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== | == Output Plugins == | ||
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Configures what happens when the music is played. | |||
=== PulseAudio === | |||
<blockquote> | <blockquote> | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | |||
audio_output { | |||
type "pulse" | |||
name "pulseaudio" | |||
} | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
</blockquote><!-- PulseAudio --> | |||
=== HTTPD Streaming === | === HTTPD Streaming === | ||
< | <blockquote> | ||
# | {{ NOTE | | ||
This only supports one client at a time, and it has issues with switching songs.<br> | |||
The archwiki proposes an alternate setup that may be worth a try: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Music_Player_Daemon/Tips_and_tricks#Music_streaming_with_the_satellite_setup | |||
}} | |||
You can stream music over http, and listen to it with a music player like VLC.<br> | |||
See [https://mpd.readthedocs.io/en/latest/plugins.html#httpd documentation] | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | |||
# copied verbatim from /usr/share/doc/mpd/mpdconf.example | |||
audio_output { | audio_output { | ||
type "httpd" | type "httpd" | ||
name "My HTTP Stream" | name "My HTTP Stream" | ||
encoder "vorbis" | encoder "vorbis" # flac, vorbis, lame.. | ||
port "8000" | port "8000" | ||
bind_to_address "0.0.0.0" # optional, IPv4 or IPv6 | bind_to_address "0.0.0.0" # optional, IPv4 or IPv6 | ||
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max_clients "0" # optional 0=no limit | max_clients "0" # optional 0=no limit | ||
} | } | ||
</ | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
Listen to Stream | Listen to Stream | ||
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http://foo.com/mpd.ogg | http://foo.com/mpd.ogg | ||
</source> | </source> | ||
</blockquote><!-- | </blockquote><!-- HTTPD Streaming --> | ||
</blockquote><!-- Output Plugins --> | |||
</blockquote><!-- mpd.conf --> | |||
Latest revision as of 15:47, 16 April 2022
mpd.conf
# ~/.mpdconf music_directory "/home/media/music" db_file "/home/media/.mpd/db" log_file "/home/media/.mpd/log" pid_file "/home/media/.mpd/pid" state_file "/home/media/.mpd/state" user "mpd"Output Plugins
Configures what happens when the music is played.
PulseAudio
audio_output { type "pulse" name "pulseaudio" }HTTPD Streaming
NOTE:
This only supports one client at a time, and it has issues with switching songs.
The archwiki proposes an alternate setup that may be worth a try: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Music_Player_Daemon/Tips_and_tricks#Music_streaming_with_the_satellite_setupYou can stream music over http, and listen to it with a music player like VLC.
See documentation# copied verbatim from /usr/share/doc/mpd/mpdconf.example audio_output { type "httpd" name "My HTTP Stream" encoder "vorbis" # flac, vorbis, lame.. port "8000" bind_to_address "0.0.0.0" # optional, IPv4 or IPv6 # quality "5.0" # do not define if bitrate is defined bitrate "128" # do not define if quality is defined format "44100:16:1" max_clients "0" # optional 0=no limit }Listen to Stream
# adds 'track' representing stream mpc add http://foo.com:8000 # alternatively, use vlc http://foo.com/mpd.ogg
