diff --git a/docs/guides/main.rst b/docs/guides/main.rst index 9468a8c50..e2ab82f42 100644 --- a/docs/guides/main.rst +++ b/docs/guides/main.rst @@ -132,6 +132,17 @@ trouble or you have more detail to contribute here, please direct it to .. _install pip: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/ .. _get-pip.py: https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py +Installing on ARM (Raspberry Pi and similar) +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +Beets on ARM devices is not recommended for Linux novices. If you are +comfortable with light troubleshooting in tools like `pip`, `make`, +and beets' command-line binary dependencies (e.g. `ffmpeg` and +`ImageMagick`), you will probably be okay on ARM devices like the +Raspberry Pi. See [here](https://github.com/beetbox/beets/discussions/4910) +and [here](https://discourse.beets.io/t/diary-of-beets-on-arm-odroid-hc4-armbian/1993/3) +for more info. Beets is generally developed on x86-64 based devices, +and most plugins target that platform as well. Configuring -----------