Replacing Sonos gear - Roon Core on existing Ubuntu server?

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I just posted a guide for installing Roon Server on an Ubuntu system as a user other than root (the recommended approach is to run roon with root privileges for the sake of simplicity, but this is somewhat unorthodox), it is very detailed. You can have a look here if you are interested:

Installing roon on Linux Ubuntu as a user (not as root)

When installing the Roon Server on a linux system, it is recommended to run the application as root in order to give access to all the necessary system ressources that roon needs to function properly. Perhaps this is an acceptable work-around on a Rasberry Pi, or other small computer dedicated exclusively to roon. But in general, this is a somewhat unorthodox practice and may create significant security risks, especially if the roon core is running along other services (openvpn, file server, ssh…

Best, D