The mm-sync configuration file is an XML file whose elements and attributes control how
media content gets synchronized from devices into databases. An XML configuration file is a convenient way of
defining and enforcing policies on what gets synchronized and how media information is represented in the database.
A default configuration file (/etc/mm/mm-sync.conf) is included in the product.
This file includes comments that describe the purposes of its XML elements (tags) and attributes.
It also contains default values for the various configuration settings, most of which are expressed as comments.
To enable a configuration setting, uncomment its tag.
You can define your own configuration file to customize synchronization behavior to suit your system's needs.
In the configuration file, you can:
- set synchronization thread priorities to adjust the speed of synchronizations and what resources they consume
- limit how many files in one folder can be synchronized and how many directory levels can be searched
- filter the synchronization of media files and playlists based on file extensions
- map the fields received from metadata providers to storage fields in the database
- manage the database size by setting a threshold size value for stopping metadata synchronization
Note: The settings in the default mm-sync configuration file are presented in table format.
Each table row provides the tag name, attribute, default value, and functional description for one configuration setting.
When the Attribute column is blank, the setting in the Default column refers to the element (tag) value.
When the Attribute and Default columns are both blank, the referenced element contains other elements,
whose purposes are summarized in the Description column.