Welcome to Gerbera

Gerbera is an open source UPnP-AV media server.

Server Statistics

File Type	Count	Size
General
Audio
Music Tracks
Audiobooks
Audio Broadcasts
Videos
Movies
Video Broadcasts
Music Video Clips
Images
Photos
Text
Total Media Files

Set up Gerbera with persistent content

A bit more complicated but safer in the long run

Add autoscan entry in config.xml ( See documentation )
Adjust further settings as required
Restart Gerbera service
Wait for import to complete
Check logs for error messages

Set up Gerbera with dynamic content

Easier to create but all setup is lost when your database is deleted or corrupted

Go to File System view
Look for folders containing your media files
Click Add Autoscan Item
Wait for import to complete
Check logs for error messages

Last Modified

Last Updated

Type

Title

Location

Class

Description

Mimetype

Protocol

Flags

Searchable

UseResourceRef

PersistentContainer

PlaylistRef

ProxyUrl

OnlineService

OggTheora

Last Modified

Last Updated

This is a persistent autoscan directory (defined in config), it cannot be modified via the web UI.

Scan Mode

None Disable autoscanning for this directory

INotify Efficiently and quickly update based on system filesystem events. This is the suggested method unless the underlying system does not support it.

Timed Re-scans the directory at set intervals. Resource intensive if run too often.

Recursive

Recursive Descend into child directories and index them.

Include Hidden

Include Hidden Include hidden files/directories

Follow Symlinks

Follow Symbolic Links Follow symbolic links and import them.

Scan Interval (in seconds)

Audio

All Audio

Music

Audio Book

Audio Broadcast

Import audio files from directory.

Image

All Images

Photo

Import image files from directory.

Video

All Video

Movie

Music Video

Import video files from directory.

Audio Container

Container type for audio files

Image Container

Container type for image files

Video Container

Container type for video files

Welcome to Gerbera

Add some files

View indexed files

Search indexed entries

Show connected clients

Edit Configuration

Server Statistics

Set up Gerbera with persistent content

Set up Gerbera with dynamic content

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