minidlnad(8)

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💖 minidlnad(8) — the system manager's manual, but make it make sense

okay so bestie, you're looking at the minidlnad(8) page — that's the man page for this whole server thing, and I'm gonna walk you through every single bit of it. no gatekeeping, we don't do that here. 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

minidlnad — MiniDLNA DLNA/UPnP-AV Server. that's literally the whole vibe. it serves media. it's mini. it slays. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

minidlnad options

like, you run it, you give it options. that's the whole synopsis, she's short and iconic. 👑

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so minidlna is a lightweight but very functional DLNA/UPnP-AV server, and its whole main character job is letting you easily share your media files — pictures included, yes bestie, the photos too — to any capable device or client on your local wired and wireless network. 🌈

and for the software you'd actually use to watch all of it:

  • common PC software like totem is a good lightweight and fast choice for Linux/BSD
  • if you want more fully featured software for Linux, Windows and MAC, it's XBMC
  • also Mediahouse on Android
  • plus any media sharing capable DVR/TV etc.

ngl that's a whole ecosystem and minidlna is just over here being the plug. 💜

🔥 OPTIONS 🔥

okay so first things first: minidlna's options are normally set from the global /etc/minidlna.conf file. that's the default, that's the home base, that's the whole setup.

but — and this is the part where it gets fun — there may be times when you need to temporarily alter some of these options, and you can do that by running minidlna with the following command line switches. 🎀

  • -R (Rescan) — this one forces minidlna to rescan all of the media_dir directories. like a full refresh, no cap. 🔄
  • -f config_file — runs minidlna with a different configuration file than the global default. your config, your rules. ✨
  • -p port — allows you to run minidlna on a different port. move over, someone else lives there now. 🚪
  • -w presentation_url — changes the default presentation url address. it's giving rebrand. 💅
  • -d debug — minidlna will run in the foreground with debug output. so it's gonna be loud and it's gonna be right there in your terminal. 🗣️
  • -P pid_filename — specifies a location for the PID file. yes, you get to pick where it lives. 🏠
  • -m model — forces minidlna to report a specific model number. identity crisis? no bestie, it's a choice. 🪞
  • -s serial — forces minidlna to report a specific serial number. matching set with the model, we love consistency. 🎀
  • -t notify_interval — changes the notify interval, in seconds. defaults to 895 seconds. remember that number, it might come up. ⏰
  • -h (help) — shows the basic switch options for running minidlna. the tutorial level. 🧚
  • -V (Version) — shows the program version number and exits. in and out, no lingering. 🚶‍♀️

⭐ VERSION ⭐

this man page corresponds to minidlna version 1.1.0. periodt. 🎯

👑 AUTHOR 👑

give them their flowers, fr fr. 🌸💐

🍓 FILES 🍓

  • /usr/sbin/minidlnad

that's the one. that's where she lives. 💖

💀 SEE ALSO 💀

go read the config page too, iykyk. 📖

and that's the whole page, bestie — no details left behind, all vibes intact. this one's from October 2012, and it's page minidlnad(8) of the System Manager's Manual — iconic then, iconic now. 🌟💜

stay hydrated, rescan your media_dir responsibly, and remember: mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the most functional of them all? it's minidlna. period. 💅✨

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