device but then same happens to daemon mode.

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I would like to use spotify_player in daemon mode akin to spotifyd and let it register as streaming device.
Then I would like to use spotify_player in TUI mode from time to time in order to control what is being played.

I tend to control spotify device with Raycast plugin and thus I don't need TUI to be opened 100% of the time.
I use spotify_player in --daemon mode so it registers itself as streaming device.
But from time to time when I want to change playlist I use TUI mode - I would expect TUI to NOT register another streaming device

I wonder if I miss some option to allow such setup or it isn't possible right now.

Originally created by @nazriel on GitHub (Aug 28, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/238 **Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.** Currently if I spawn spotify_player in daemon and then launch another instance in TUI mode - two streaming devices in total are being registered - both with the same name but different IDs If I set `enable_streaming` to `false` TUI doesn't register new streaming device but then same happens to daemon mode. **Describe the solution you'd like** I would like to use spotify_player in daemon mode akin to spotifyd and let it register as streaming device. Then I would like to use spotify_player in TUI mode from time to time in order to control what is being played. I tend to control spotify device with Raycast plugin and thus I don't need TUI to be opened 100% of the time. I use spotify_player in --daemon mode so it registers itself as streaming device. But from time to time when I want to change playlist I use TUI mode - I would expect TUI to NOT register another streaming device I wonder if I miss some option to allow such setup or it isn't possible right now.

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2026-03-14 13:15:46 +03:00

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2026-03-14 13:16:02 +03:00

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@aome510 commented on GitHub (Aug 28, 2023):

I don't think it's possible now to run TUI with streaming disabled beside setting enable_streaming=false. Should be easy to add a new cli option to disable streaming when running the TUI. Maybe we can remove enable_streaming as a config option in favours of cli option as it's more flexible.

@aome510 commented on GitHub (Aug 28, 2023): I don't think it's possible now to run TUI with streaming disabled beside setting `enable_streaming=false`. Should be easy to add a new cli option to disable streaming when running the TUI. Maybe we can remove `enable_streaming` as a config option in favours of cli option as it's more flexible.