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mpd — music player daemon - usage, config, clients and tips

DESCRIPTION

MPD is a music daemon which can be crontrolled through different clients.

CONFIG

MPD provides a sample config file which can be found at /etc/mpd.conf. Uncomment and edit the following lines as needed.

music_directory MUSIC_DIR
playlist_directory      "PLAYLIST_DIR"
db_file                 "DATABASE_FILE"
log_file                        "LOG_FILE"
pid_file                        "PID_FILE"
state_file                      "STATE_FILE"
sticker_file                    "SQL_FILE"
port                            "6600"

Outputs

Multiple outputs can be enabled.

audio_output {
        type            "alsa"
        name            "My ALSA Device"
        mixer_type      "software"              # optional
}
audio_output {
        type            "pulse"
        name            "My Pulse Output"
}

HTTPD streaming

An httpd streaming output can be configured to be played using the url http://HOST:PORT.

audio_output {
        type            "httpd"
        name            "My HTTP Stream"
        encoder         "vorbis"                # optional, vorbis or lame
        port            "8000"
        bind_to_address "0.0.0.0"               # optional, IPv4 or IPv6
        bitrate         "128"                   # do not define if quality is defined
        format          "44100:16:1"
        max_clients     "0"                     # optional 0=no limit
}

Command line options

mpd [CONFIG_FILE]	\| start mpd. CONFIG_FILE can be specified.
mpd --kill [CONFIG_FILE]	\| kill mpd session. If CONFIG_FILE is given, kill session running from CONFIG_FILE

CLIENTS

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mpc	\| command line client.
ncmpc	\| ncurses client.
ncmpcpp	\| ncurses client inspired by ncmpc (written in c++).
vimpc	\| ncurses client with vi-like bindings.

mpd has the requirement fmt from slackbuilds which conflicts with the core fmt, editing this requirement should avoid the conflict. The version 0.23.16 on the repository does not build, the version can be changed to 0.24.6 which works fine.