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NAME
mpd.conf - Music Player Daemon configuration file
DESCRIPTION
mpd.conf is the configuration file for mpd(1). If not specified on the
command line, MPD first searches for it at ~/.mpdconf and then in
/etc/mpd.conf.
Lines beginning with a "#" character are comments. All other non-empty
lines specify parameters and their values. These lines contain the
parameter name and parameter value (surrounded by double quotes)
separated by whitespace (either tabs or spaces). For example:
parameter "value"
The exception to this rule is the audio_output parameter, which is of
the form:
audio_output {
parameter1 "value"
parameter2 "value"
}
Parameters that take a file or directory as an argument should use
absolute paths.
See docs/mpdconf.example in the source tarball for an example
configuration file.
REQUIRED PARAMETERS
music_directory <directory>
This specifies the directory where music is located.
playlist_directory <directory>
This specifies the directory where saved playlists are stored.
db_file <file>
This specifies where the db file will be stored.
log_file <file>
This specifies where the log file should be located.
error_file <file>
This specifies where the error file should be located.
OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
pid_file <file>
This specifies the file to save mpd’s process ID in.
state_file <file>
This specifies if a state file is used and where it is located.
The state of mpd will be saved to this file when mpd is
terminated by a TERM signal or by the "kill" command. When mpd
is restarted, it will read the state file and restore the state
of mpd (including the playlist).
user <username>
This specifies the user that mpd will run as, if set.
bind_to_address <ip address or hostname or any>
This specifies which address mpd binds to and listens on.
Multiple bind_to_address parameters may be specified. The
default is "any", which binds to all available addresses.
port <port>
This specifies the port that mpd listens on. The default is
6600.
log_level <default, secure, or verbose>
This specifies how verbose logs are. "default" is minimal
logging, "secure" reports from what address a connection is
opened, and when it is closed, and "verbose" records excessive
amounts of information for debugging purposes. The default is
"default".
zeroconf_name <name>
If Zerconf is compiled into MPD, this is the service name to
publish. This should be unique to your local network, but name
collisions will be properly dealt with.
password <password@permissions>
This specifies a password for access to mpd. The format is
"password@permissions" where permissions is a comma delimited
list composed of "read", "add", "control", and/or "admin".
"read" allows for reading of the database, displaying the
current playlist, and current status of mpd. "add" allows for
adding songs and loading playlists. "control" allows for all
other player and playlist manipulations. "admin" allows the db
to be updated and for the client to kill mpd. An example value
is "somePassword@read,add". Multiple password parameters may be
specified.
default_permissions <permissions>
This specifies the permissions of a client that has not been
authenticated using a password. The format of permissions is
specified in the description of the "password" config parameter.
If no passwords are specified, the default is
"read,add,control,admin", otherwise it is "" (no permissions).
audio_output
See DESCRIPTION and the various AUDIO OUTPUT PARAMETERS sections
for the format of this parameter. Multiple audio_output
sections may be specified. If no audio_output section is
specified, then MPD will scan for a usable audio output.
audio_output_format <sample_rate:bits:channels>
This specifies the sample rate, bits per sample, and number of
channels of audio that is sent to each audio output. Note that
audio outputs may specify their own audio format which will be
used for actual output to the audio device. An example is
"44100:16:2" for 44100Hz, 16 bits, and 2 channels. The default
is to use the audio format of the input file.
samplerate_converter <integer or prefix>
This specifies the libsamplerate converter to use. The supplied
value should either be an integer or a prefix of the name of a
converter. The default is "Fastest Sinc Interpolator".
At the time of this writing, the following converters are
available:
Best Sinc Interpolator (0)
Band limited sinc interpolation, best quality, 97dB SNR,
96% BW.
Medium Sinc Interpolator (1)
Band limited sinc interpolation, medium quality, 97dB
SNR, 90% BW.
Fastest Sinc Interpolator (2)
Band limited sinc interpolation, fastest, 97dB SNR, 80%
BW.
ZOH Interpolator (3)
Zero order hold interpolator, very fast, very poor
quality with audible distortions.
Linear Interpolator (4)
Linear interpolator, very fast, poor quality.
For an up-to-date list of available converters, please see the
libsamplerate documentation (available online at
<http://www.mega-nerd.com/SRC/>).
mixer_type <oss, alsa or software>
This specifies which mixer to use. The default depends on what
audio output support mpd was built with.
mixer_device <mixer dev>
This specifies which mixer to use. The default for oss is
"/dev/mixer"; the default for alsa is "default".
mixer_control <mixer ctrl>
This specifies which mixer control to use (sometimes referred to
as the "device"). Examples of mixer controls are PCM, Line1,
Master, etc. An example for OSS is "Pcm", and an example for
alsa is "PCM".
replaygain <album or track>
If specified, mpd will adjust the volume of songs played using
ReplayGain tags (see <http://www.replaygain.org/>). Setting
this to "album" will adjust volume using the album’s ReplayGain
tags, while setting it to "track" will adjust it using the track
ReplayGain tags. Currently only FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, Musepack, and
MP3 (through ID3v2 ReplayGain tags, not APEv2) are supported.
replaygain_preamp <-15 to 15>
This is the gain (in dB) applied to songs with ReplayGain tags.
volume_normalization <yes or no>
If yes, mpd will normalize the volume of songs as they play.
The default is no.
audio_buffer_size <size in KiB>
This specifies the size of the audio buffer in kibibytes. The
default is 2048, large enough for nearly 12 seconds of CD-
quality audio.
buffer_before_play <0-100%>
This specifies how much of the audio buffer should be filled
before playing a song. Try increasing this if you hear skipping
when manually changing songs. The default is 10%, a little over
1 second of CD-quality audio with the default buffer size.
http_buffer_size <size in KiB>
This specifies the size of the buffer used for playing HTTP
streams. The default is 128.
http_prebuffer_size <size in KiB>
This specifies how much of an HTTP stream should be buffered
before beginning playback. The default is 32.
http_proxy_host <hostname>
Use to specify the proxy host used for HTTP connections.
http_proxy_port <port>
The port that the HTTP proxy host uses.
http_proxy_user <username>
If the HTTP proxy server requires authentication, this specifies
the username.
http_proxy_password <password>
If the HTTP proxy server requires authentication, this specifies
the password.
connection_timeout <seconds>
If a client does not send any new data in this time period, the
connection is closed. The default is 60.
max_connections <number>
This specifies the maximum number of clients that can be
connected to mpd. The default is 5.
max_playlist_length <number>
This specifies the maximum number of songs that can be in the
playlist. The default is 4096.
max_command_list_size <size in KiB>
This specifies the maximum size a command list can be. The
default is 2048.
max_output_buffer_size <size in KiB>
This specifies the maximum size of the output buffer to a
client. The default is 8192.
filesystem_charset <charset>
This specifies the character set used for the filesystem. A
list of supported character sets can be obtained by running
"iconv -l". The default is determined from the locale when the
db was originally created.
id3v1_encoding <charset>
This specifies the character set which ID3v1 tags are encoded
in. A list of supported character sets can be obtained by
running "iconv -l". The default is to let libid3tag convert
them (from ISO-8859-1, as the standard specifies) and do no
additional conversion.
gapless_mp3_playback <yes or no>
This specifies whether to support gapless playback of MP3s which
have the necessary headers. Useful if your MP3s have headers
with incorrect information. If you have such MP3s, it is highly
recommended that you fix them using vbrfix (available from
<http://www.willwap.co.uk/Programs/vbrfix.php>) instead of
disabling gapless MP3 playback. The default is to support
gapless MP3 playback.
save_absolute_paths_in_playlists <yes or no>
This specifies whether relative or absolute paths for song
filenames are used when saving playlists. The default is "no".
metadata_to_use <tags>
This specifies the tag types that will be scanned for and made
available to clients. Note that you must recreate (not update)
your database for changes to this parameter to take effect.
Possible values are artist, album, title, track, name, genre,
date, composer, performer, comment, and disc. Multiple tags may
be specified as a comma separated list. An example value is
"artist,album,title,track". The special value "none" may be
used alone to disable all metadata. The default is to use all
known tag types except for comments.
REQUIRED AUDIO OUTPUT PARAMETERS
type <type>
This specifies the audio output type. See the list of supported
outputs in mpd --version for possible values.
name <name>
This specifies a unique name for the audio output.
OPTIONAL AUDIO OUTPUT PARAMETERS
format <sample_rate:bits:channels>
This specifies the sample rate, bits per sample, and number of
channels of audio that is sent to the audio output device. See
documentation for the audio_output_format parameter for more
details. The default is to use whatever audio format is passed
to the audio output.
OPTIONAL ALSA OUTPUT PARAMETERS
device <dev>
This specifies the device to use for audio output. The default
is "default".
use_mmap <yes or no>
Setting this allows you to use memory-mapped I/O. Certain
hardware setups may benefit from this, but most do not. Most
users do not need to set this. The default is to not use
memory-mapped I/O.
buffer_time <time in microseconds>
This sets the length of the hardware sample buffer in
microseconds. Increasing it may help to reduce or eliminate
skipping on certain setups. Most users do not need to change
this. The default is 500000 microseconds (0.5 seconds).
period_time <time in microseconds>
This sets the time between hardware sample transfers in
microseconds. Increasing this can reduce CPU usage while
lowering it can reduce underrun errors on bandwidth-limited
devices. Some users have reported good results with this set to
50000, but not all devices support values this high. Most users
do not need to change this. The default is 256000000 /
sample_rate(kHz), or 5804 microseconds for CD-quality audio.
OPTIONAL OSS OUTPUT PARAMETERS
device <dev>
This specifies the device to use for audio output. The default
is "/dev/dsp".
OPTIONAL PULSE OUTPUT PARAMETERS
server <server list>
A space separated list of servers to try to connect to. See
<http://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/ServerStrings> for more details.
The default is to let PulseAudio choose a server.
sink <sink>
The sink to output to. The default is to let PulseAudio choose
a sink.
REQUIRED JACK OUTPUT PARAMETERS
name <name>
The client name to use when connecting to JACK. The output
ports <name>:left and <name>:right will also be created for the
left and right channels, respectively.
OPTIONAL JACK OUTPUT PARAMETERS
ports <left_port,right_port>
This specifies the left and right ports to connect to for the
left and right channels, respectively. The default is to let
JACK choose a pair of ports.
ringbuffer_size <size in bytes>
This specifies the size of the ringbuffer in bytes. The default
is 32768.
OPTIONAL AO OUTPUT PARAMETERS
driver <driver>
This specifies the libao driver to use for audio output.
Possible values depend on what libao drivers are available. See
<http://www.xiph.org/ao/doc/drivers.html> for information on
some commonly used drivers. Typical values for Linux include
"oss" and "alsa09". The default is "default", which causes
libao to select an appropriate plugin.
options <opts>
This specifies the options to use for the selected libao driver.
For oss, the only option available is "dsp". For alsa09, the
available options are: "dev", "buf_size", and "periods". See
<http://www.xiph.org/ao/doc/drivers.html> for available options
for some commonly used drivers. Options are assigned using "=",
and ";" is used to separate options. An example for oss:
"dsp=/dev/dsp". An example for alsa09:
"dev=hw:0,0;buf_size=4096". The default is "".
write_size <size in bytes>
This specifies how many bytes to write to the audio device at
once. This parameter is to work around a bug in older versions
of libao on sound cards with very small buffers. The default is
1024.
REQUIRED SHOUT OUTPUT PARAMETERS
name <name>
This specifies not only the unique audio output name, but also
the stream title.
host <hostname>
This specifies the hostname of the icecast server to connect to.
port <port>
This specifies the port of the icecast server to connect to.
mount <mountpoint>
This specifies the icecast mountpoint to use.
password <password>
This specifies the password to use when logging in to the
icecast server.
quality <quality>
This specifies the ogg encoding quality to use. The value must
be between 0 and 10. Fractional values, such as 2.5, are
permitted. Either the quality or the bitrate parameter must be
specified, but not both.
bitrate <kbps>
This specifies the bitrate to use for encoding. Either the
quality or the bitrate parameter must be specified, but not
both.
format <sample_rate:bits:channels>
This specifies the sample rate, bits per sample, and number of
channels to use for encoding.
OPTIONAL SHOUT OUTPUT PARAMETERS
user <username>
This specifies the username to use when logging in to the
icecast server. The default is "source".
public <yes or no>
This specifies whether to request that the stream be listed in
all public stream directories that the icecast server knows
about. The default is no.
description <description>
This specifies a description of the stream.
genre <genre>
This specifies the genre(s) of the stream.
FILES
~/.mpdconf
User configuration file.
/etc/mpd.conf
Global configuration file.
SEE ALSO
mpd(1), mpc(1)
mpd.conf(5)