Install the Pre-requisites
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common python-software-properties
Add the repository to get minidlna
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:djart/mindlna
update the repo
sudo apt-get update
Install minidlna
sudo apt-get install minidlna
Change the configuration file
sudo vim /etc/minidlna.conf
Change the user in the file to whatever user you want to use
Comment out the media_dir
Add an Audio directory, Video directory, Pictures directory. Also add the location that the Log files will be kept and where the database file will be kept
media_dir=A,/home/myuser/Music media_dir=P,/home/myuser/Pictures media_dir=V,/home/myuser/Videos db_dir=/home/myuser/Cache log_dir=/home/myuser/Log
Change the name of the DLNA server
friendly_name=myServerName
Restart the minidlna server
sudo service minidlna restart
If you see this error, Cannot connect to server, make sure to reload the server with the new content,
minidlnad -R
