mopidy/docs/ext/local.rst

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.. _ext-local:
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Mopidy-Local
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Extension for playing music from a local music archive.
This backend handles URIs starting with ``local:``.
Known issues
============
https://github.com/mopidy/mopidy/issues?labels=Local+backend
Dependencies
============
None. The extension just needs Mopidy.
Default configuration
=====================
.. literalinclude:: ../../mopidy/backends/local/ext.conf
:language: ini
Configuration values
====================
.. confval:: local/enabled
If the local extension should be enabled or not.
.. confval:: local/media_dir
Path to directory with local media files.
.. confval:: local/playlists_dir
Path to playlists directory with m3u files for local media.
.. confval:: local/tag_cache_file
Path to tag cache for local media.
.. confval:: local/scan_timeout
Number of milliseconds before giving up scanning a file and moving on to
the next file.
.. confval:: local/excluded_file_extensions
File extensions to exclude when scanning the media directory. Values
should be separated by either comma or newline.
Usage
=====
If you want use Mopidy to play music you have locally at your machine, you need
to review and maybe change some of the local extension config values. See above
for a complete list. Then you need to generate a tag cache for your local
music...
.. _generating-a-tag-cache:
Generating a tag cache
----------------------
The command :command:`mopidy local scan` will scan the path set in the
:confval:`local/media_dir` config value for any media files and build a MPD
compatible ``tag_cache``.
To make a ``tag_cache`` of your local music available for Mopidy:
#. Ensure that the :confval:`local/media_dir` config value points to where your
music is located. Check the current setting by running::
mopidy config
#. Scan your media library. The command writes the ``tag_cache`` to
the :confval:`local/tag_cache_file`::
mopidy local scan
#. Start Mopidy, find the music library in a client, and play some local music!