mStream/docs/json_config.md

JSON config

Using a JSON config with mStream allows for more advanced configurations. This example contains all configurable params for reference purposes.

{
  "port": 3030,
  "userinterface":"public",
  "secret": "b6j7j5e6u5g36ubn536uyn536unm5m67u5365vby435y54ymn",
  "database_plugin":{
    "dbPath":"/path/to/loki.db"
  },
  "albumArtDir": "/media/album-art",
  "folders": {
    "blues": "/media/music/blues",
    "rock": { "root": "/media/music/rock"}
  },
  "users": {
    "paul": {
      "password":"p@ssword",
      "vpaths": ["blues", "rock"]
    },
    "james": {
      "password":"qwerty",
      "vpaths": "rock",
      "lastfm-user": "username",
      "lastfm-password": "password"
    }
  },
  "ssl": {
    "key": "/path/to/key.pem",
    "cert": "/path/to/cert.pem"
  }
}

All these params have default values. Technically, an empty objects would be valid. It's the same as running mstream without any config otpions

# This is valid
{ }

Port

Sets the port. Defaults to 3000 if not set

UI

Folder that contains the frontend for mStream. Defaults to public if not set

Secret

Sets the secret key used for the login system. If this is not set, mStream will generate a random secret key on boot and previous login sessions will be voided

Database

This option is a relic of the past when mStream also supported SQLite. Right now only the path can be set. This defaults to the current working directory

  "database_plugin":{
    "dbPath":"/path/to/loki.db"
  },

Folders

Folders are set by key value pairs. The key is used later to give access to folders on a per user basis. (more info in the users section)

There are two valid syntaxes for folders

  "folders": {
    "blues": "/media/music/blues",
    "rock": { "root": "/media/music/rock"}
  }

For now, these are identical. In the future, mStream will be able to offer different frontend features based on the directory type.

Users

A basic user example.

{
  "folders": {
    "media": "/media/music"
  },
  "users": {
    "paul": {
      "password":"p@ssword",
      "vpaths": "media"
    }
  }
}

A user with multiple folders

{
  "folders": {
    "music": "/media/music",
    "audiobooks": "/media/books/audio"
  },
  "users": {
    "paul": {
      "password":"p@ssword",
      "vpaths": ["music", "audiobooks"]
    }
  }
}

Multiple users with multiple directories

{
  "folders": {
    "jake-music": "/media/jake/music",
    "finn-music": "/media/finn/music",
    "audiobooks": "/media/books/audio"
  },
  "users": {
    "jake": {
      "password":"p@ssword",
      "vpaths": ["jake-music", "audiobooks"]
    },
    "finn": {
      "password":"p@ssword",
      "vpaths": ["finn-music", "audiobooks"]
    }
  }
}

If there is no users object, the login system will not be enabled and anyone will be abe to access the server. All folders will be accessible

{
  "folders": {
    "music": "/media/music",
    "audiobooks": "/media/books/audio"
  }
}

SSL

mStream comes with SSL support built in. Jsut add your key and cert and the server wil ltake care of the rest

  "ssl": {
    "key": "/path/to/key.pem",
    "cert": "/path/to/cert.pem"
  }

Album Art

Sets the path where album art will be saved. Defaults to the image-cache folder in the mStream directory

  "albumArtDir": "/media/album-art"

LastFM Scrobbling

Each user can have their own lastFM credentails

{
  "folders": {
    "jake-music": "/media/jake/music",
    "finn-music": "/media/finn/music",
    "audiobooks": "/media/books/audio"
  },
  "users": {
    "jake": {
      "password":"p@ssword",
      "vpaths": ["jake-music", "audiobooks"],
      "lastfm-user": "username",
      "lastfm-password": "password"
    },
    "finn": {
      "password":"p@ssword",
      "vpaths": ["finn-music", "audiobooks"],
      "lastfm-user": "username",
      "lastfm-password": "password"
    }
  }
}

If you want to use LastFM scrobbling without a user system, you can do the following

{
  "folders": {
    "music": "/media/music",
    "audiobooks": "/media/books/audio"
  },
  "lastfm-user": "username",
  "lastfm-password": "password"
}

Port Forwarding

Set tunnel to true if you want mStream to try to auto configure port forwarding via uPNP

{
  "tunnel": true
}