# Getting PiMusicBox to access Mediatomb database

**URL:** <https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/getting-pimusicbox-to-access-mediatomb-database/1429>\
**Category:** Pi MusicBox (archive)\
**Created:** [December 19, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/getting-pimusicbox-to-access-mediatomb-database/1429 "2016-12-19T18:11:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jestarr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.mopidy.com/jestarr/32/488_2.png) [@Jestarr](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/Jestarr)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/getting-pimusicbox-to-access-mediatomb-database/1429/1 "2016-12-19T18:11:08Z")

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So I have a desktop PC with a Mediatomb server installed.  
I want to serve music to my PiMusicBox, but the Pi isn’t locating any media files…

I’ve set the directory to 192.168.1.66, which is the server location… am I missing a step?

I shouldn’t need an app like Bubble, as Mediatomb has (apparently) a renderer built in.  
Can anyone shed some light on where I’m going wrong?

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**Author:** ![kingosticks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/858c86/32.png) [@kingosticks](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/kingosticks)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 6:37pm UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/getting-pimusicbox-to-access-mediatomb-database/1429/2 "2016-12-19T18:37:16Z")

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Is there a Windows file share at that location? I thought mediatomb was DLNA.

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**Author:** ![Jestarr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.mopidy.com/jestarr/32/488_2.png) [@Jestarr](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/Jestarr)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/getting-pimusicbox-to-access-mediatomb-database/1429/3 "2016-12-19T20:55:09Z")

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The Mediatomb is on a Linux server. It is DLNA and uPNP

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**Author:** ![kingosticks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/858c86/32.png) [@kingosticks](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/kingosticks)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 9:39pm UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/getting-pimusicbox-to-access-mediatomb-database/1429/4 "2016-12-19T21:39:47Z")

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What do you mean you’ve set the directory?

Pimusicbox supports playing music from a Windows share, DLNA is not a Windows share. I don’t think we have any support in the current version for DLNA/upnp servers.

If you want the music stored on mediatomb to play on a particular device, that device must be a DLNA renderer.

Mopidy-dleyna probably does what you want but if I remember correctly it’s not supported in pimusicbox. I can’t remember exactly why off the top of my head.

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**Author:** ![jodal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.mopidy.com/jodal/32/2564_2.png) [@jodal](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/jodal)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/getting-pimusicbox-to-access-mediatomb-database/1429/5 "2026-02-19T11:47:24Z")

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