Overview
🎧 Play Custom MP3s on Alexa with Home Assistant (Node-RED + Automations) Learn how to make Alexa play your own custom MP3 sounds using Home Assistant, Alexa Media Player, and either Automations or Node-RED!
This step-by-step tutorial covers everything you need — from installing HACS to converting your MP3s into the right format and triggering them with a Zigbee contact sensor.
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Prerequisites
HACS (Home Assistant Community Store)
Alexa Media Player Integration
External Access to Home Assistant, Nabu Casa (preferred) or DuckDNS.
Time Stamps
00:45 How to Use Chapters & Skip Ahead
03:46 Installing Alexa Media Player
07:48 Testing Audio Playback on Alexa
10:03 Required & Optional Software / Add-ons
11:42 Sites to Download Sample MP3 Sounds
12:38 Convert MP3 Using Audacity
14:18 Convert MP3 Using FFmpeg
16:27 Copying MP3 File Using File Editor
18:05 Copying MP3 File Using Samba
19:53 Confirming Custom MP3 Playback
21:38 Alexa Error: "Sorry, I'm having trouble accessing your Simon Says EU skill right now"
22:48 Verifying MP3 File URL Path
28:46 Demo Routine Using Automations