---
name: "zeya"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "zeya"
version: "0.6-2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/zeya"
---

# zeya(1)

a web music server

## NAME

zeya - a web music server

## SYNOPSIS

**zeya**  \[-h \| --help\] \[--backend=*backend*\] \[--path=*path*\] \[-b \| --bitrate=*bitrate*\] \[-p \| --port=*port*\] \[--basic\_auth\_file=*file*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Zeya is a streaming music server that brings your music to any computer with a web browser. It reads your music library, lets you browse your files, and streams them on demand.

The client runs entirely in the browser using the HTML5 draft standard technologies (no plugins or external players are needed).

## OPTIONS

- FC**-h**F\[0\], FC**--help**F\[0\]

  Display help.

- FC**--backend**F\[0\]

  Specify the backend to use.

  - dir

    Read a directory's contents recursively (default). See FC**--path**F\[0\].

  - rhythmbox

    Read from current user's Rhythmbox library.

  - playlist

    Read from the playlist (.m3u or .pls file) specified by FC**--path**F\[0\].

- FC**--path**F\[0\]

  When used with FC**--backend**F\[0\]=dir, the directory in which to look for music (default: ./). When used with FC**--backend**F\[0\]=playlist, the absolute path of the playlist file to be read.

- FC**-b**F\[0\], FC**--bitrate**F\[0\]

  Specify the bitrate for output streams, in kbps. (default: 64)

- FC**-p**F\[0\], FC**--port**F\[0\]

  Listen for requests on the specified port. (default: 8080)

- FC**--basic\_auth\_file**F\[0\]

  Require basic HTTP authentication and only allow users named in the specified file. The file should be in **htpasswd** format.

## COPYRIGHT

Zeya was written by Phil Sung and Samson Yeung and is licensed under the terms of the GNU Affero GPL license, version 3 or later.

## SEE ALSO

FC*/usr/share/doc/zeya/README*F\[0\]

FC*/usr/share/doc/zeya/TODO*F\[0\]