Install with:
sudo apt-get install mediatomb
Amend the /etc/mediatomb/config.xml file. I find the configuration below works well for all the video types I throw at it. Then access the web interface at http://localhost:49152 logging in with mediatomb/mediatomb and add some video directories to be served.
<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?>
<config version=”2″ xmlns=”http://mediatomb.cc/config/2″ xmlns:xsi=”http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance” xsi:schemaLocation=”http://mediatomb.cc/config/2 http://mediatomb.cc/config/2.xsd”><!–
Read /usr/share/doc/mediatomb-common/README.gz section 6 for more
information on creating and using config.xml configration files.
–>
<server>
<ui enabled=”yes” show-tooltips=”yes”>
<accounts enabled=”yes” session-timeout=”30″>
<account user=”mediatomb” password=”mediatomb”/>
</accounts>
</ui>
<name>Media Centre</name>
<udn>uuid:f6d9662c-6194-4a06-b836-aafa2252f0da</udn>
<home>/var/lib/mediatomb</home>
<webroot>/usr/share/mediatomb/web</webroot>
<storage caching=”yes”>
<sqlite3 enabled=”yes”>
<database-file>mediatomb.db</database-file>
</sqlite3>
<mysql enabled=”no”>
<host>localhost</host>
<username>mediatomb</username>
<database>mediatomb</database>
</mysql>
</storage>
<protocolInfo extend=”yes”/><!– For PS3 support change to “yes” –><!–
Uncomment the lines below to get rid of jerky avi playback on the
DSM320 or to enable subtitles support on the DSM units
–>
<custom-http-headers>
<add header=”X-User-Agent: redsonic”/>
<add header=”transferMode.dlna.org: Streaming”/>
<add header=”contentFeatures.dlna.org: DLNA.ORG_OP=01;DLNA.ORG_CI=0;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=017000 00000000000000000000000000″/>
</custom-http-headers>
<manufacturerURL>redsonic.com</manufacturerURL>
<modelNumber>105</modelNumber>
<!– Uncomment the line below if you have a Telegent TG100 –><!–
<upnp-string-limit>101</upnp-string-limit>
–>
<extended-runtime-options>
<ffmpegthumbnailer enabled=”no”>
<thumbnail-size>128</thumbnail-size>
<seek-percentage>5</seek-percentage>
<filmstrip-overlay>yes</filmstrip-overlay>
<workaround-bugs>no</workaround-bugs>
</ffmpegthumbnailer>
<mark-played-items enabled=”no” suppress-cds-updates=”yes”>
<string mode=”prepend”>*</string>
</mark-played-items>
</extended-runtime-options>
</server>
<import hidden-files=”no”>
<scripting script-charset=”UTF-8″>
<common-script>/usr/share/mediatomb/js/common.js</common-script>
<playlist-script>/usr/share/mediatomb/js/playlists.js</playlist-script>
<virtual-layout type=”builtin”>
<import-script>/usr/share/mediatomb/js/import.js</import-script>
<dvd-script>/usr/share/mediatomb/js/import-dvd.js</dvd-script>
</virtual-layout>
</scripting>
<mappings>
<extension-mimetype ignore-unknown=”no”>
<map from=”mp3″ to=”audio/mpeg”/>
<map from=”ogg” to=”application/ogg”/>
<map from=”asf” to=”video/x-ms-asf”/>
<map from=”asx” to=”video/x-ms-asf”/>
<map from=”wma” to=”audio/x-ms-wma”/>
<map from=”wax” to=”audio/x-ms-wax”/>
<map from=”wmv” to=”video/x-ms-wmv”/>
<map from=”wvx” to=”video/x-ms-wvx”/>
<map from=”wm” to=”video/x-ms-wm”/>
<map from=”wmx” to=”video/x-ms-wmx”/>
<map from=”m3u” to=”audio/x-mpegurl”/>
<map from=”pls” to=”audio/x-scpls”/>
<map from=”flv” to=”video/x-flv”/>
<map from=”avi” to=”video/mpeg”/>
<map from=”mkv” to=”video/mpeg”/>
<map from=”mka” to=”audio/x-matroska”/>
<!– Uncomment the line below for PS3 divx support –>
<!– <map from=”avi” to=”video/divx”/> –>
<!– Uncomment the line below for D-Link DSM / ZyXEL DMA-1000 –>
<!– <map from=”avi” to=”video/avi”/> –>
</extension-mimetype>
<mimetype-upnpclass>
<map from=”audio/*” to=”object.item.audioItem.musicTrack”/>
<map from=”video/*” to=”object.item.videoItem”/>
<map from=”image/*” to=”object.item.imageItem”/>
<map from=”application/ogg” to=”object.item.audioItem.musicTrack”/>
</mimetype-upnpclass>
<mimetype-contenttype>
<treat mimetype=”audio/mpeg” as=”mp3″/>
<treat mimetype=”application/ogg” as=”ogg”/>
<treat mimetype=”audio/x-flac” as=”flac”/>
<treat mimetype=”image/jpeg” as=”jpg”/>
<treat mimetype=”audio/x-mpegurl” as=”playlist”/>
<treat mimetype=”audio/x-scpls” as=”playlist”/>
<treat mimetype=”audio/x-wav” as=”pcm”/>
<treat mimetype=”audio/L16″ as=”pcm”/>
<treat mimetype=”video/x-msvideo” as=”avi”/>
<treat mimetype=”video/mp4″ as=”mp4″/>
<treat mimetype=”audio/mp4″ as=”mp4″/>
<treat mimetype=”application/x-iso9660″ as=”dvd”/>
<treat mimetype=”application/x-iso9660-image” as=”dvd”/>
<treat mimetype=”video/x-matroska” as=”mkv”/>
<treat mimetype=”audio/x-matroska” as=”mka”/>
</mimetype-contenttype>
</mappings>
<online-content><!– Make sure to setup a transcoding profile for flv –>
<YouTube enabled=”no” refresh=”28800″ update-at-start=”no” purge-after=”604800″ racy-content=”exclude” format=”flv” hd=”no”>
<favorites user=”mediatomb”/>
<standardfeed feed=”most_viewed” time-range=”today”/>
<playlists user=”mediatomb”/>
<uploads user=”mediatomb”/>
<standardfeed feed=”recently_featured” time-range=”today”/>
</YouTube>
<Weborama enabled=”no” refresh=”28800″ update-at-start=”no”>
<playlist name=”Active” type=”playlist” mood=”active”/>
<playlist name=”Metal” type=”playlist”>
<filter>
<genres>metal</genres>
</filter>
</playlist>
</Weborama>
<AppleTrailers enabled=”no” refresh=”43200″ update-at-start=”no” resolution=”640″/>
</online-content>
</import>
<transcoding enabled=”no”>
<mimetype-profile-mappings>
<transcode mimetype=”video/x-flv” using=”vlcmpeg”/>
<transcode mimetype=”application/ogg” using=”vlcmpeg”/>
<transcode mimetype=”application/ogg” using=”oggflac2raw”/>
<transcode mimetype=”audio/x-flac” using=”oggflac2raw”/>
</mimetype-profile-mappings>
<profiles>
<profile name=”oggflac2raw” enabled=”no” type=”external”>
<mimetype>audio/L16</mimetype>
<accept-url>no</accept-url>
<first-resource>yes</first-resource>
<accept-ogg-theora>no</accept-ogg-theora>
<agent command=”ogg123″ arguments=”-d raw -o byteorder:big -f %out %in”/>
<buffer size=”1048576″ chunk-size=”131072″ fill-size=”262144″/>
</profile>
<profile name=”vlcmpeg” enabled=”no” type=”external”>
<mimetype>video/mpeg</mimetype>
<accept-url>yes</accept-url>
<first-resource>yes</first-resource>
<accept-ogg-theora>yes</accept-ogg-theora>
<agent command=”vlc” arguments=”-I dummy %in –sout #transcode{venc=ffmpeg,vcodec=mp2v,vb=4096,fps=25,aenc=ffmpeg,acodec=mpga,ab=192,samplerate=44100,channels=2}:standard{access=file,mux=ps,dst=%out} vlc:quit”/>
<buffer size=”14400000″ chunk-size=”512000″ fill-size=”120000″/>
</profile>
</profiles>
</transcoding>
</config>
