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

# libpipewire-module-rtp-session(7)

RTP session

## NAME

libpipewire-module-rtp-session - RTP session

## DESCRIPTION

The rtp-session module creates a media session that is announced with avahi/mDNS/Bonjour.

Other machines on the network that run a compatible session will see each other and will be able to send audio/midi between each other.

The session setup is based on apple-midi and is compatible with apple-midi when the session is using midi.

## MODULE NAME

libpipewire-module-rtp-session

## MODULE OPTIONS

Options specific to the behavior of this module

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  local.ifname = \<str\>: interface name to use

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  control.ip =\<str\>: control IP address, default "0.0.0.0"

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  control.port =\<int\>: control port, default "0"

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  net.mtu = \<int\>: MTU to use, default 1280

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  net.ttl = \<int\>: TTL to use, default 1

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  net.loop = \<bool\>: loopback multicast, default false sess.discover-local: discover local services as well, default false

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  sess.min-ptime = \<int\>: minimum packet time in milliseconds, default 2

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  sess.max-ptime = \<int\>: maximum packet time in milliseconds, default 20

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  sess.latency.msec = \<int\>: receiver latency in milliseconds, default 100

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  sess.name = \<str\>: a session name

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  sess.ts-offset = \<int\>: an offset to apply to the timestamp, default -1 = random offset

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  sess.ts-refclk = \<string\>: the name of a reference clock

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  sess.media = \<string\>: the media type audio\|midi\|opus, default midi

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  stream.props = {}: properties to be passed to the stream

## GENERAL OPTIONS

Options with well-known behavior:

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  **remote.name**

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  **audio.format**

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  **audio.rate**

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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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  **media.name**

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  **node.group**

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  **node.latency**

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  **node.virtual**

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  **media.class**

## EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION

```
 # ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/my-rtp-session.conf
 context.modules = [
 {   name = libpipewire-module-rtp-session
     args = {
         #local.ifname = "eth0"
         #control.ip = "0.0.0.0"
         #control.port = 0
         #net.mtu = 1280
         #net.ttl = 1
         #net.loop = false
         #sess.discover-local = false
         #sess.min-ptime = 2
         #sess.max-ptime = 20
         #sess.name = "PipeWire RTP stream"
         #sess.media = "audio"
         stream.props = {
             node.name = "rtp-sink"
             #audio.format = "S16BE"
             #audio.rate = 48000
             #audio.channels = 2
             #audio.position = [ FL FR ]
         }
     }
}
]
```

**Since**

0\.3.60