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</section>
<section>
+ <title>Configuring database plugins</title>
+
+ <para>
+ If a music directory is configured, one database plugin is
+ used. To configure this plugin, add a
+ <varname>database</varname> block to
+ <filename>mpd.conf</filename>:
+ </para>
+
+ <programlisting>database {
+ plugin "simple"
+ path "/var/lib/mpd/db"
+}
+ </programlisting>
+
+ <para>
+ The following table lists the <varname>database</varname>
+ options valid for all plugins:
+ </para>
+
+ <informaltable>
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ Name
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ Description
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <varname>plugin</varname>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ The name of the plugin.
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
<title>Configuring input plugins</title>
<para>
@@ -618,6 +665,78 @@ systemctl start mpd.socket</programlisting>
<title>Plugin reference</title>
<section>
+ <title>Database plugins</title>
+
+ <section>
+ <title><varname>simple</varname></title>
+
+ <para>
+ The default plugin. Stores a copy of the database in
+ memory. A file is used for permanent storage.
+ </para>
+
+ <informaltable>
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry>Setting</entry>
+ <entry>Description</entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <varname>path</varname>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ The path of the database file.
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title><varname>proxy</varname></title>
+
+ <para>
+ Provides access to the database of another MPD instance
+ using <filename>libmpdclient</filename>. Experimental!
+ </para>
+
+ <informaltable>
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry>Setting</entry>
+ <entry>Description</entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <varname>host</varname>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ The host name of the "master" MPD instance.
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <varname>port</varname>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ The port number of the "master" MPD instance.
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+ </section>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
<title>Input plugins</title>
<section>