===== Media / DLNA Server =====

Here you can enable the internal media server (minidlna) which allows to share media content from e.g. the USB storage of the router towards DLNA clients.\\

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**Enable** - Enable/Disable the service\\
**Listen on** - Define the bridge where to advertise the service\\
**Port** - Define a static port where the service is reachable. Please note the DLNA server will publish the port as part fo the active advertisement it's doing over then network.\\

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**Database Location** - Defines where the database of the local media should be stored. This is built automatically after a scan.\\
**Rescan on the next run** - Media is scanned periodically however you can trigger a media scan selecting this option ad saving.\\


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**TiVo Support** - Adhere to the TiVo standards in case you use such client.\\\
**Strictly adhere to DLNA standards** - If any issue, to increase compatibility with old clients you might want to enable this option.\\
**Media Directories** - Define where the actual media lives. Please note to exclude a given subdirectory from the scan, place an empty file with the name ''.minidlnaignore'' in the filesystem. e.g.\\
''cd /mnt/usb/media/private\\
touch .minidlnaignore''