This is a set of bash scripts to install a minimal Raspberry Pi Media Center. This is a lightweight alternative to complicated projects such as RetroPie, OpenElec, and OSMC built on top of Raspbian.
This is NOT a kitchen sink project!
The primary goal of this project is to create a simple, focused, and highly reliable media center, not a comprehensive one.
These scripts install a limited set of applications in standard locations with minimal modifications to the underlying operating system. These applications are curated to work simply and reliably with no surprising changes to your system.
Media center functionality is provided by installing and configuring the following applications:
- EmulationStation is used for the user interface
- libretro provides the foundation for the included emulators
- Genesis Plus GX is the included Sega Genesis emulator
- FCEUMM Nintendo Emulator is the included Nintendo Entertainment System emulator
- Snes9x Next is the included Super Nintendo emulator
- omxplayer is used for video playback
- The media center is pre-configured to support Sony Playstation 3 controllers by default
- Plex Media Server is optionally installed to allow sharing videos stored on your raspberry pi with devices connected to the same network
Clone this repo onto the target device, then run the following command. Make sure your device is running an up-to-date Raspbian image.
$ git clone https://github.com/bmurphy1976/raspberrypi-mediacenter
$ cd raspberrypi-mediacenter && ./raspberrypi-mediacenter-installOnce installation has completed (it will take about one hour), you can run the the media
center by logging in as the pi user and running emulationstation. To add media to
your device, put files in the following locations:
- Movies:
/home/pi/movies - Nintendo:
/home/pi/roms/nes - Sega Genesis Roms:
/home/pi/roms/genesis - Super Nintendo Roms:
/home/pi/roms/snes
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