This is a minimum configuration file for /etc/mpd.conf
```
music_directory "/var/lib/mpd/music"
playlist_directory "/var/lib/mpd/playlists"
db_file "/var/lib/mpd/mpd.db"
pid_file "/run/mpd/mpd.pid"
state_file "/var/lib/mpd/mpdstate"
user "mpd"
audio_output {
type "pulse"
name "My Pulse Output"
}
audio_output {
type "fifo"
name "my_fifo"
path "/tmp/mpd.fifo"
format "44100:16:2"
}
```
You can use alsa instead of pulse, but don't unless you're on a Pi.
Since this is run as the mpd user, you'll need to grant that user pulse acceess, often with the user-group `pulse` or `pulse-access`, but your distro may vary.
> sudo usermod -aG pulse-access mpd
Working with mpd will be easier if you have access to its files, so maybe:
> sudo usermod -aG mpd $USER
# Notifications (AUR)
Install `mpd-notification` and then start the service:
