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title: "Shairport Sync Media Player"
description: "Shairport Sync Media Player is a Marketplace integration for Home Assistant. It has 186 installs sharing analytics, works locally and was last updated October 19, 2026."
canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/parautenbach-hass-shairport-sync"
url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/parautenbach-hass-shairport-sync.md"
last-updated: "2026-10-22"
version: "1.4"
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# Shairport Sync Media Player

> Shairport Sync Media Player is a Marketplace integration for Home Assistant. It has 186 installs sharing analytics, works locally and was last updated October 19, 2026.

Shairport Sync Media Player is a custom media player that controls a Shairport Sync installation through MQTT. It adds a media player entity to Home Assistant that receives updates from Shairport Sync and sends control commands back. Communication stays local, and it relies on the Home Assistant MQTT integration being set up. Shairport Sync must be compiled with at least the MQTT and metadata options. Setup is done in the UI by entering a name and the MQTT topic, and a YAML option also exists. Remote control of AirPlay 2 devices needs Shairport Sync 5.6 or newer.

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On Home Assistant 2026.11 or newer? [Open it in the Marketplace](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/marketplace_repository/?owner=parautenbach&repository=hass-shairport-sync&category=integration)

## Supports

- **Works locally**: Talks to your devices on your own network. No vendor cloud in between.
- **From the Marketplace**: Installed through the Marketplace, formerly HACS.
- **Actively maintained**: Its author released or pushed a change in the last six months.

## Setting it up

Install it from the Marketplace and restart Home Assistant, then add it under Settings, Devices and services.

### Configuration

- **Name**
- **MQTT Topic**

Texts from the code of [parautenbach/hass-shairport-sync](https://github.com/parautenbach/hass-shairport-sync).

## From the README

> This custom media\_player for Home Assistant allows you to control and get updates from a Shairport Sync installation using MQTT.
>
> You need to compile Shairport Sync with at least the MQTT and metadata options.

From the README of [parautenbach/hass-shairport-sync](https://github.com/parautenbach/hass-shairport-sync#readme), [Apache License 2.0](https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html). Shortened.

## At a glance

- Kind: Marketplace integration
- Category: [Media and entertainment](https://vulpo.app/integrations/category/media-and-entertainment.md), Music and radio services
- Number: 186 installs sharing analytics; 122 GitHub stars
- Connection: Works locally
- Upkeep: Updated in the last 6 months
- Needs: Needs the Marketplace (HACS on 2026.10 and older)
- Latest version: v1.3.1, last updated October 19, 2026
- Domain: `shairport_sync`
- Source: <https://github.com/parautenbach/hass-shairport-sync>
- Issues: <https://github.com/parautenbach/hass-shairport-sync/issues>

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Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/parautenbach-hass-shairport-sync

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