---
name: "libpipewire-module-jack-tunnel"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "pipewire-jack-client"
version: "1:1.6.10-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/libpipewire-module-jack-tunnel"
---

# libpipewire-module-jack-tunnel(7)

JACK Tunnel

## NAME

libpipewire-module-jack-tunnel - JACK Tunnel

## DESCRIPTION

The jack-tunnel module provides a source or sink that tunnels all audio to a JACK server.

This module is usually used together with **JACK DBus detect** that will automatically load the tunnel with the right parameters based on dbus information.

## MODULE NAME

libpipewire-module-jack-tunnel

## MODULE OPTIONS

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  jack.library: the libjack to load, by default libjack.so.0 is searched in LIBJACK\_PATH directories and then some standard library paths.

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  jack.server: the name of the JACK server to tunnel to.

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  jack.client-name: the name of the JACK client.

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  jack.connect: if jack ports should be connected automatically. Can also be placed per stream.

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  jack.connect-audio: An array of audio ports to connect to. Can also be placed per stream. An empty array will not connect anything, even when jack.connect is true.

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  jack.connect-midi: An array of midi ports to connect to. Can also be placed per stream. An empty array will not connect anything, even when jack.connect is true.

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  tunnel.mode: the tunnel mode, sink\|source\|duplex, default duplex

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  midi.ports: the number of midi ports. Can also be added to the stream props.

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  source.props: Extra properties for the source filter.

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  sink.props: Extra properties for the sink filter.

## GENERAL OPTIONS

Options with well-known behavior.

- •

  **remote.name**

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  **audio.channels**

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  **audio.layout**

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  **audio.position**

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  **node.name**

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  **node.description**

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  **node.group**

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  **node.virtual**

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  **media.class**

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  **target.object** to specify the remote node.name or serial.id to link to

## EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION OF A DUPLEX SINK/SOURCE

```
# ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/my-jack-tunnel.conf
context.modules = [
{   name = libpipewire-module-jack-tunnel
    args = {
        #jack.library     = libjack.so.0
        #jack.server      = null
        #jack.client-name = PipeWire
        #jack.connect     = true
        #jack.connect-audio = [ playback_1 playback_2 ]
        #jack.connect-midi = [ midi_playback_1 ]
        #tunnel.mode      = duplex
        #midi.ports       = 0
        #audio.channels   = 2
        #audio.position   = [ FL FR ]
        source.props = {
            # extra sink properties
        }
        sink.props = {
            # extra sink properties
        }
    }
}
]
```