ample.conf(5)
NAME
ample.conf - configuration file for Ample
DESCRIPTION
This file, by default /etc/ample.conf, is read by Ample at startup. There are three categories of values than can be defined: strings, numbers and boolean values. Valid boolean values are (case insensitive) yes, no, true and false. Lines that start with # are considered to be comments and ignored.
EXAMPLE
# An example of a Ample config file
#
# Port number to use
port = 1234
# Should files be ordered when playing a mixed stream?
order = true
# Amount of simultaneous clients allowed
clients = 5
# Path to logfile if syslog isn't used
logfile = /var/log/ample
# Path(s) to MP3 dir/file or M3U file
mp3path = /home/mp3
mp3path = /home/moremp3/zztop.mp3
mp3path = /home/favourites.m3u
# Path to the HTML file to use as a template
htmlfile = /etc/ample.html
# Should the MP3 dir(s) be recursively scanned?
recursive = true
# Name of the server
# (displayed to clients here and there)
servername = Ample
# Address of the server
# (only if your server can't be resolved)
serveraddress = 192.168.0.1
# Username and password, if these are specified, Ample
# will automatically ask for username/password
username = MusicLover
password = Pekaboo
# Filter to pass each music file through
# (before they are sent to the client)
filter = /usr/bin/lame -b64 --quiet "@FPATH@" -
# The end
OPTIONS
port=NUM
Listen to TCP port NUM, default is 1234.
order=BOOL
When a list of files is requested, and this option is TRUE, play
them in alphabetical order.
clients=NUM
Allow a maximum of NUM clients to be connected at the same time.
logfile=FILE
Use FILE as logfile if syslogd(8) isn't used.
mp3path=PATH
These are path(s) to files or directories that Ample can use to
populate it's list of MP3's. If PATH is a directory, all files
(possibly recursively, see the -n option above) will be added.
If PATH is a regular file ending with .mp3 it will be added and
if it is a regular file ending with .m3u (MP3 playlist) the
files listed in it will be added. You can specify several paths
by adding several mp3path=PATH lines to this config file.
htmlfile=FILE
This is the path to the file which Ample should use as it's base
for creating HTML pages. See ample.html(5) for more information.
recursive=BOOL
If TRUE, all directories that Ample index:es will be scanned
recursively (meaning that all subdirs will be checked for files
as well)
servername=STRING
The name of the server will be set to STRING instead of "Ample"
(the servername is displayed to clients in various places).
serveraddress=STRING
STRING should be the IP address of the server where Ample is
run. This is only needed if DNS resolving your server, for some
reason, doesn't work.
username=STRING
If both username and password is specified in the config file,
HTTP authentication will be enabled. This means that if a client
wants to connect to ample, it must do so with a username and
password in order to be granted acccess. If username or password
is missing, HTTP authentication will be disabled.
password=STRING
See the description of username above.
filter=STRING
Specifies an optional filter to run each file through before it
is sent to the client. As an example, this could be used to
downgrade the bitrate of a music file if you have a lousy net
connection but lots of CPU cycles to spare. If STRING contains
the word @FPATH@ it will be replaced with the absolute path of
the file.
AUTHOR
David Hrdeman <david@2gen.com>
SEE ALSO
ample(1), ample.html(5)
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