---
name: "dms"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "anacrolix-dms"
version: "1.5.0-2+b16"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dms"
---

# dms(1)

UPnP DLNA Digital Media Server

## NAME

dms - UPnP DLNA Digital Media Server

## SYNOPSIS

**dms** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

dms is a UPnP DLNA Digital Media Server. It runs from the terminal, and serves content directly from the filesystem from the working directory, or the path given. The SSDP component will broadcast and respond to requests on all available network interfaces.

dms advertises and serves the raw files, in addition to alternate transcoded streams when it's able, such as mpeg2 PAL-DVD and WebM for the Chromecast. It will also provide thumbnails where possible.

dms uses **ffprobe**/**avprobe** to get media data such as bitrate and duration, **ffmpeg**/**avconv** for video transoding, and **ffmpegthumbnailer** for generating thumbnails when browsing. These commands must be in the **PATH** given to **dms** or the features requiring them will be disabled.

### Known Compatible Players and Renderers

- •

  Probably all Panasonic Viera TVs.

- •

  Android's BubbleUPnP and AirWire

- •

  Chromecast

- •

  VLC

- •

  LG Smart TVs, with varying success.

## OPTIONS

- **-h, --help**

  show this help message and exit

\-config string          json configuration file

\-fFprobeCachePath string        path to FFprobe cache file (default "/home/drew/.dms-ffprobe-cache")

\-friendlyName string            server friendly name

\-http string            http server port (default ":1338")

\-ifname string          specific SSDP network interface

- **-i***gnoreHidden*

  ignore hidden files and directories

- **-i***gnoreUnreadable*

  ignore unreadable files and directories

- **-l***ogHeaders*

  log HTTP headers

- **-n***oProbe*

  disable media probing with ffprobe

- **-n***oTranscode*

  disable transcoding

\-notifyInterval duration        interval between SSPD announces (default 30s)

\-path string            browse root path

- **-s***tallEventSubscribe*

  workaround for some bad event subscribers