# Mopidy play autostart **URL:** \ **Category:** Pi MusicBox (archive)\ **Created:** [November 29, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/mopidy-play-autostart/1411 "2016-11-29T21:00:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1

**Author:** ![warfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/0ea827/32.png) [@warfish](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/warfish)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/mopidy-play-autostart/1411/1 "2016-11-29T21:00:39Z")

Hi! Is there any way to configure autoload files from the folder when system starts and achieve already enabled shuffle and repeat mode? So after start of the system i need only give “play” command and player starts to play all files in the folder randomly. ---

**Author:** ![kingosticks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/858c86/32.png) [@kingosticks](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/kingosticks)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 11:32am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/mopidy-play-autostart/1411/2 "2016-11-30T11:32:29Z")

Providing the directory contents have been scanned you should be able to use the existing `autoplay` setting in `/boot/config/settings.ini`. Something like the following would starting playing a specific abum: ```auto autoplay = "Local media/Albums/Some Album"; mpc random on; mpc repeat on ``` You might have to play around with the quotes there, not sure. If you want to play a specific folder then it should also be fine. You can use `mpc ls "Local media"` to work out the correct path you need to specify for `autoplay` to locate your files. ---

**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/mopidy-play-autostart/1411/3 "2026-02-19T11:47:24Z")