Ansible Role: miniDLNA

This role installs miniDLNA, which is a simple media server that supports DLNA/UPnP.

Requirements

No specific requirements.

Role Variables

minidlna:
  user: minidlna
  port: 8200
  media_dirs:
    - "/var/lib/minidlna"
    - "A,/var/lib/minidlna/music"  # A for audio
    - "P,/var/lib/minidlna/photos"  # P for photos
    - "V,/var/lib/minidlna/videos"   # V for videos
  network_interface: "eth0"
  network_interfaces:
    - "eth1"
    - "wlan0"
  listening_ip: "192.168.0.0/24"
  listening_ips:
    - "192.168.1.0/8"
    - "10.0.0.0/16"
  friendly_name: "Home DLNA Server"
  model_name: "Windows Media Connect compatible (MiniDLNA)"

miniDLNA automatically sets some values for:

• friendly_name: "hostname: username"
• model_name: "Windows Media Connect compatible (MiniDLNA)"

The following properties do not have default values:

• network_interface/network_interfaces: By default, it uses all available interfaces. You can add to network_interfaces without replacing network_interface.
• listening_ip/listening_ips: By default, it listens on all; you can add to listening_ips without replacing listening_ip.

The media_dirs must have full paths to the directories you want to share. You can specify the type of media by adding A, P, or V at the beginning of the directory path for audio, photos, or videos, respectively.

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

    - hosts: servers
      roles:
         - { role: robgmills.minidlna }

License

BSD

Author Information

This role was created in 2016 by Rob Mills.