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minidlna — ReadyMedia (formerly MiniDLNA) is a lightweight media server compatible with DLNA/UPnP-AV clients. U

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Problem

How to use the minidlna command: ReadyMedia (formerly MiniDLNA) is a lightweight media server compatible with DLNA/UPnP-AV clients. Used to stream media to smart TVs, consoles, and other DLNA-compatible devices. Configuration is typically done via the minidlna.conf file. More information: <https://manned.org/minidlna>.

Solution

minidlna — ReadyMedia (formerly MiniDLNA) is a lightweight media server compatible with DLNA/UPnP-AV clients. Used to stream media to smart TVs, consoles, and other DLNA-compatible devices. Configuration is typically done via the minidlna.conf file. More information: <https://manned.org/minidlna>.

Start the MiniDLNA daemon using the default configuration at /etc/minidlna.conf:
minidlna


Start MiniDLNA with a specific configuration file:
minidlna -f {{path/to/minidlna.conf}}


Force a database rescan on startup:
minidlna -R


Run MiniDLNA in the foreground (useful for debugging):
minidlna -d


Enable verbose debug output:
minidlna -d -v


Specify a custom media directory (overrides config):
minidlna -m {{path/to/media}}


Specify a custom database directory:
minidlna -P {{path/to/pidfile}}


Specify a custom log file path:
minidlna -l {{path/to/logfil.log}}

Code Snippets

Start the MiniDLNA daemon using the default configuration at `/etc/minidlna.conf`

minidlna

Start MiniDLNA with a specific configuration file

minidlna -f {{path/to/minidlna.conf}}

Force a database rescan on startup

minidlna -R

Run MiniDLNA in the foreground (useful for debugging)

minidlna -d

Enable verbose debug output

minidlna -d -v

Context

tldr-pages: common/minidlna

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