ample.conf

Langue: en

Version: JANUARY 2002 (debian - 07/07/09)

Section: 5 (Format de fichier)

NAME

ample.conf - configuration file for Ample

DESCRIPTION

This file, by default /etc/ample/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 Härdeman <david@2gen.com>

SEE ALSO

ample(1), ample.html(5)