mt-daapd8

Usage

Overview

This manual page documents briefly the mt-daapd command.

mt-daapd, now known as the Firefly Media Server, is a DAAP (Digital Audio Access Protocol) server that works with most POSIX-compatible operating systems. It allows you to share your music collection over the local network using the DAAP protocol also used by Apple's iTunes.

mt-daapd offers an integrated web interface for configuration and control; the web interface is available on port 3689 (daap) with any web browser. If mt-daapd is running on the local machine, the web interface can be reached at <http://127.0.0.1:3689>.

The interface requires authentification; credentials are defined in the config file, /etc/mt-daapd.conf.

A summary of options is included below.

Options

-a

Set current working directory to application directory.

-d level

Debug level (0-9).

-D mod,..,mod

Debug modules; available modules are: config, webserver, database, scan, query, index, browse, playlist, art, daap, main, rend, misc.

-m

Disable mDNS.

-c file

Use file as the configuration file.

-P file

Write PID to file.

-f

Run in the foreground.

-y

Force running as non-root user.

-b ffid

ffid to be broadcast in mDNS records.

-V

Display version information.

-k

Kill a running daemon (based on pidfile).

Files

 /etc/mt-daapd.conf
 /var/cache/mt-daapd