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DLNA Digital Media Server

The DLNA Digital Media Server integration allows you to browse and play media from a DLNA Digital Media Server. Configured DMS devices act as a Media Source and can be browsed in the Media panel.

Configuration

To add the DLNA Digital Media Server integration to your Home Assistant instance, use this My button:

DLNA Digital Media Server can be auto-discovered by Home Assistant. If an instance was found, it will be shown as Discovered. You can then set it up right away.

Manual configuration steps

If it wasn’t discovered automatically, don’t worry! You can set up a manual integration entry:

  • Browse to your Home Assistant instance.

  • Go to Settings > Devices & Services.

  • In the bottom right corner, select the Add Integration button.

  • From the list, select DLNA Digital Media Server.

  • Follow the instructions on screen to complete the setup.

Renaming

The name/title of the DMS device is the same as the title of the config entry. It can be changed on the Integrations Configuration page from the three-dot menu.

Media source URIs

Media source URIs for DLNA DMS look like media-source://dlna_dms/<source_id>/<media_identifier>.

Here <source_id> is the slugified name of the DMS device. For example, “DLNA Server” becomes “dlna_server”. If multiple DMS devices have the same name, an underscore and a unique number will be appended to the end of some of them, e.g., “server”, “server_1”, “server_2”.

The <media_identifier> can have one of three forms:

  • path/to/file or /path/to/file: Slash-separated path through the Content Directory. This must refer to a unique media item.
  • :ObjectID: Colon followed by a server-assigned ID for an object.
  • ?query: Question mark followed by a query string to search for, see DLNA ContentDirectory SearchCriteria (part 5.3.16 “A_ARG_TYPE_SearchCriteria” on page 65 and part D.5 “Searching” on page 269) for the syntax. The first result found will be used.

URIs generated while browsing will look like the Object ID form above. However, all three forms will work with the media_player.play_media action.

Examples

Using a path URI:

action: media_player.play_media
target:
  entity_id: media_player.living_room_tv
data:
  media_content_id: "media-source://dlna_dms/my_server/videos/favourites/Epic Sax Guy 10 Hours.mp4"

Using a query URI:

action: media_player.play_media
target:
  entity_id: media_player.living_room_tv
data:
  media_content_id: 'media-source://dlna_dms/my_server/?dc:title="Big Buck Bunny"'