PiKaraoke - Settings

URL of PiKaraoke:

https://kar.nalf.ovh:5555

Handy URL QR code to share with a pal:

Library

Songs in library: ...

Reconciles the library with the song directory in the background.

Renaming

Order of iTunes suggested song names

iTunes search country

Play History

Deletes every session and every play on record. This cannot be undone.

Splash screen settings

Disable background video

Disable background music

Disable the score screen after each song

Hide notifications

Show splash clock

Hide the URL and QR code

Hide the logo on the splash screen

Hide the session name on the splash screen

Hide all overlays, including now playing, up next, and QR code

Default volume of the videos (min 0, max 100)

Volume of the background music (min 0, max 100)

The amount of idle time in seconds before the screen saver activates. Set to 0 to disable it.

The delay in seconds before starting the next song

Score phrases

Add one phrase per line in each box and hit save.

LOW Score Phrases (score < 30)

MID Score Phrases (30 > score < 60)

HIGH Score Phrases (60 < score)

Save phrases

Language settings

Preferred language (requires restart)

Server settings

Normalize audio volume

Download high quality videos

Transcode video completely before playing (better browser compatibility, slower starts). Buffer size will be ignored.*

Enable CDG pixel scaling (crisper visuals for CDG files, may increase CPU usage)

Enable automatic YouTube title cleanup (strips noise words like "Karaoke Version HD")

Enable folder browsing (adds a Folders view to the Songs page when the library has subfolders)

Fix the audio and video synchronization in seconds (negative = advances audio | positive = delays audio)

Limit of songs an individual user can add to the queue (0 = unlimited)

Enable fair queue (round-robin mode ensures users take turns)

Buffer size in kilobytes. Transcode this amount of the video before sending it to the splash screen.

Default songs per page.

Keep the server awake: unavailable in a container. Disable sleep on the host.

Clear preferences

System Info

Platform: linux
OS Version: #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.12.95-1 (2026-07-04)
yt-dlp version: 2026.08.19
FFmpeg version: 7.0
Pikaraoke version: 1.23.0

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YT-DLP update

If downloads or searches stopped working, updating yt-dlp will probably fix it.
The current installed version is: "2026.08.19".

Update yt-dlp

* This update link above may fail if you don't have proper file permissions. Check the pikaraoke log for errors.

Everyone on the network is an admin. Set a password to keep the player controls, song editing and shutdown to yourself.

Don't just pull the plug! Always shut down your server properly to avoid data corruption.

Quit Pikaraoke

Settings

Song Library