On January 30, 2022 4:37:26 AM GMT+01:00, Javier via arch-general <arch-general@lists.archlinux.org> wrote: >I have a box, where I can login through SSH, start ncmpcpp to play something >with mpd, and then logout, leaving the box playing music, but with no user >logged in. At times, I also want to start Xorg (eventually Wayland), and use >pipewire for sound and even using bluetooth audio devices (easy with >pipewire/pulse). > >While logged in, I can use pipewire even in console. But once logged out, >sound is gone. So pipewire doesn't really work headless by default, is there >a way to make it work headless (no one logged in, and still having audio >enabled and playing music for example), how so?
For your user@.service to remain running (and be automatically started during boot) you will want to enable linger [1]. This allows for your pipewire user service (which runs in the scope of your user's user@.service) to automatically run on boot and keep running without you having a session (which is the usual way for systemd to start your user's user@.service). Best, David [1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Systemd/User#Automatic_start-up_of_systemd_user_instances -- https://sleepmap.de
