Airplay on Boxee Box? is it doable?

**stevo81989** · December 21st, 2010, 08:56 AM

So someone has been able to get Airplay working on linux and XMBC:

http://www.tuaw.com/2010/12/20/airpl...bmc-linux-box/

Im not a very good developer, but those of you who are, is this something a simple add on will fix, or do you think this would require system level access?? If it is a simple app, i really hope someone can help work on it, thanks!

**l0th** · December 21st, 2010, 09:01 AM

Same here, here's a big +1

**cecemf** · December 25th, 2010, 01:10 AM

Boxee team will implement this feature only lots of people ask for it, so please follow the link and VOTE !!!

http://jira.boxee.tv/browse/BOXEE-7624

**stevo81989** · December 25th, 2010, 07:47 AM

Just voted. This would be amazing if we could implement it...now all I gotta do is enable on my jailbroken ipod :-/

**PascalW** · January 3rd, 2011, 02:33 PM

I've created an external solution to make media playing software Airplay compatible. Currently XBMC, Plex and Boxee are supported.

It's a python script which can run on OSX, Linux and Windows. It has a few python dependencies and for Linux and Windows requires a Bonjour compatible DNS library. The code is hosted on Github, check out the README and INSTALL files to see how to get going, it's pretty easy.

Source on Github, direct download here.

**Peteostro** · January 3rd, 2011, 03:13 PM

Looks like some one got airplay working on XBMC linux. maybe the boxee team can get in touch with them

http://www.tuaw.com/2010/12/20/airpl...bmc-linux-box/

**PascalW** · January 3rd, 2011, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by Peteostro

Looks like some one got airplay working on XBMC linux. maybe the boxee team can get in touch with them

http://www.tuaw.com/2010/12/20/airpl...bmc-linux-box/

Check out the post above you, it works for boxee too

**Peteostro** · January 3rd, 2011, 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by PascalW

Check out the post above you, it works for boxee too

Thanks
I think we want airplay support with out having to have another computer on.

**PascalW** · January 3rd, 2011, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by Peteostro

Thanks
I think we want airplay support with out having to have another computer on.

There's no need to have another computer running, this software is meant to be run on the computer that is running Boxee. Seriously, checkout the readme. No need for such an attitude.

To clarify, by external I meant that it's not a Boxee plugin or something but it's a standalone script which communicates to Boxee through the webinterface.
If you're looking for a single click option then this is not for you. But it isn't that complex either.

**Ozpeter** · January 3rd, 2011, 03:54 PM

I've created an external solution to make media playing software Airplay compatible. Currently XBMC, Plex and Boxee are supported.

My impression is that what people want to do is to play something on an iPod and the sound comes out of the Boxee Box. Is that right, and does this "external solution" make that happen? If so, how?