MPD (Music Player Daemon) is a flexible music server that allows you to play music from various sources such as local files, remote servers, and online streaming services. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of MPD on Fedora Server Latest.
Before we proceed with the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
Open up a terminal on your Fedora Server and update the package repositories using the following command:
sudo dnf update
Once the repositories are updated, we can proceed with the installation of MPD using the following command:
sudo dnf install mpd
After the installation, we need to configure MPD to use our desired music sources. To do that, open up the MPD configuration file using your preferred text editor:
sudo nano /etc/mpd.conf
By default, MPD listens on localhost port 6600, which means that only local users can connect to it. If you want to allow remote connections, you can change the bind_to_address option to the IP address of your Fedora Server.
Next, configure the music_directory option to point to the location where your music files are stored. By default, MPD looks for music files in the /var/lib/mpd/music directory.
If you have a different music source, you can change the directory to your desired location. For example, if your music files are stored in the directory /home/user/Music, you can configure the music_directory option as follows:
music_directory "/home/user/Music"
Save the changes and exit the editor.
After configuring MPD, we can start the service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start mpd
To ensure that MPD starts automatically at boot time, enable the service using the following command:
sudo systemctl enable mpd
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured MPD on your Fedora Server Latest. You can now start playing music using any MPD client that supports the MPD protocol. If you encounter any errors during the installation process, refer to the MPD documentation for troubleshooting or contact their support team for assistance.
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