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layout: post title: How to install MPC MPD on mac osx Yosemite (10.10.2)

Install via Homebrew

brew install mpd
brew install mpc

MPD Config File

Create a file called ~/.mpdconf and add the following:

music_directory         "~/Music"
playlist_directory      "~/.mpd/playlists"
db_file                 "~/.mpd/database"
pid_file                "~/.mpd/pid"
state_file              "~/.mpd/state"

auto_update             "yes"
auto_update_depth       "2"
follow_outside_symlinks "yes"
follow_inside_symlinks  "yes"

audio_output {
    type                  "ao"
    name                  "CoreAudio"
    mixer_type            "software"
}

decoder {
    plugin                "mp4ff"
    enabled               "no"
}

bind_to_address         "127.0.0.1"
port                    "6600"

user                    "******"

Create Directories

mkdir ~/.mpd
mkdir ~/.mpd/playlists
touch ~/.mpd/database

Add a music stream / file

mpc add http://icy-e-ba-07-boh.sharp-stream.com:8000/kissnational.mp3