Not reading /.config/mopidy/mopidy.conf

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Installing mopidy and mopidy-spotify on Rpi3

installation went fine, and the server launches fine.

However when I go to edit /.config/mopidy/mopidy.conf I can save the changes but they don’t affect the mopidy server itself. For example, I disabled the local portion in config (see attached) but when I launch the server it still gives the error that no files were found, meaning it’s still on.

If I run mopidy - config it returns a different conf file than the one I’m editing, is there another one somewhere?

my /.config/mopidy/mopidy.conf

# For further information about options in this file see:
#   http://docs.mopidy.com/
#
# The initial commented out values reflect the defaults as of:
#   Mopidy 2.1.0
#   Mopidy-File 2.1.0
#   Mopidy-HTTP 2.1.0
#   Mopidy-Local 2.1.0
#   Mopidy-M3U 2.1.0
#   Mopidy-MPD 2.1.0
#   Mopidy-SoftwareMixer 2.1.0
#   Mopidy-Stream 2.1.0
#
# Available options and defaults might have changed since then,
# run `mopidy config` to see the current effective config and
# `mopidy --version` to check the current version.

[core]
#cache_dir = $XDG_CACHE_DIR/mopidy
#config_dir = $XDG_CONFIG_DIR/mopidy
#data_dir = $XDG_DATA_DIR/mopidy
#max_tracklist_length = 10000
#restore_state = false

[logging]
#color = true
#console_format = %(levelname)-8s %(message)s
#debug_format = %(levelname)-8s %(asctime)s [%(process)d:%(threadName)s] %(name)s\n  %(message)s
#debug_file = mopidy.log
#config_file =

[audio]
#mixer = software
#mixer_volume =
#output = autoaudiosink
#buffer_time =

[proxy]
#scheme =
#hostname =
#port =
#username =
#password =

[mpd]
#enabled = true
#hostname = 127.0.0.1
#port = 6600
#password =
#max_connections = 20
#connection_timeout = 60
#zeroconf = Mopidy MPD server on $hostname
#command_blacklist =
#  listall
#  listallinfo
#default_playlist_scheme = m3u

[http]
#enabled = true
#hostname = 127.0.0.1
#port = 6680
#static_dir =
#zeroconf = Mopidy HTTP server on $hostname

[stream]
#enabled = true
#protocols =
#  http
#  https
#  mms
#  rtmp
#  rtmps
#  rtsp
#metadata_blacklist =
#timeout = 5000

[m3u]
#enabled = true
#base_dir = $XDG_MUSIC_DIR
#default_encoding = latin-1
#default_extension = .m3u8
#playlists_dir =

[softwaremixer]
#enabled = true

[file]
#enabled = true
#media_dirs =
#  $XDG_MUSIC_DIR|Music
#  ~/|Home
#excluded_file_extensions =
#  .jpg
#  .jpeg
#show_dotfiles = false
#follow_symlinks = false
#metadata_timeout = 1000

#metadata_timeout = 1000

[local]
#enabled = false
#library = json
#media_dir = $XDG_MUSIC_DIR
#scan_timeout = 1000
#scan_flush_threshold = 100
#scan_follow_symlinks = false
#excluded_file_extensions =
#  .directory
#  .html
#  .jpeg
#  .jpg
#  .log
#  .nfo
#  .png
#  .txt

##Mopidy config returns:
pi@raspberrypi:~/.config/mopidy $ mopidy config
[core]
cache_dir = $XDG_CACHE_DIR/mopidy
config_dir = $XDG_CONFIG_DIR/mopidy
data_dir = $XDG_DATA_DIR/mopidy
max_tracklist_length = 10000
restore_state = false

[logging]
color = true
console_format = %(levelname)-8s %(message)s
debug_format = %(levelname)-8s %(asctime)s [%(process)d:%(threadName)s] %(name)s\n  %(message)s
debug_file = mopidy.log
config_file =

[audio]
mixer = software
mixer_volume =
output = autoaudiosink
buffer_time =

[proxy]
scheme =
hostname =
port =
username =
password =

[spotify]
enabled = false  ; Extension disabled due to config errors.
username =   ; Must be set.
password =   ; Must be set.
bitrate = 160
volume_normalization = true
private_session = false
timeout = 10
allow_cache = true
allow_network = true
allow_playlists = true
search_album_count = 20
search_artist_count = 10
search_track_count = 50
toplist_countries =

[mpd]
enabled = true
hostname = 127.0.0.1
port = 6600
password =
max_connections = 20
connection_timeout = 60
zeroconf = Mopidy MPD server on $hostname
command_blacklist =
  listall
  listallinfo
default_playlist_scheme = m3u

[http]
enabled = true
hostname = 127.0.0.1
port = 6680
static_dir =
zeroconf = Mopidy HTTP server on $hostname

[stream]
enabled = true
protocols =
  http
  https
  mms
  rtmp
  rtmps
  rtsp
metadata_blacklist =
timeout = 5000

[m3u]
enabled = true
base_dir = $XDG_MUSIC_DIR
default_encoding = latin-1
default_extension = .m3u8
playlists_dir =

[softwaremixer]
enabled = true

[file]
enabled = true
media_dirs =
  $XDG_MUSIC_DIR|Music
  ~/|Home
excluded_file_extensions =
  .jpg
  .jpeg
show_dotfiles = false
follow_symlinks = false
metadata_timeout = 1000

[local]
enabled = true
library = json
media_dir = $XDG_MUSIC_DIR
scan_timeout = 1000
scan_flush_threshold = 100
scan_follow_symlinks = false
excluded_file_extensions =
  .directory
  .html
  .jpeg
  .jpg
  .log
  .nfo
  .png
  .txt
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Lines starting with a hash character in a Mopidy .conf file are comments and are ignored. You should remove the hash (and restart Mopidy) for the line to take effect. What you currently have there is the same as if the file was entirely empty. It’s usually a bit clearer to empty the file and then only define the settings you want to be different from the defaults. In this cause that’d be:

[local] 
enabled = false