---
title: Recommended MPD configuration
---

myMPD needs the following mpd settings for all features. If a feature is not enabled in mpd, myMPD disables the associated features.

```text
# Enable stickers - myMPD uses stickers for play statistics
sticker_file            "/var/lib/mpd/sticker.sql"

# Enable stored playlists, also needed for myMPD smart playlists
playlist_directory      "/var/lib/mpd/playlists"

# Enable metadata. If set to none, you can only browse the filesystem
metadata_to_use         "AlbumArtist,Artist,Album,Title,Track,Disc,Genre,Name,Date"
# Enable also the musicbrainz_* tags if you want integration with MusicBrainz and ListenBrainz
# musicbrainz_albumid is the fallback for musicbrainz_releasegroupid (MPD 0.24)
#metadata_to_use         "AlbumArtist,Artist,Album,Title,Track,Disc,Genre,Name,musicbrainz_artistid, musicbrainz_albumid, musicbrainz_albumartistid, musicbrainz_trackid, musicbrainz_releasetrackid"

# bind mpd to a unix socket
# Only socket connection to mpd enables some myMPD auto configuration features
bind_to_address         "/run/mpd/socket"

# Mounting is only possible with the simple database plugin and a cache_directory
database {
    plugin          "simple"
    path            "/var/lib/mpd/tag_cache"
    cache_directory "/var/lib/mpd/cache"
}

# Enable neighbor plugins
neighbors {
    plugin          "udisks"
}
neighbors {
    plugin          "upnp"
}

# Output for http stream - myMPD local playback
audio_output {
    type        "httpd"
    name        "HTTP Stream"
    encoder     "lame" #to support safari on ios
    port        "8000"
    bitrate     "128"
    format      "44100:16:1"
    always_on   "yes"
    tags        "yes"
}
```
