---
name: "slimserver"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "slimserver"
version: "6.3.0-4"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/slimserver"
---

# slimserver(8)

Streaming Audio Server

## NAME

slimserver.pl — Streaming Audio Server

## SYNOPSIS

**slimserver.pl** \[--help\]  \[--audiodir *dir*\]  \[--playlistdir *dir*\]  \[--cachedir *dir*\]  \[--daemon\]  \[--diag\]  \[--logfile *dir*\]  \[--stdio\]  \[--user *userid*\]  \[--group *groupid*\]  \[--httpport *portnumber*          \[--httpaddr *listenip*\]        \]  \[--cliport *portnumber*          \[--cliaddr *listenip\>*\]        \]  \[--prefsfile *prefsfilepath*\]  \[--pidfile *pidfilepath\>*\]  \[--quiet\]  \[--playeraddr *listenip*\]  \[--priority *priority*\]  \[--streamaddr *listenip*\]  \[--scanonly\]  \[--noscan\]  \[--nosetup\]  \[--noserver\]  \[--perfmon\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the  **slimserver.pl** command.

This manual page was written for the **Debian** distribution  because the original program does not have a manual page.  Instead, it has documentation inline.

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax,  with long options starting with two dashes (\`-').  A summary of  options is included below.  For a complete description, see the  **slimserver.pl --help** output.

- **--help**

  Show this usage information.

- **--audiodir**

  The path to a directory of your MP3 files.

- **--playlistdir**

  The path to a directory of your playlist files.

- **--cachedir**

  Directory for SlimServer to save cached music and web data.

- **--diag**

  Use diagnostics, shows more verbose errors.

-

  Also slows down library processing considerably.

- **--logfile**

  Specify a file for error logging.

- **--daemon**

  Run the server in the background.

-

  This may only work on Unix-like systems.

- **--stdio**

  Use standard in and out as a command line interface to the server.

- **--user**

  Specify the user that server should run as.

-

  Only usable if server is started as root. This may only work on Unix-like systems.

- **--group**

  Specify the group that server should run as.

-

  Only usable if server is started as root. This may only work on Unix-like systems.

- **--httpport**

  Activate the web interface on the specified port.

-

  Set to 0 in order disable the web server.

- **--httpaddr**

  Activate the web interface on the specified IP address.

- **--cliport**

  Activate the command line interface TCP/IP interface  on the specified port. Set to 0 in order disable the   command line interface server.

- **--cliaddr**

  Activate the command line interface TCP/IP   interface on the specified IP address.

- **--prefsfile**

  Specify where the preferences file should be stored.

- **--pidfile**

  Specify where a process ID file should be stored.

- **--quiet**

  Minimize the amount of text output.

- **--playeraddr**

  Specify the \_server's\_ IP address to use to connect   to SLIMP3 players.

- **--priority**

  Set process priority from -20 (high) to 20 (low)  no effect on non-Unix platforms.

- **--streamaddr**

  Specify the \_server's\_ IP address to use to connect  to streaming audio sources.

- **--scanonly**

  Only run the library scanner, then exit.

- **--noscan**

  Don't scan the music library.

- **--nosetup**

  Disable setup via http.

- **--noserver**

  Disable web access server settings, but leave player settings accessible. Settings changes arenot preserved.

- **--perfmon**

  Enable internal server performance monitoring.

## CONFIGURATION

You can change startup parameters by editing /etc/default/slimserver.

## SEE ALSO

Readme files in /usr/share/doc/slimserver.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Simon Kelley (simon@thekelleys.org.uk) for  the **Debian** system (but may be used by others).  It is based  one one written for an earlier version of slimserver by Bruno  Rodrigues. Permission is  granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under  the terms of the GNU Free Documentation  License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free  Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover  Texts and no Back-Cover Texts.