UXPLAY(1)

NAME
uxplay - start AirPlay server

SYNOPSIS
uxplay [-n name] [-s wxh] [-p [n]] [more OPTIONS ...]

DESCRIPTION
UxPlay 1.73.6: An open-source AirPlay mirroring (+ audio streaming) server:

OPTIONS

-n name   Specify the network name of the AirPlay server (UTF-8/ascii)

-nh       Do NOT append "@hostname" at end of AirPlay server name

-h265     Support h265 (4K) video (with h265 versions of h264 plugins)

-mp4 [fn] Record (non-HLS)audio/video to mp4 file "fn.[n].[format].mp4"

       n=1,2,.. format = H264/5, ALAC/AAC. Default fn="recording"

-hls [v]  Support HTTP Live Streaming (HLS), YouTube app video only:

       v = 2 or 3 (default 3) optionally selects video player version

-lang xx  HLS language preferences ("fr:es:..", overrides $LANGUAGE)

-lang    (or -lang 0): play undubbed HLS version (overrides $LANGUAGE)

-scrsv n  Screensaver override n:0=off 1=on while displaying video 2=always on.

-pin[xxxx]Use a 4-digit pin code to control client access (default: no)

       without option, pin is random: optionally use fixed pin xxxx.

-reg [fn] Keep a register in $HOME/.uxplay.register to verify returning

       client pin-registration; (option: use file "fn" for this)

-pw [pwd] Require use of password "pwd" to control client access.

       (with no pwd, pin entry is required at each connection.)

       (option "-pw" after "-pin" overrides it, and vice versa.)

-vsync[x] Mirror mode: sync audio to video using timestamps (default)

       x is optional audio delay: millisecs, decimal, can be neg.

-vsync no Switch off audio/(server)video timestamp synchronization.

-async[x] Audio-Only mode: sync audio to client video (default: no).

-async no Switch off audio/(client)video timestamp synchronization.

-db l[:h] Set minumum volume attenuation to l dB (decibels, negative);

       optional: set maximum to h dB (+ or -); default -30.0:0.0

-taper    Use a "tapered" AirPlay volume-control profile.

-vol v    Set initial audio-streaming volume: range [mute=0.0:1.0=full].

-s wxh[@r]Request to client for video display resolution [refresh_rate]

       default 1920x1080[@60] (or 3840x2160[@60] with -h265 option).

-o        Set display "overscanned" mode on (not usually needed)

-fs       Full-screen (only with X11, Wayland, VAAPI, D3D11, kms)

-p        Use legacy ports UDP 6000:6001:7011 TCP 7000:7001:7100

-p n      Use TCP and UDP ports n,n+1,n+2. range 1024-65535

       use "-p n1,n2,n3" to set each port, "n1,n2" for n3 = n2+1

       "-p tcp n" or "-p udp n" sets TCP or UDP ports separately.

-avdec    Force software h264 video decoding with libav decoder.

-vp prs   Choose GStreamer h264 parser; default "h264parse"

-vd dec   Choose GStreamer h264 decoder; default "decodebin"

       choices: (software) avdec_h264; (hardware) v4l2h264dec,

       nvdec, nvh264dec, vaapih264dec, vtdec, ...

-vc cnv   Choose GStreamer videoconverter; default "videoconvert"

       another choice when using v4l2h264dec: v4l2convert.

-vs sink  Choose the GStreamer videosink; default "autovideosink"

       choices: ximagesink,xvimagesink,vaapisink,glimagesink,

       gtksink,waylandsink,kmssink,fbdevsink,osxvideosink,

       d3d11videosink,d3d12videosink ...

-vs 0     Streamed audio only, with no video display window.

-vrtp pl  Use rtph26[4,5]pay to send decoded video elsewhere: "pl"

       is the remaining pipeline, starting with rtph26*pay options:

       e.g. "config-interval=1 ! udpsink host=127.0.0.1 port=5000"

-artp pl  Use rtpL16pay to send decoded audio elsewhere: "pl"

       is the remaining pipeline, starting with rtpL16pay options:

       e.g. "pt=96 ! udpsink host=127.0.0.1 port=5002"

-v4l2     Use Video4Linux2 for GPU hardware h264 video decoding.

-bt709    Sometimes needed for Raspberry Pi models using Video4Linux2.

-srgb     Display "Full range" [0-255] color, not "Limited Range"[16-235]

       This is a workaround for a GStreamer problem, until it is fixed.

-srgb no Disable srgb option (use when enabled by default: Linux, *BSD)

-as sink  Choose the GStreamer audiosink; default "autoaudiosink"

       choices:pulsesink,alsasink,pipewiresink,osssink,oss4sink,

       jackaudiosink,osxaudiosink,wasapisink,directsoundsink,..

-as 0     (or -a) Turn audio off, streamed video only.

-al x     Audio latency in seconds (default 0.25) reported to client.

-ca       Display cover-art in AirPlay Audio (ALAC) mode.

-ca fn    In Airplay Audio (ALAC) mode, write cover-art to file fn.

-md fn    In Airplay Audio (ALAC) mode, write metadata text to file fn.

-reset n  Reset after n seconds client silence (default n=15, 0=never).

-nofreeze Do NOT leave frozen screen in place after reset.

-nc       Do NOT close video window when client stops mirroring.

-nc  no   Cancel the -nc option (DO close video window).

-nohold   Drop current connection when new client connects.

-restrict Restrict clients to those specified by "-allow deviceID".

       Uxplay displays deviceID when a client attempts to connect.

       Use "-restrict no" for no client restrictions (default).

-allow id Permit deviceID = id to connect if restrictions are imposed.

-block id Always block connections from deviceID = id.

-FPSdata  Show video-streaming performance reports sent by client.

-fps n    Set maximum allowed streaming framerate, default 30

-f {H|V|I}Horizontal|Vertical flip, or both=Inversion=rotate 180 deg

-r {R|L}  Rotate 90 degrees Right (cw) or Left (ccw)

-m [mac]  Set MAC address (also Device ID); use for concurrent UxPlays

       if mac xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx is not given, a random MAC is used.

-key [fn] Store private key in $HOME/.uxplay.pem (or in file "fn")

-dacp [fn]Export client DACP information to file $HOME/.uxplay.dacp

       (option to use file "fn" instead); used for client remote.

-vdmp [n] Dump h264 video output to "fn.h264"; fn="videodump", change

       with "-vdmp [n] filename". If [n] is given, file fn.x.h264

       x=1,2,.. opens whenever a new SPS/PPS NAL arrives, and <=n

       NAL units are dumped.

-admp [n] Dump audio output to "fn.x.fmt", fmt ={aac, alac, aud}, x

       =1,2,..; fn="audiodump"; change with "-admp [n] filename".

       x increases when audio format changes. If n is given, <= n

       audio packets are dumped. "aud"= unknown format.

-ble [fn] For BluetoothLE beacon: write data to default file ~/.uxplay.ble

       optional: write to file "fn" ("fn" = "off" to cancel)

-d [n]    Enable debug logging; optional: n=1 to skip normal packet data.

-v        Displays version information

-h        Displays help information

-rc fn    Read startup options from file "fn" instead of ~/.uxplayrc, etc

FILES
Options in one of $UXPLAYRC, or ~/.uxplayrc, or ~/.config/uxplayrc

are applied first (command-line options may modify them).  Format:

one option per line, no initial "-"; lines beginning with "#" ignored.

AUTHORS

Various, see website or distribution.

COPYRIGHT

Various, see website or distribution.  License: GPL v3+:

GNU GPL version 3 or later. (some parts LGPL v.2.1+ or MIT).

SEE ALSO

Website: <https://github.com/FDH2/UxPlay>