MPD connection

MPD connection#

myMPD uses libmpdclient to connect to MPD. The fastet and easiest setup is to run myMPD on the same host as MPD, but myMPD can also connect to a remote MPD server.

The mpd connection settings can be configured in the web-ui (Main menu -> MPD connection).

SETTING

DEFAULT

MPD host

/run/mpd/socket

MPD port

6600

MPD timeout

30

MPD autodetection#

myMPD tries to autodetect the mpd connection only at first start (if no mpd_host file is found in the state directory).

  1. Uses the default MPD environment variables

  2. Searches for a mpd socket

    • $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/mpd/socket

    • /run/mpd/socket

    • /var/run/mpd/socket

    • /var/lib/mpd/socket

  3. Falls back to localhost:6600

ENVIRONMENT

DESCRIPTION

MPD_HOST

MPD host or path to mpd socket

MPD_PORT

MPD port

MPD_TIMEOUT

MPD timeout in seconds
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