---
name: "rplay.servers"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "rplay-server"
version: "3.3.2-20"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rplay.servers"
---

# rplay.servers(5)

rplay servers database

## NAME

rplay.servers - rplay servers database

## SYNOPSIS

**/usr/local/etc/rplay.servers**

## DESCRIPTION

The *rplay.servers* file contains a list of hosts that *rplayd* will contact to obtain sound files that are not available locally. Servers are contacted sequentially; best servers should be listed first.  Each line is of the form:

-

  hostname\[:port\]

where

- **hostname**

  is the name of a remote host or a host's IP address.

- **port**

  is an optional field containing the port to connect to. Port 5556 is used when the port is not specified.

## EXAMPLE

bozo.sdsu.edu\
 130\.191.224.88\
 bozo.nowhere.com\
 soundhost.foo.com:9999

## FILES

**/usr/local/etc/rplay.servers**

## SEE ALSO

[**rplayd**(8)](/rplayd/8.md)