---
name: "minidlnad"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "minidlna"
version: "1.3.3-7"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/minidlnad/8"
---

# minidlnad(8)

MiniDLNA DLNA/UPnP-AV Server

## NAME

minidlnad - MiniDLNA DLNA/UPnP-AV Server

## SYNOPSIS

minidlnad options

## DESCRIPTION

**minidlna** is a lightweight but very functional DLNA/UPnP-AV server allowing easy  sharing of your media files including pictures to any capable device or client on your local wired and wireless network. Common PC software like  totem is a good lightweight and fast choice for Linux/BSD; more fully featured software for Linux, Windows and MAC is XBMC, also Mediahouse  on Android, and any media sharing capable DVR/TV etc.

## OPTIONS

**minidlna's** options are normally set from the global /etc/minidlna.conf file.

```
But there may be times when you need to temporarily alter some of these options,
you can do this by running minidlna with the following command line switches.
```

- **-R** *Rescan*

  This forces minidlna to rescan all of the media\_dir directories.

- **-f** *config\_file*

  Run minidlna with a different configuration file than the global default.

- **-p** *port*

  Allows to run minidlna on a different port.

- **-w** *presentation\_url*

  Change the default presentation url address.

- **-d** *debug*

  minidlna will run in the foreground with debug output.

- **-P** *pid\_filename*

  Specify a location for the PID file.

- **-m** *model*

  Force minidlna to report a specific model number.

- **-s** *serial*

  Force minidlna to report a specific serial number.

- **-t** *notify\_interval*

  Change the notify interval, in seconds. Defaults to 895 seconds.

- **-h** *help*

  Show basic switch options for running minidlna.

- **-V** *Version*

  Shows the program version number and exits.

## VERSION

This man page corresponds to minidlna version 1.1.0

## AUTHOR

```
minidlna developed by Justin Maggard  https://sourceforge.net/projects/minidlna/
man page written by Noel Butler <noelb@ausics.net>
```

## FILES

/usr/sbin/minidlnad

## SEE ALSO

 [minidlna.conf(5)](/minidlna.conf/5.md)