# MPD CONFIG FILE
# For a full description of all config parameters,
# Check the mpd man page, "man mpd".
##################### REQUIRED ###########################
music_directory "~/music"
playlist_directory "~/music"
db_file "~/.mpd/mpd.db"
log_file "~/.mpd/mpd.log"
error_file "~/.mpd/mpd.error"
pid_file "~/.mpd/mpd.pid"
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# EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPTIONAL
##########################################################
################## AUDIO OUTPUT ##########################
#
# use this if you want to use OSS audio output
#audio_output {
# type "oss"
# name "my OSS sound card"
# device "/dev/dsp" # optional
# format "44100:16:2" #optional
#}
#
# use this if you want to use ALSA audio output
#audio_output {
# type "alsa"
# name "my ALSA device"
# device "hw:0,0" # optional
# format "44100:16:2" #optional
#}
#
# as a last resort, try using libao
#audio_output {
# type "ao"
# name "default ao output"
#}
#
#
# Set this if you have problems
# playing audio files.
# This will resample your music so
# that it comes out at the set rate.
#
#audio_output_format "44100:16:2"
#
##########################################################
################### VOLUME MIXER #########################
#
# Examples:
# ALSA Mixer
#mixer_type "alsa"
#mixer_device "default"
#mixer_control "PCM"
#
# OSS Mixer
#mixer_type "oss"
#mixer_device "/dev/mixer"
#mixer_control "PCM"
#
# Software Mixer
#mixer_type "software"
#
##########################################################
################# SHOUT STREAMING ########################
#
# Set this to allow mpd to stream its output to icecast2
# (i.e. mpd is a icecast2 source)
#
#audio_output {
# type "shout"
# name "my cool stream"
# host "hostname"
# port "8000"
# mount "/mpd.ogg"
# password "hackme"
# quality "5.0"
# bitrate "128"
# format "44100:16:1"
#
# Optional Paramters
# user "source"
# description "here's my long descriptiion"
# genre "jazz"
#} # end of audio_output
#
##########################################################
################# FILESYSTEM SETTINGS ####################
#
# If the names of files or directories are
# not correctly displayed then set the
# following to the filesystem coding.
#
# Usually this is either:
# ISO-8859-1 or UTF-8
#
# After changing the filesystem_charset
# you will need to recreate the db:
# mpd --create-db
#
#filesystem_charset "ISO-8859-1"
#
##########################################################
#################### OPTIONAL FILES ######################
#
# The state file (if set) will be a file
# for storing all current information
# (playlist, playing/paused, etc...) from
# the last MPD session. This will be used
# to recreate your last MPD session after
# restart.
#
#state_file "~/.mpd/mpdstate"
#
##########################################################
################# REPLAYGAIN #############################
#
# Use Replay Gain (album or track)
# http://www.replaygain.org
#
#replaygain "album"
#
# Sets the pre-amp used for files that have replaygain
# info. Valid values are between -15 to 15 (in dB).
#
#replaygain_preamp "0"
#
##########################################################
################ OUTPUT BUFFER SETTINGS ##################
#
# You should not need to mess with this
# unless you know what you're doing.
#
#audio_buffer_size "2048"
#
# This means exactly what it says, it will
# buffer your file up to the percentage of
# the buffer before it begins playing.
#
#buffer_before_play "25%"
#
##########################################################
################### HTTP PROXY ###########################
#
# http_proxy_host "proxy.isp.com"
# http_proxy_port "8080"
# http_proxy_user "user"
# http_proxy_password "password"
#
##########################################################
################# SECURITY SETTINGS ######################
#
# It is encouraged to run MPD as
# non-superuser. If you start mpd as root
# (for example, in an init script), set
# this value, then mpd will drop root priveleges
# and runs as the user specified.
#
#user "nobody"
#
# Set this value if you only have one
# address you want to allow connection to.
#
#bind_to_address "localhost"
#
# If you want to setup MPD to use
# passwords set them here
#
#password "password1@read,add,control,admin"
#password "password2@read"
#
# Specify permissions used by default when no password is
# given by for a connection/client.
#
#default_permissions "read,add,control,admin"
#
##########################################
################ MISCELLANEOUS OPTIONS ###################
#
#port "6600"
#
# This determines what encoding ID3v1 tags should be converted from.
#
#id3v1_encoding "ISO-8859-1"
#
# This sets the metadata mpd will use, to disable all metadata, set to "none"
# NOTE: comments are disabled by default
#
#metadata_to_use "artist,album,title,genre,date,track,composer,performer,comment"
#
# This setting exists as precaution against attacks.
#
#max_playlist_length "16384"
#
# Valid options are "default", "secure" or "verbose".
#log_level "default"
#
#connection_timeout "60"
#
# This should be fine for 2-3 people using clients
# at the same time.
#
#max_connections "5"
#
# No need to change these unless you know better.
#
#max_command_list_size "2048"
#max_output_buffer_size "8192"
#
# This will make playlists compatible with normal music
# players.
#
#save_absolute_paths_in_playlists "no"
#
##########################################################