---
name: "opennap"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "opennap"
version: "0.44-2"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/opennap"
---

# opennap(1)

Open Source Napster Server.

## NAME

opennap - Open Source Napster Server.

## SYNOPSIS

**opennap** \[*-bhsv*\]*\[*-c*DIR*\]*\[*-p*PORT*\]*\[*-l*IP*\]\

## DESCRIPTION

Napster is a protocol for sharing files between clients. The server acts as a broker and search engine for client transfers. It also features group and private chat, similar to IRC.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below. For a complete description, see the HTML file /usr/share/doc/opennap/manual.html.

- **-h**

  Show summary of options.

- **-c DIR**

  Read config files from DIR (default: /etc/opennap).

- **-b**

  Run as a background process (daemon).

- **-l IP**

  Listen only on IP instead of all interfaces.

- **-p PORT**

  Listen on PORT for connections (default: 8888).

- **-s**

  Channels may only be created by privileged users.

- **-v**

  Display version information.

## FILES

- */etc/opennap/bans*

  List of server-wide bans on clients.

- */etc/opennap/channels*

  Database of predefined group chat channels.

- */etc/opennap/config*

  Main configuration file containing server options.

- */etc/opennap/filter*

  List of words to skip when searching/indexing files.

- */etc/opennap/motd*

  Message of the day, the text shown to users when they log in.

- */etc/opennap/servers*

  Database of servers to link with.

- */etc/opennap/users*

  Registered users database.

## SEE ALSO

[**metaserver**(1)](/metaserver/1.md),[**opennapconf**(1)](/opennapconf/1.md).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Kevin Lindsay \<klindsay@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).