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Jasi: /* NixOS installation */ correction: startWhenNeeded is no longer under the network attribute.

2025-10-05T00:27:29Z

NixOS installation: correction: startWhenNeeded is no longer under the network attribute.

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	== Home-manager Installation ==		== Home-manager Installation ==
	Home-manager has a module for MPD which runs it as a systemd user service, giving it easier access to your user's sound server. In most cases no specific audio output configuration is necessary:		Home-manager has a module for MPD which runs it as a systemd user service, giving it easier access to your user's sound server. In most cases no specific audio output configuration is necessary:
	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">services.mpd = {
	services.mpd = {
	enable = true;		enable = true;
	musicDirectory = "/path/to/music";		musicDirectory = "/path/to/music";
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	network.listenAddress = "any"; # if you want to allow non-localhost connections		network.listenAddress = "any"; # if you want to allow non-localhost connections
	network.startWhenNeeded = true; # systemd feature: only start MPD service upon connection to its socket		network.startWhenNeeded = true; # systemd feature: only start MPD service upon connection to its socket
	};		};</syntaxhighlight>
	</syntaxhighlight>


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	# Optional:		# Optional:
	network.listenAddress = "any"; # if you want to allow non-localhost connections		network.listenAddress = "any"; # if you want to allow non-localhost connections
	~~network.~~startWhenNeeded = true; # systemd feature: only start MPD service upon connection to its socket		startWhenNeeded = true; # systemd feature: only start MPD service upon connection to its socket
	};		};
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

Tejing at 15:50, 22 June 2025

2025-06-22T15:50:08Z

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	[https://www.musicpd.org/ Music Player Daemon] (MPD) is a flexible, powerful, server-side application for playing music. Through plugins and libraries, it can play a variety of sound files while being controlled by its network protocol.		[https://www.musicpd.org/ Music Player Daemon] (MPD) is a flexible, powerful, server-side application for playing music. Through plugins and libraries, it can play a variety of sound files while being controlled by its network protocol.

	== Installation ==		== Home-manager Installation ==
	A typical config, running MPD system-wide, will look like this:		Home-manager has a module for MPD which runs it as a systemd user service, giving it easier access to your user's sound server. In most cases no specific audio output configuration is necessary:
			<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
			services.mpd = {
			enable = true;
			musicDirectory = "/path/to/music";
			# Optional:
			network.listenAddress = "any"; # if you want to allow non-localhost connections
			network.startWhenNeeded = true; # systemd feature: only start MPD service upon connection to its socket
			};
			</syntaxhighlight>


			== NixOS Installation ==
			A typical NixOS config, running MPD system-wide, will look like this:
	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	services.mpd = {		services.mpd = {
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	== PulseAudio ==		== PulseAudio ==
	In order to use MPD with PulseAudio, enable sound support in the NixOS <code>configuration.nix</code> :		In order to use system-wide MPD with PulseAudio, enable sound support in the NixOS <code>configuration.nix</code> :
	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	# Enable sound.		# Enable sound.
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	Make sure PipeWire is enabled. See [[PipeWire]]		Make sure PipeWire is enabled. See [[PipeWire]]

	To use PipeWire, create an <code>audio_output</code> for it:		To use PipeWire with a system-wide MPD instance, create an <code>audio_output</code> for it:
	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	services.mpd.extraConfig = ''		services.mpd.extraConfig = ''
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	=== PipeWire workaround ===		=== PipeWire workaround ===
	PipeWire typically runs as a normal user, while MPD will run under a system user. A workaround is to configure MPD to run under the same user as PipeWire:		PipeWire typically runs as a normal user, while a system-wide MPD instance will run under a system user. A workaround is to configure MPD to run under the same user as PipeWire:

	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">

Treeways: Add description for MPD

2025-06-02T18:28:57Z

Add description for MPD

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:28, 2 June 2025
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			[https://www.musicpd.org/ Music Player Daemon] (MPD) is a flexible, powerful, server-side application for playing music. Through plugins and libraries, it can play a variety of sound files while being controlled by its network protocol.

	== Installation ==		== Installation ==
	A typical config, running MPD system-wide, will look like this:		A typical config, running MPD system-wide, will look like this:

Mic92: /* Installation */ fix startWhenNeeded option

2024-07-13T07:49:33Z

Installation: fix startWhenNeeded option

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:49, 13 July 2024
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	# Optional:		# Optional:
	network.listenAddress = "any"; # if you want to allow non-localhost connections		network.listenAddress = "any"; # if you want to allow non-localhost connections
	startWhenNeeded = true; # systemd feature: only start MPD service upon connection to its socket		network.startWhenNeeded = true; # systemd feature: only start MPD service upon connection to its socket
	};		};
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

Mic92: fix links

2024-04-01T13:54:19Z

fix links

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	== PipeWire ==		== PipeWire ==
	Make sure PipeWire is enabled. See ~~https://nixos.wiki/wiki/~~PipeWire		Make sure PipeWire is enabled. See [[PipeWire]]

	To use PipeWire, create an <code>audio_output</code> for it:		To use PipeWire, create an <code>audio_output</code> for it:

imported>Makefu: use uid of pipewire user instead of guessing the number

2024-02-19T18:46:49Z

use uid of pipewire user instead of guessing the number

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	systemd.services.mpd.environment = {		systemd.services.mpd.environment = {
	# https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/issues/609		# https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/issues/609
	XDG_RUNTIME_DIR = "/run/user/~~1000~~"; # User-id ~~1000~~ must match above user. MPD will look inside this directory for the PipeWire socket.		XDG_RUNTIME_DIR = "/run/user/${toString config.users.users.userRunningPipeWire.uid}"; # User-id must match above user. MPD will look inside this directory for the PipeWire socket.
	};		};
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

imported>Joeriexelmans: Restructure article + add section on PipeWire

2022-02-15T14:37:32Z

Restructure article + add section on PipeWire

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imported>Nix: add Software/Applications subcategory and Audio category

2021-09-20T06:05:50Z

add Software/Applications subcategory and Audio category

← Older revision		Revision as of 06:05, 20 September 2021
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	}		}
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

			[[Category:Audio]]
			[[Category:Applications]]

imported>Novmar at 00:42, 30 April 2021

2021-04-30T00:42:27Z

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	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	The legendary Arch Wiki : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mpd		The legendary Arch Wiki : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mpd
			== Another solution - pulseaudio with systemWide ==
			You can also set pulseaudio running system wide.

			<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
			sound.enable = true;
			hardware.pulseaudio = {
			systemWide = true;
			enable = true;
			};

			services.mpd = {
			enable = true ;
			extraConfig = ''
			audio_output {
			type "pulse"
			name "Pulseaudio"
			mixer_type "hardware" # optional
			mixer_device "default" # optional
			mixer_control "PCM" # optional
			mixer_index "0" # optional
			} '';
			## optional
			network.listenAddress = "any"; # allow to control mop from any host
			musicDirectory = "/path/to/some/music"; # ptah to your music
			};
			</syntaxhighlight>
			You can also use alsa, just add audio output to services.mpd.extraConfig
			<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
			services.mpd = {
			enabled = true;
			extraConfig = ''
			audio_output {
			type "alsa"
			name "alsa"
			device "hw:0,0" # optional
			format "44100:16:2" # optional
			mixer_type "hardware"
			mixer_device "default"
			mixer_control "PCM"
			}
			'';
			}
			</syntaxhighlight>

imported>Novmar at 22:17, 29 April 2021

2021-04-29T22:17:11Z

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	enable = true;		enable = true;
	extraConfig = "load-module module-native-protocol-tcp auth-ip-acl=127.0.0.1"; # Needed by mpd to be able to use Pulseaudio		extraConfig = "load-module module-native-protocol-tcp auth-ip-acl=127.0.0.1"; # Needed by mpd to be able to use Pulseaudio
	}		};

	# Music daemon, can be accessed through mpc or an other client		# Music daemon, can be accessed through mpc or an other client