From 5fb54095d22e38662383fc73bc1af56da357756c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Max Kellermann <max@duempel.org>
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2014 00:09:53 +0100
Subject: doc/user: document storage plugins

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 doc/user.xml | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+)

(limited to 'doc/user.xml')

diff --git a/doc/user.xml b/doc/user.xml
index 797b1dba3..15f6d4219 100644
--- a/doc/user.xml
+++ b/doc/user.xml
@@ -191,6 +191,14 @@ systemctl start mpd.socket</programlisting>
         directory, and <varname>follow_inside_symlinks</varname> lets
         you disable symlinks to files inside the music directory.
       </para>
+
+      <para>
+        Instead of using local files, you can use storage plugins to
+        access files on a remote file server.  For example, to use
+        music from the SMB/CIFS server "myfileserver" on the share
+        called "Music", configure the music directory
+        "<parameter>smb://myfileserver/Music</parameter>".
+      </para>
     </section>
 
     <section>
@@ -982,6 +990,31 @@ systemctl start mpd.socket</programlisting>
       </section>
     </section>
 
+    <section>
+      <title>Storage plugins</title>
+
+      <section>
+        <title><varname>local</varname></title>
+
+        <para>
+          The default plugin which gives MPD access to local files.
+          It is used when <varname>music_directory</varname> refers to
+          a local directory.
+        </para>
+      </section>
+
+      <section>
+        <title><varname>smbclient</varname></title>
+
+        <para>
+          Load music files from a SMB/CIFS server.  It used used when
+          <varname>music_directory</varname> contains a
+          <parameter>smb://</parameter> URI, for example
+          "<parameter>smb://myfileserver/Music</parameter>".
+        </para>
+      </section>
+    </section>
+
     <section>
       <title>Input plugins</title>
 
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