Liquidsoap 1.3.2 :

Liquidsoap configuration

ALSA configuration

Alsa internal buffer size

Default: 0

set("alsa.alsa_buffer",0)

This setting is only used in buffered alsa I/O, and affects latency. Set to 0 to disable this setting and use ALSA's default.

Buffer size, in frames

Default: 1

set("alsa.buffer_length",1)

This is only used for buffered ALSA I/O, and affects latency.

Number of periods

Default: 0

set("alsa.periods",0)

Set to 0 to disable this setting and use ALSA's default.

Audio settings

Conversion settings

Samplerate conversion settings
Libsamplerate conversion settings
Resampling quality

Default: "fast"

set("audio.converter.samplerate.libsamplerate.quality","fast")

Resampling quality, one of: “best”, “medium”, “fast”, “zero_order”, “linear”. Refer to ocaml-samplerate for details.

Preferred samplerate converter

Default: "libsamplerate"

set("audio.converter.samplerate.preferred","libsamplerate")

Preferred samplerate converter.

Clock settings

Handling of streaming errors

Default: false

set("clock.allow_streaming_errors",false)

Control the behaviour of clocks when an error occurs during streaming. This has no effect on errors occurring during source initializations. By default, any error will cause liquidsoap to shutdown. If errors are allowed, faulty sources are simply removed and clocks keep running. Allowing errors can result in complex surprising situations; use at your own risk!

Decoder settings

Maximum debugging information (dev only)

Default: false

set("decoder.debug",false)

WARNING: Do not enable unless a developer instructed you to do so! The debugging mode makes it easier to understand why decoding fails, but as a side effect it will crash liquidsoap at the end of every track.

Decoders and order used to decode files.

Default: ["META","WAV","AIFF","MIDI","IMAGE","FLAC","AAC","MP4","OGG","MAD","GSTREAMER"]

set("decoder.file_decoders",["META","WAV","AIFF","MIDI","IMAGE","FLAC","AAC","MP4","OGG","MAD","GSTREAMER"])

File extensions used for guessing audio formats

File extensions used for guessing AAC format

Default: ["aac"]

set("decoder.file_extensions.aac",["aac"])
File extensions used for guessing AIFF format

Default: ["aiff","aif","aifc"]

set("decoder.file_extensions.aiff",["aiff","aif","aifc"])
File extensions used for guessing FLAC format

Default: ["flac"]

set("decoder.file_extensions.flac",["flac"])
File extensions used for guessing format handled by GStreamer

Default: ["wmv","avi","mp4","3gp","webm","mkv"]

set("decoder.file_extensions.gstreamer",["wmv","avi","mp4","3gp","webm","mkv"])
File extensions used for guessing mpeg audio format

Default: ["mp3","mp2","mp1"]

set("decoder.file_extensions.mad",["mp3","mp2","mp1"])
File extensions used for guessing MP3 format (DEPRECATED, use *.mad configuration keys!)

Default: ["mp3","mp2","mp1"]

set("decoder.file_extensions.mp3",["mp3","mp2","mp1"])
File extensions used for guessing MP4 format

Default: ["m4a","m4b","m4p","m4v","m4r","3gp","mp4"]

set("decoder.file_extensions.mp4",["m4a","m4b","m4p","m4v","m4r","3gp","mp4"])
File extensions used for guessing OGG format

Default: ["ogv","oga","ogx","ogg","opus"]

set("decoder.file_extensions.ogg",["ogv","oga","ogx","ogg","opus"])
File extensions used for decoding metadata using TAGLIB

Default: ["mp3"]

set("decoder.file_extensions.taglib",["mp3"])
File extensions used for guessing WAV format

Default: ["wav","wave"]

set("decoder.file_extensions.wav",["wav","wave"])

Decoders and order used to decode image files.

Default: ["PPM","CAMLIMAGES","SDL/IMAGE"]

set("decoder.image_file_decoders",["PPM","CAMLIMAGES","SDL/IMAGE"])

Mime-types used for guessing audio formats

Mime-types used for guessing AAC format

Default: ["audio/aac","audio/aacp","audio/x-hx-aac-adts"]

set("decoder.mime_types.aac",["audio/aac","audio/aacp","audio/x-hx-aac-adts"])
Mime-types used for guessing AIFF format

Default: ["audio/x-aiff","audio/aiff"]

set("decoder.mime_types.aiff",["audio/x-aiff","audio/aiff"])
Mime-types used for guessing PCM/BASIC format

Default: ["audio/basic"]

set("decoder.mime_types.basic",["audio/basic"])
Mime-types used for guessing FLAC format

Default: ["audio/x-flac"]

set("decoder.mime_types.flac",["audio/x-flac"])
Mime-types used for guessing format handled by GStreamer

Default: ["video/x-ms-asf","video/x-msvideo","video/mp4","video/3gpp","video/webm","video/x-matroska","video/mp2t","video/MP2T"]

set("decoder.mime_types.gstreamer",["video/x-ms-asf","video/x-msvideo","video/mp4","video/3gpp","video/webm","video/x-matroska","video/mp2t","video/MP2T"])
Mime-types used for guessing mpeg audio format

Default: ["audio/mpeg","audio/MPA"]

set("decoder.mime_types.mad",["audio/mpeg","audio/MPA"])
Mime-types used for guessing MP3 format (DEPRECATED, use *.mad configuration keys!)

Default: ["audio/mpeg","audio/MPA"]

set("decoder.mime_types.mp3",["audio/mpeg","audio/MPA"])
Mime-types used for guessing MP4 format

Default: ["audio/mp4","application/mp4"]

set("decoder.mime_types.mp4",["audio/mp4","application/mp4"])
Mime-types used for guessing OGG format.

Default: ["application/ogg","application/x-ogg","audio/x-ogg","audio/ogg","video/ogg"]

set("decoder.mime_types.ogg",["application/ogg","application/x-ogg","audio/x-ogg","audio/ogg","video/ogg"])
Mime-types used for decoding metadata using TAGLIB

Default: ["audio/mpeg"]

set("decoder.mime_types.taglib",["audio/mpeg"])
Mime-types used for guessing WAV format

Default: ["audio/vnd.wave","audio/wav","audio/wave","audio/x-wav"]

set("decoder.mime_types.wav",["audio/vnd.wave","audio/wav","audio/wave","audio/x-wav"])

Decoders and order used to decode streams.

Default: ["WAV","AIFF","PCM/BASIC","RAW AUDIO","FLAC","AAC","OGG","MAD","GSTREAMER"]

set("decoder.stream_decoders",["WAV","AIFF","PCM/BASIC","RAW AUDIO","FLAC","AAC","OGG","MAD","GSTREAMER"])

Taglib settings

Encoder settings

Metadata settings

Exported metdata

Default: ["artist","title","album","genre","date","tracknumber","comment","track","year","dj","next"]

set("encoder.encoder.export",["artist","title","album","genre","date","tracknumber","comment","track","year","dj","next"])

The list of labels of exported metadata.

Frame format

Audio (PCM) format

Default number of channels

Default: 2

set("frame.audio.channels",2)
Samplerate

Default: 44100

set("frame.audio.samplerate",44100)

Tentative frame duration in seconds

Default: 0.04

set("frame.duration",0.04)

Audio and video samplerates constrain the possible frame durations. This setting is used as a hint for the duration, when 'frame.audio.size' is not provided. Tweaking frame duration is tricky but needed when dealing with latency or getting soundcard I/O correctly synchronized with liquidsoap.

MIDI parameters

Default number of channels

Default: 0

set("frame.midi.channels",0)

Video format

Default number of channels

Default: 0

set("frame.video.channels",0)
Image height

Default: 240

set("frame.video.height",240)
Samplerate

Default: 25

set("frame.video.samplerate",25)
Image width

Default: 320

set("frame.video.width",320)

Media decoding/endcoding through gstreamer.

Add borders in order to keep video aspect ratio.

Default: true

set("gstreamer.add_borders",true)

Debug level (bewteen 0 and 5).

Default: 0

set("gstreamer.debug_level",0)

Maximal number of buffers.

Default: 10

set("gstreamer.max_buffers",10)

Harbor settings (Icecast/shoutcast stream receiver).

IP address on which the harbor should listen.

Default: "0.0.0.0"

set("harbor.bind_addr","0.0.0.0")

Content-type (mime) of formats which allow shout metadata update.

Default: ["audio/mpeg","audio/aacp","audio/aac","audio/x-aac","audio/wav","audio/wave","audio/x-flac"]

set("harbor.icy_formats",["audio/mpeg","audio/aacp","audio/aac","audio/x-aac","audio/wav","audio/wave","audio/x-flac"])

Maximun of pending source requests per port.

Default: 2

set("harbor.max_connections",2)

Perform reverse DNS lookup to get the client's hostname from its IP.

Default: false

set("harbor.reverse_dns",false)

Harbor SSL settings.

Path to the server's SSL certificate. (mandatory)

Default: ""

set("harbor.ssl.certificate","")
Path to the server's SSL password. (optional, blank if omited)

Default: ""

set("harbor.ssl.password","")
Path to the server's SSL private key. (mandatory)

Default: ""

set("harbor.ssl.private_key","")

Timeout for network operations.

Default: 300.

set("harbor.timeout",300.)

Display passwords, for debugging.

Default: false

set("harbor.verbose",false)

initialization configuration

catch exceptions, use false to backtrace exceptions

Default: true

set("init.catch_exn",true)

run initialization using concurrent threads

Default: false

set("init.concurrent",false)

run in daemon mode

Default: false

set("init.daemon",false)
Changes the effective user (drops privileges).

Default: false

set("init.daemon.change_user",false)
Group used to run the daemon.

Default: "daemon"

set("init.daemon.change_user.group","daemon")
User used to run the daemon.

Default: "daemon"

set("init.daemon.change_user.user","daemon")
support for pidfile generation

Default: true

set("init.daemon.pidfile",true)
path to pidfile

Default: "<sysrundir>/<script>.pid"

set("init.daemon.pidfile.path","<sysrundir>/<script>.pid")

Start liquidsoap even without any active source

Default: false

set("init.force_start",false)

This should be reserved for advanced dynamic uses of liquidsoap.

dump an initialization trace

Default: false

set("init.trace",false)

log configuration

log to file

Default: true

set("log.file",true)
append log to the file

Default: true

set("log.file.append",true)
path to log file

Default: "<syslogdir>/<script>.log"

set("log.file.path","<syslogdir>/<script>.log")
log file permissions

Default: 384

set("log.file.perms",384)

general log level

Default: 3

set("log.level",3)

log to stdout

Default: false

set("log.stdout",false)

display unix timestamps (subsecond accuracy, timezone independant)

Default: false

set("log.unix_timestamps",false)

Parameters for the mpd protocol.

Debug communications with MPD server.

Default: false

set("mpd.debug",false)

MPD host.

Default: "127.0.0.1"

set("mpd.host","127.0.0.1")

Directory where MPD's music is located.

Default: "/var/lib/mpd/music"

set("mpd.path","/var/lib/mpd/music")

MPD port.

Default: 6600

set("mpd.port",6600)

Randomize order of MPD's results.

Default: true

set("mpd.randomize",true)

Interactions through the OSC protocol.

Port for OSC server.

Default: 7777

set("osc.port",7777)

Playlist formats

Cue in metadata for playlists with track index.

Default: "liq_cue_in"

set("playlists.cue_in_metadata","liq_cue_in")

Some playlists format, such as CUE files specify index points to start tracks playback. In this case, tracks are resolved to a annotate: request with a cue-in metadata containing the index. If you want to make use of this index, you should specify here what label you want for this metadata and use the cue_cut operator on the resulting source

Cue out metadata for playlists with track index.

Default: "liq_cue_out"

set("playlists.cue_out_metadata","liq_cue_out")

Some playlists format, such as CUE files specify index points to start tracks playback. In this case, tracks are resolved to a annotate: request with a cue-in metadata containing the index. If you want to make use of this index, you should specify here what label you want for this metadata and use the cue_cut operator on the resulting source

Mime-types used for guessing playlist formats.

Mime types associated to XML-based playlist formats

Default: ["video/x-ms-asf","audio/x-ms-asx","text/xml","application/xml","application/smil","application/smil+xml","application/xspf+xml","application/rss+xml"]

set("playlists.mime_types.xml",["video/x-ms-asf","audio/x-ms-asx","text/xml","application/xml","application/smil","application/smil+xml","application/xspf+xml","application/rss+xml"])

Protocol Settings

AWS protocols settings

Binary

Default: "aws"

set("protocol.aws.path","aws")

Path to aws CLI binary

Polly protocol settings
Format

Default: "mp3"

set("protocol.aws.polly.format","mp3")

Output format

Voice

Default: "Joanna"

set("protocol.aws.polly.voice","Joanna")

Voice ID

Profile

Default: ""

set("protocol.aws.profile","")

Use a specific profile from your credential file.

Region

Default: ""

set("protocol.aws.region","")

AWS Region

External download protocol

Default: true

set("protocol.external",true)
Path to curl

Default: "curl"

set("protocol.external.curl","curl")
External protocols

Default: ["http","https","ftp"]

set("protocol.external.protocols",["http","https","ftp"])

ffmpeg2wav protocol settings

Number of channels

Default: 2

set("protocol.ffmpeg2wav.channels",2)
Path to ffmpeg

Default: "ffmpeg"

set("protocol.ffmpeg2wav.path","ffmpeg")

Process protocol settings

Process Environment

Default: []

set("protocol.process.env",[])

List of environment variables passed down to the executed process.

Inherit Environment

Default: true

set("protocol.process.inherit_env",true)

Inherit calling process's environment when env parameter is empty.

Replay_gain protocol settings

Replay_gain path

Default: "/usr/local/lib/liquidsoap/1.3.2/extract-replaygain"

set("protocol.replay_gain.path","/usr/local/lib/liquidsoap/1.3.2/extract-replaygain")

Say protocol settings

Sox path

Default: "sox"

set("protocol.say.sox_path","sox")

Text2wave protocol settings

Text2wave path

Default: "text2wave"

set("protocol.text2wave.path","text2wave")

Youtube_dl protocol settings

Youtube-dl path

Default: "youtube-dl"

set("protocol.youtube-dl.path","youtube-dl")

requests configuration

Time (in seconds) after which a destroyed request cannot be accessed anymore.

Default: 600.

set("request.grace_time",600.)

Decoders and order used to decode files' metadata.

Default: ["FLAC","MP4","OGG","TAGLIB","GSTREAMER"]

set("request.metadata_decoders",["FLAC","MP4","OGG","TAGLIB","GSTREAMER"])
Compute duration in the “duration” metadata, if the metadata is not already present. This can take a long time and the use of this option is not recommended: the proper way is to have a script precompute the “duration” metadata.

Default: false

set("request.metadata_decoders.duration",false)
Allow metadata resolvers to override metadata already set through annotate: or playlist resolution for instance.

Default: false

set("request.metadata_decoders.override",false)

Streaming clock settings

Maximum latency in seconds

Default: 60.

set("root.max_latency",60.)

If the latency gets higher than this value, the outputs will be reset, instead of trying to catch it up second by second. The reset is typically only useful to reconnect icecast mounts.

Internal scheduler

Fast queues

Default: 0

set("scheduler.fast_queues",0)

Number of queues that are dedicated to fast tasks. It might be useful to create some if your request resolutions, or some user defined tasks (cf. add_timeout()), are delayed too much because of slow tasks blocking the generic queues, such as last.fm submissions or slow add_timeout handlers.

Generic queues

Default: 2

set("scheduler.generic_queues",2)

Number of event queues accepting any kind of task. There should at least be one. Having more can be useful to make sure that trivial request resolutions (local files) are not delayed because of a stalled download. But N stalled download can block N queues anyway.

Log scheduler messages

Default: false

set("scheduler.log",false)

Non-blocking queues

Default: 2

set("scheduler.non_blocking_queues",2)

Number of queues dedicated to internal non-blocking tasks. These are only started if such tasks are needed. There should be at least one.

Server configuration

Support for communication via a UNIX domain socket interface

Default: false

set("server.socket",false)

The main advantage of this method is that you can set very precisely the access permissions for the socket, just like for any other file. A useful command to use this interface is: “socat stdin unix:<path>”.

Path of the UNIX domain socket

Default: "<sysrundir>/<script>.sock"

set("server.socket.path","<sysrundir>/<script>.sock")

In this filename, <pid>, <script> and <sysrundir> are replaced by their respective values: PID of the instance of liquidsoap, base name of the .liq script (if any), default runtime data directory.

Socket permissions, up to umask

Default: 384

set("server.socket.permissions",384)

This parameter is better written in octal notation. Although you can write octal numbers like 0o660, they are not displayed back in octal. For example, the default value 384 is the decimal for 0o600.

Support for communication via a telnet interface

Default: false

set("server.telnet",false)

This allows you to communicate with the server via a telnet interface, i.e., a simple text-based communication over TCP. The standard “telnet” command will allow you to communicate through that interface, as well as the telnet libraries available in most script languages. Since there is currently no authentication, you should be careful about who can access this interface: either restrict it to connections from localhost (using the bind_addr param) or set up a firewall.

Network mask from which the telnet server should accept connections

Default: "127.0.0.1"

set("server.telnet.bind_addr","127.0.0.1")
Port on which the telnet server should listen

Default: 1234

set("server.telnet.port",1234)
Perform reverse DNS lookup to get the client's hostname from its IP.

Default: false

set("server.telnet.revdns",false)

Timeout for read/write operations.

Default: 30.

set("server.timeout",30.)

A negative value disables timeout.

Settings related to metadata tags

List of encodings to try for automatic encoding detection

Default: ["UTF-8","ISO-8859-1"]

set("tag.encodings",["UTF-8","ISO-8859-1"])

Video settings

Video conversion

Gavl converter
Conversion quality

Default: 2

set("video.converter.gavl.quality",2)

Quality setting for gavl video conversion. Range from 1 to 5

Scale mode

Default: "auto"

set("video.converter.gavl.scale_mode","auto")

Scale mode. Values must be one of: “auto” “nearest” “bilinear” “quadratic” “cubic_bspline” “cubic_mitchell” “cubic_catmull” “scale_sinc_lanczos”

Preferred video converter

Default: "gavl"

set("video.converter.preferred","gavl")
Preferred proportional scale.

Default: true

set("video.converter.proportional_scale",true)