---
name: "ssdpy-server"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-ssdpy"
version: "0.4.1-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ssdpy-server"
---

# ssdpy-server(1)

Start an SSDP server

## NAME

ssdpy-server - Start an SSDP server

## SYNOPSIS

**ssdpy-server** \[*options*\] *usn*

## DESCRIPTION

**ssdpy-server** is an SSDP server that sends NOTIFY packets to notify SSDP clients about a service, and responds to relevant M-SEARCH packets.

## OPTIONS

- *usn*

  Unique server name to broadcast

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show the program's built-in help message and exit.

- **-V**, **--version**

  Show the program's version number and exit.

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Increase verbosity.

- **-4**, **--ipv4**

  Listen on IPv4 (default).

- **-6**, **--ipv6**

  Listen on IPv6 instead of IPv4.

- **-t**, **--device-type** ***device-type***

  Specify the broadcasted device type; affects the NT field. Defaults to **ssdp:rootdevice.**

- **-i**, **--iface** ***interface***

  Listen on a specific network interface.

- **-p**, **--port** ***port***

  Listen for M-SEARCH on a specific port; defaults to **1900**.

- **--max-age** *max-age*

  Specify the amount of seconds that the server info should be cached for (by default, it's not cached at all).

- **-l**, **--location** ***location***

  Specify the location that notifications should point to; this sets both LOCATION and AL.

- **-a**, **--address** ***address***

  Specify address of the interface to listen on (only valid for IPv4).

- **-e**, **--extra-field** *name* *value*

  Specify extra fields to pass in NOTIFY packets. This option can be passed multiple times for multiple extra headers.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2019-2020 Moshi Binyamini.

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.