# A quick guide to configuring OwnTone: # # For regular use, the most important setting to configure is "directories", # which should be the location of your media. Whatever user you have set as # "uid" must have read access to this location. If the location is a network # mount, please see the README. # # In all likelihood, that's all you need to do! general { # Username # Make sure the user has read access to the library directories you set # below, and full access to the databases, log and local audio uid = "owntone" # Database location # db_path = "/var/cache/owntone/songs3.db" # Database backup location # Uncomment and specify a full path to enable abilty to use REST endpoint # to initiate backup of songs3.db # db_backup_path = "/var/cache/owntone/songs3.bak" # Log file and level # Available levels: fatal, log, warning, info, debug, spam logfile = "/var/log/owntone.log" loglevel = log # Admin password for the web interface # Note that access to the web interface from computers in # "trusted_network" (see below) does not require password # admin_password = "" # Websocket port for the web interface. # websocket_port = 3688 # Websocket interface to bind listener to (e.g. "eth0"). Default is # disabled, which means listen on all interfaces. # websocket_interface = "" # Sets who is allowed to connect without authorisation. This applies to # client types like Remotes, DAAP clients (iTunes) and to the web # interface. Options are "any", "localhost" or the prefix to one or # more ipv4/6 networks. The default is { "localhost", "192.168", "fd" } # trusted_networks = { "localhost", "192.168", "fd" } # Enable/disable IPv6 ipv6 = yes # Set this if you want the server to bind to a specific IP address. Can # be ipv6 or ipv4. Default (commented out or "::") is to listen on all # IP addresses. # bind_address = "::" # Location of cache database # cache_path = "/var/cache/owntone/cache.db" # DAAP requests that take longer than this threshold (in msec) get their # replies cached for next time. Set to 0 to disable caching. # cache_daap_threshold = 1000 # When starting playback, autoselect speaker (if none of the previously # selected speakers/outputs are available) # speaker_autoselect = no # Most modern systems have a high-resolution clock, but if you are on an # unusual platform and experience audio drop-outs, you can try changing # this option # high_resolution_clock = yes } # Library configuration library { # Name of the library as displayed by the clients (%h: hostname). If you # change the name after pairing with Remote you may have to re-pair. name = "My Music on %h" # TCP port to listen on. Default port is 3689 (daap) port = 3689 # Password for the library. Optional. # password = "" # Directories to index directories = { "/srv/music" } # Follow symlinks. Default: true. # follow_symlinks = true # Directories containing podcasts # For each directory that is indexed the path is matched against these # names. If there is a match all items in the directory are marked as # podcasts. Eg. if you index /srv/music, and your podcasts are in # /srv/music/Podcasts, you can set this to "/Podcasts". # (changing this setting only takes effect after rescan, see the README) podcasts = { "/Podcasts" } # Directories containing audiobooks # For each directory that is indexed the path is matched against these # names. If there is a match all items in the directory are marked as # audiobooks. # (changing this setting only takes effect after rescan, see the README) audiobooks = { "/Audiobooks" } # Directories containing compilations (eg soundtracks) # For each directory that is indexed the path is matched against these # names. If there is a match all items in the directory are marked as # compilations. # (changing this setting only takes effect after rescan, see the README) compilations = { "/Compilations" } # Compilations usually have many artists, and sometimes no album artist. # If you don't want every artist to be listed in artist views, you can # set a single name which will be used for all compilation tracks # without an album artist, and for all tracks in the compilation # directories. # (changing this setting only takes effect after rescan, see the README) compilation_artist = "Various Artists" # If your album and artist lists are cluttered, you can choose to hide # albums and artists with only one track. The tracks will still be # visible in other lists, e.g. songs and playlists. This setting # currently only works in some remotes. # hide_singles = false # Internet streams in your playlists will by default be shown in the # "Radio" library, like iTunes does. However, some clients (like # TunesRemote+) won't show the "Radio" library. If you would also like # to have them shown like normal playlists, you can enable this option. # radio_playlists = false # These are the default playlists. If you want them to have other names, # you can set it here. # name_library = "Library" # name_music = "Music" # name_movies = "Movies" # name_tvshows = "TV Shows" # name_podcasts = "Podcasts" # name_audiobooks = "Audiobooks" # name_radio = "Radio" # Artwork file names (without file type extension) # OwnTone will look for jpg and png files with these base names # artwork_basenames = { "artwork", "cover", "Folder" } # Enable searching for artwork corresponding to each individual media # file instead of only looking for album artwork. This is disabled by # default to reduce cache size. # artwork_individual = false # File types the scanner should ignore # Non-audio files will never be added to the database, but here you # can prevent the scanner from even probing them. This might improve # scan time. By default .db, .ini, .db-journal, .pdf and .metadata are # ignored. # filetypes_ignore = { ".db", ".ini", ".db-journal", ".pdf", ".metadata" } # File paths the scanner should ignore # If you want to exclude files on a more advanced basis you can enter # one or more POSIX regular expressions, and any file with a matching # path will be ignored. # filepath_ignore = { "myregex" } # Disable startup file scanning # When OwnTone starts it will do an initial file scan of your # library (and then watch it for changes). If you are sure your library # never changes while OwnTone is not running, you can disable the # initial file scan and save some system ressources. Disabling this scan # may lead to OwnTone's database coming out of sync with the # library. If that happens read the instructions in the README on how # to trigger a rescan. # filescan_disable = false # Should metadata from m3u playlists, e.g. artist and title in EXTINF, # override the metadata we get from radio streams? # m3u_overrides = false # Should iTunes metadata override ours? # itunes_overrides = false # Should we import the content of iTunes smart playlists? # itunes_smartpl = false # Decoding options for DAAP clients # Since iTunes has native support for mpeg, mp4a, mp4v, alac and wav, # such files will be sent as they are. Any other formats will be decoded # to raw wav. If OwnTone detects a non-iTunes DAAP client, it is # assumed to only support mpeg and wav, other formats will be decoded. # Here you can change when to decode. Note that these settings have no # effect on AirPlay. # Formats: mp4a, mp4v, mpeg, alac, flac, mpc, ogg, wma, wmal, wmav, aif, wav # Formats that should never be decoded # no_decode = { "format", "format" } # Formats that should always be decoded # force_decode = { "format", "format" } # Watch named pipes in the library for data and autostart playback when # there is data to be read. To exclude specific pipes from watching, # consider using the above _ignore options. # pipe_autostart = true # Enable automatic rating updates # If enabled, rating is automatically updated after a song has either been # played or skipped (only skipping to the next song is taken into account). # The calculation is taken from the beets plugin "mpdstats" (see # https://beets.readthedocs.io/en/latest/plugins/mpdstats.html). # It consist of calculating a stable rating based only on the play- and # skipcount and a rolling rating based on the current rating and the action # (played or skipped). Both results are combined with a mix-factor of 0.75: # new rating = 0.75 * stable rating + 0.25 * rolling rating) # rating_updates = false # Allows creating, deleting and modifying m3u playlists in the library directories. # Only supported by the player web interface and some mpd clients # Defaults to being disabled. # allow_modifying_stored_playlists = false # A directory in one of the library directories that will be used as the default # playlist directory. OwnTone creates new playlists in this directory if only # a playlist name is provided (requires "allow_modify_stored_playlists" set to true). # default_playlist_directory = "" # By default OwnTone will - like iTunes - clear the playqueue if # playback stops. Setting clear_queue_on_stop_disable to true will keep # the playlist like MPD does. Note that some dacp clients do not show # the playqueue if playback is stopped. # clear_queue_on_stop_disable = false } # Local audio output audio { # Name - used in the speaker list in Remote nickname = "Computer" # Type of the output (alsa, pulseaudio, dummy or disabled) # type = "alsa" # For pulseaudio output, an optional server hostname or IP can be # specified (e.g. "localhost"). If not set, connection is made via local # socket. # server = "" # Audio PCM device name for local audio output - ALSA only # card = "default" # Mixer channel to use for volume control - ALSA only # If not set, PCM will be used if available, otherwise Master. # mixer = "" # Mixer device to use for volume control - ALSA only # If not set, the value for "card" will be used. # mixer_device = "" # Enable or disable audio resampling to keep local audio in sync with # e.g. Airplay. This feature relies on accurate ALSA measurements of # delay, and some devices don't provide that. If that is the case you # are better off disabling the feature. # sync_disable = false # Here you can adjust when local audio is started relative to other # speakers, e.g. Airplay. Negative values correspond to moving local # audio ahead, positive correspond to delaying it. The unit is # milliseconds. The offset must be between -1000 and 1000 (+/- 1 sec). # offset_ms = 0 # To calculate what and if resampling is required, local audio delay is # measured each second. After a period the collected measurements are # used to estimate drift and latency, which determines if corrections # are required. This setting sets the length of that period in seconds. # adjust_period_seconds = 100 } # ALSA device settings # If you have multiple ALSA devices you can configure them individually via # sections like the below. Make sure to set the "card name" correctly. See the # README about ALSA for details. Note that these settings will override the ALSA # settings in the "audio" section above. #alsa "card name" { # Name used in the speaker list. If not set, the card name will be used. # nickname = "Computer" # Mixer channel to use for volume control # If not set, PCM will be used if available, otherwise Master # mixer = "" # Mixer device to use for volume control # If not set, the card name will be used # mixer_device = "" #} # Pipe output # Allows OwnTone to output audio data to a named pipe #fifo { # nickname = "fifo" # path = "/path/to/fifo" #} # AirPlay settings common to all devices #airplay_shared { # UDP ports used when airplay devices make connections back to # OwnTone (choosing specific ports may be helpful when running # OwnTone behind a firewall) # control_port = 0 # timing_port = 0 #} # AirPlay per device settings # (make sure you get the capitalization of the device name right) #airplay "My AirPlay device" { # OwnTone's volume goes to 11! If that's more than you can handle # you can set a lower value here # max_volume = 11 # Enable this option to exclude a particular AirPlay device from the # speaker list # exclude = false # Enable this option to keep a particular AirPlay device in the speaker # list and thus ignore mdns notifications about it no longer being # present. The speaker will remain until restart of OwnTone. # permanent = false # Some devices spuriously disconnect during playback, and based on the # device type OwnTone may attempt to reconnect. Setting this option # overrides this so reconnecting is either always enabled or disabled. # reconnect = false # AirPlay password # password = "s1kr3t" # Disable AirPlay 1 (RAOP) # raop_disable = false # Name used in the speaker list, overrides name from the device # nickname = "My speaker name" #} # Chromecast settings # (make sure you get the capitalization of the device name right) #chromecast "My Chromecast device" { # OwnTone's volume goes to 11! If that's more than you can handle # you can set a lower value here # max_volume = 11 # Enable this option to exclude a particular device from the speaker # list # exclude = false # Name used in the speaker list, overrides name from the device # nickname = "My speaker name" #} # Spotify settings (only have effect if Spotify enabled - see README/INSTALL) spotify { # Set preferred bitrate for music streaming # 0: No preference (default), 1: 96kbps, 2: 160kbps, 3: 320kbps # bitrate = 0 # Your Spotify playlists will by default be put in a "Spotify" playlist # folder. If you would rather have them together with your other # playlists you can set this option to true. # base_playlist_disable = false # Spotify playlists usually have many artist, and if you don't want # every artist to be listed when artist browsing in Remote, you can set # the artist_override flag to true. This will use the compilation_artist # as album artist for Spotify items. # artist_override = false # Similar to the different artists in Spotify playlists, the playlist # items belong to different albums, and if you do not want every album # to be listed when browsing in Remote, you can set the album_override # flag to true. This will use the playlist name as album name for # Spotify items. Notice that if an item is in more than one playlist, # it will only appear in one album when browsing (in which album is # random). # album_override = false } # RCP/Roku Soundbridge output settings # (make sure you get the capitalization of the device name right) #rcp "My SoundBridge device" { # Enable this option to exclude a particular device from the speaker # list # exclude = false # A Roku/SoundBridge can power up in 2 modes: (default) reconnect to the # previously used library (ie OwnTone) or in a 'cleared library' mode. # The Roku power up behaviour is affected by how OwnTone disconnects # from the Roku device. # # Set to false to maintain default Roku power on behaviour # clear_on_close = false #} # MPD configuration (only have effect if MPD enabled - see README/INSTALL) mpd { # TCP port to listen on for MPD client requests. # Default port is 6600, set to 0 to disable MPD support. # port = 6600 # HTTP port to listen for artwork requests (only supported by some MPD # clients and will need additional configuration in the MPD client to # work). Set to 0 to disable serving artwork over http. # http_port = 0 } # SQLite configuration (allows to modify the operation of the SQLite databases) # Make sure to read the SQLite documentation for the corresponding PRAGMA # statements as changing them from the defaults may increase the possibility of # database corruptions! By default the SQLite default values are used. sqlite { # Cache size in number of db pages for the library database # (SQLite default page size is 1024 bytes and cache size is 2000 pages) # pragma_cache_size_library = 2000 # Cache size in number of db pages for the daap cache database # (SQLite default page size is 1024 bytes and cache size is 2000 pages) # pragma_cache_size_cache = 2000 # Sets the journal mode for the database # DELETE (default), TRUNCATE, PERSIST, MEMORY, WAL, OFF # pragma_journal_mode = DELETE # Change the setting of the "synchronous" flag # 0: OFF, 1: NORMAL, 2: FULL (default) # pragma_synchronous = 2 # Number of bytes set aside for memory-mapped I/O for the library database # (requires sqlite 3.7.17 or later) # 0: disables mmap (default), any other value > 0: number of bytes for mmap # pragma_mmap_size_library = 0 # Number of bytes set aside for memory-mapped I/O for the cache database # (requires sqlite 3.7.17 or later) # 0: disables mmap (default), any other value > 0: number of bytes for mmap # pragma_mmap_size_cache = 0 # Should the database be vacuumed on startup? (increases startup time, # but may reduce database size). Default is yes. # vacuum = yes } # Streaming audio settings for remote connections (ie stream.mp3) streaming { # Sample rate, typically 44100 or 48000 # sample_rate = 44100 # Set the MP3 streaming bit rate (in kbps), valid options: 64 / 96 / 128 / 192 / 320 # bit_rate = 192 }