To start Mopidy, simply open a terminal and run:
mopidy
For a complete reference to the Mopidy commands and their command line options, see mopidy command.
When Mopidy says MPD server running at [127.0.0.1]:6600 it’s ready to accept connections by any MPD client. Check out our non-exhaustive MPD clients list to find recommended clients.
To update the library, e.g. after audio files have changed, run:
mopidy local scan
Afterwards, to refresh the library (which is for now only available through the API) it is necessary to run:
curl -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "core.library.refresh"}' http://localhost:6680/mopidy/rpc
This makes the changes in the library visible to the clients.
To stop Mopidy, press CTRL+C in the terminal where you started Mopidy.
Mopidy will also shut down properly if you send it the TERM signal, e.g. by using pkill:
pkill mopidy