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Andreas Hartmann
Asked: 2020-02-11 12:58:47 +0800 CST

How to use Ubuntu 19.10's integrated DLNA server without GUI?

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I have a NAS running Ubuntu Server 18.04 with minidlna. Minidlna has been unmaintained for a long time and now it kind of sucks. I read that 19.10 has an integrated dlna server, but I couldn't find any instructions on how to use it on Ubuntu Server without a GUI. I'm willing to upgrade to a non-LTS version if it gives me a better DLNA experience, but I'd like now if and how it's possible to use that feature without a GUI.

server dlna minidlna 19.10

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  1. Best Answer

    The DLNA server in question is Rygel, which is part of Gnome, which Ubuntu uses. Normally that might suggest you might need Gnome (and a graphical server), but you can —as far as I can see— run this headless, from a command line.

    sudo apt install rygel  # double-check what this is going to install before saying yes!

    Then edit /etc/rygel.conf or ~/.config/rygel.conf based on man rygel.conf to set your settings. The main one you'll want is the uris setting, to define where your media is stored.

    uris=/data/my-films;/data/tv-recordings

    Then just run rygel. You'd probably test it at this point before adding a systemd service to keep it alive.

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