owntone don't start for me.

[itsjustnickdev]

Hello,

When I try starting the owntone service it throws me an error: Failed to start DAAP/DACP (iTunes), RSP and MPD server, supports AirPlay and Remote.

I am not sure whats the problem as I kept it almost fully the same as the default config.

#
# For regular use, the most important setting to configure is "directories",
# which should be the location of your media. Whatever user you have set as
# "uid" must have read access to this location. If the location is a network
# mount, please see the README.
#
# In all likelihood, that's all you need to do!

general {
    # Username
    # Make sure the user has read access to the library directories you set
    # below, and full access to the databases, log and local audio
    uid = "owntone"

    # Database location
#   db_path = "/var/cache/owntone/songs3.db"

    # Database backup location
    # Uncomment and specify a full path to enable abilty to use REST endpoint
    # to initiate backup of songs3.db
#   db_backup_path = "/var/cache/owntone/songs3.bak"

    # Log file and level
    # Available levels: fatal, log, warning, info, debug, spam
    logfile = "/var/log/owntone.log"
    loglevel = log

    # Admin password for the web interface
    # Note that access to the web interface from computers in
    # "trusted_network" (see below) does not require password
#   admin_password = ""

    # Websocket port for the web interface.
    websocket_port = 3688

    # Websocket interface to bind listener to (e.g. "eth0"). Default is
    # disabled, which means listen on all interfaces.
    websocket_interface = "eth0"

    # Sets who is allowed to connect without authorisation. This applies to
    # client types like Remotes, DAAP clients (iTunes) and to the web
    # interface. Options are "any", "lan", "localhost" or the prefix to one
    # or more ipv4/6 networks. The default is { "lan" }
#   trusted_networks = { "lan" }

    # Enable/disable IPv6
#   ipv6 = no

    # Set this if you want the server to bind to a specific IP address. Can
    # be ipv6 or ipv4. Default (commented out or "::") is to listen on all
    # IP addresses.
#   bind_address = "::"

    # Directory where the server keeps cached data
#   cache_dir = "/var/cache/owntone"

    # DAAP requests that take longer than this threshold (in msec) get their
    # replies cached for next time. Set to 0 to disable caching.
#   cache_daap_threshold = 1000

    # When starting playback, autoselect speaker (if none of the previously
    # selected speakers/outputs are available)
#   speaker_autoselect = no

    # Most modern systems have a high-resolution clock, but if you are on an
    # unusual platform and experience audio drop-outs, you can try changing
    # this option
#   high_resolution_clock = yes
}

# Library configuration
library {
    # Name of the library as displayed by the clients (%h: hostname). If you
    # change the name after pairing with Remote you may have to re-pair.
    name = "My Music on %h"

    # TCP port to listen on. Default port is 3689 (daap)
    port = 3689

    # Password for the library. Optional.
#   password = ""

    # Directories to index
    directories = { "/srv/music" }

    # Follow symlinks. Default: true.
#   follow_symlinks = true

    # Directories containing podcasts
    # For each directory that is indexed the path is matched against these
    # names. If there is a match all items in the directory are marked as
    # podcasts. Eg. if you index /srv/music, and your podcasts are in
    # /srv/music/Podcasts, you can set this to "/Podcasts".
    # (changing this setting only takes effect after rescan, see the README)
    podcasts = { "/Podcasts" }

    # Directories containing audiobooks
    # For each directory that is indexed the path is matched against these
    # names. If there is a match all items in the directory are marked as
    # audiobooks.
    # (changing this setting only takes effect after rescan, see the README)
    audiobooks = { "/Audiobooks" }

    # Directories containing compilations (eg soundtracks)
    # For each directory that is indexed the path is matched against these
    # names. If there is a match all items in the directory are marked as
    # compilations.
    # (changing this setting only takes effect after rescan, see the README)
    compilations = { "/Compilations" }

    # Compilations usually have many artists, and sometimes no album artist.
    # If you don't want every artist to be listed in artist views, you can
    # set a single name which will be used for all compilation tracks
    # without an album artist, and for all tracks in the compilation
    # directories.
    # (changing this setting only takes effect after rescan, see the README)
    compilation_artist = "Various Artists"

    # If your album and artist lists are cluttered, you can choose to hide
    # albums and artists with only one track. The tracks will still be
    # visible in other lists, e.g. songs and playlists. This setting
    # currently only works in some remotes.
#   hide_singles = false

    # Internet streams in your playlists will by default be shown in the
    # "Radio" library, like iTunes does. However, some clients (like
    # TunesRemote+) won't show the "Radio" library. If you would also like
    # to have them shown like normal playlists, you can enable this option.
#   radio_playlists = false

    # These are the default playlists. If you want them to have other names,
    # you can set it here.
#   name_library    = "Library"
#   name_music      = "Music"
#   name_movies     = "Movies"
#   name_tvshows    = "TV Shows"
#   name_podcasts   = "Podcasts"
#   name_audiobooks = "Audiobooks"
#   name_radio      = "Radio"

    # Artwork file names (without file type extension)
    # OwnTone will look for jpg and png files with these base names
#   artwork_basenames = { "artwork", "cover", "Folder" }

    # Enable searching for artwork corresponding to each individual media
    # file instead of only looking for album artwork. This is disabled by
    # default to reduce cache size.
#   artwork_individual = false

    # File types the scanner should ignore
    # Non-audio files will never be added to the database, but here you
    # can prevent the scanner from even probing them. This might improve
    # scan time. By default .db, .ini, .db-journal, .pdf and .metadata are
    # ignored.
#   filetypes_ignore = { ".db", ".ini", ".db-journal", ".pdf", ".metadata" }

    # File paths the scanner should ignore
    # If you want to exclude files on a more advanced basis you can enter
    # one or more POSIX regular expressions, and any file with a matching
    # path will be ignored.
#   filepath_ignore = { "myregex" }

    # Disable startup file scanning
    # When OwnTone starts it will do an initial file scan of your
    # library (and then watch it for changes). If you are sure your library
    # never changes while OwnTone is not running, you can disable the
    # initial file scan and save some system ressources. Disabling this scan
    # may lead to OwnTone's database coming out of sync with the
    # library. If that happens read the instructions in the README on how
    # to trigger a rescan.
#   filescan_disable = false

    # Only use the first genre found in metadata
    # Some tracks have multiple genres semicolon-separated in the same tag,
    # e.g. 'Pop;Rock'. If you don't want them listed like this, you can
    # enable this option and only the first genre will be used (i.e. 'Pop').
#   only_first_genre = false

    # Should metadata from m3u playlists, e.g. artist and title in EXTINF,
    # override the metadata we get from radio streams?
#   m3u_overrides = false

    # Should iTunes metadata override ours?
#   itunes_overrides = false

    # Should we import the content of iTunes smart playlists?
#   itunes_smartpl = false

    # Transcoding options for DAAP and RSP clients
    # Since iTunes has native support for mpeg, mp4a, mp4v, alac and wav,
    # such files will be sent as they are. Any other formats will be
    # transcoded. Some other clients, including Roku/RSP, announce what
    # formats they support, and the server will transcode to one of those if
    # necessary. Clients that don't announce supported formats are assumed
    # to support mpeg (mp3), wav and alac.
    # Here you can change when and how to transcode. The settings *only*
    # affect serving audio to DAAP and RSP clients, they have no effect on
    # direct AirPlay, Chromecast and local audio playback.
    # Formats: mp4a, mp4v, mpeg, alac, flac, mpc, ogg, wma, wmal, wmav, aif, wav
    # Formats that should never be transcoded
#   no_decode = { "format", "format" }
    # Formats that should always be transcoded
#   force_decode = { "format", "format" }
    # Prefer transcode to wav (default), alac or mpeg (mp3 with the bit rate
    # configured below in the streaming section). Note that alac requires
    # precomputing and caching mp4 headers, which takes both cpu and disk. 
#   prefer_format = "format"

    # Set ffmpeg filters (similar to 'ffmpeg -af xxx') that you want the
    # server to use when decoding files from your library. Examples:
    #  { 'volume=replaygain=track' } -> use REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN metadata
    #  { 'loudnorm=I=-16:LRA=11:TP=-1.5' } -> normalize volume
#   decode_audio_filters = { }

    # Watch named pipes in the library for data and autostart playback when
    # there is data to be read. To exclude specific pipes from watching,
    # consider using the above _ignore options.
#   pipe_autostart = true

    # Enable automatic rating updates
    # If enabled, rating is automatically updated after a song has either been
    # played or skipped (only skipping to the next song is taken into account).
    # The calculation is taken from the beets plugin "mpdstats" (see
    # https://beets.readthedocs.io/en/latest/plugins/mpdstats.html).
    # It consist of calculating a stable rating based only on the play- and
    # skipcount and a rolling rating based on the current rating and the action
    # (played or skipped). Both results are combined with a mix-factor of 0.75:
    # new rating = 0.75 * stable rating + 0.25 * rolling rating)
#   rating_updates = false

    # By default, ratings are only saved in the server's database. Enable
    # the below to make the server also read ratings from file metadata and
    # write on update (requires write access). To avoid excessive writing to
    # the library, automatic rating updates are not written, even with the
    # write_rating option enabled.
#   read_rating = false
#   write_rating = false
    # The scale used when reading/writing ratings to files
#   max_rating = 100

    # Allows creating, deleting and modifying m3u playlists in the library directories.
    # Only supported by the player web interface and some mpd clients
    # Defaults to being disabled.
#   allow_modifying_stored_playlists = false

    # A directory in one of the library directories that will be used as the default
    # playlist directory. OwnTone creates new playlists in this directory if only
    # a playlist name is provided (requires "allow_modify_stored_playlists" set to true).
#   default_playlist_directory = ""

    # By default OwnTone will - like iTunes - clear the playqueue if
    # playback stops. Setting clear_queue_on_stop_disable to true will keep
    # the playlist like MPD does. Note that some dacp clients do not show
    # the playqueue if playback is stopped.
#   clear_queue_on_stop_disable = false
}

# Local audio output
audio {
    # Name - used in the speaker list in Remote
    nickname = "Computer"

    # Type of the output (alsa, pulseaudio, dummy or disabled)
#   type = "alsa"

    # For pulseaudio output, an optional server hostname or IP can be
    # specified (e.g. "localhost"). If not set, connection is made via local
    # socket.
#   server = ""

    # Audio PCM device name for local audio output - ALSA only
#   card = "default"

    # Mixer channel to use for volume control - ALSA only
    # If not set, PCM will be used if available, otherwise Master.
#   mixer = ""

    # Mixer device to use for volume control - ALSA only
    # If not set, the value for "card" will be used.
#   mixer_device = ""

    # Enable or disable audio resampling to keep local audio in sync with
    # e.g. Airplay. This feature relies on accurate ALSA measurements of
    # delay, and some devices don't provide that. If that is the case you
    # are better off disabling the feature.
#   sync_disable = false

    # Here you can adjust when local audio is started relative to other
    # speakers, e.g. Airplay. Negative values correspond to moving local
    # audio ahead, positive correspond to delaying it. The unit is
    # milliseconds. The offset must be between -1000 and 1000 (+/- 1 sec).
#   offset_ms = 0

    # To calculate what and if resampling is required, local audio delay is
    # measured each second. After a period the collected measurements are
    # used to estimate drift and latency, which determines if corrections
    # are required. This setting sets the length of that period in seconds.
#   adjust_period_seconds = 100
}

# ALSA device settings
# If you have multiple ALSA devices you can configure them individually via
# sections like the below. Make sure to set the "card name" correctly. See the
# README about ALSA for details. Note that these settings will override the ALSA
# settings in the "audio" section above.
#alsa "card name" {
    # Name used in the speaker list. If not set, the card name will be used.
#   nickname = "Computer"

    # Mixer channel to use for volume control
    # If not set, PCM will be used if available, otherwise Master
#   mixer = ""

    # Mixer device to use for volume control
    # If not set, the card name will be used
#   mixer_device = ""
#}

# Pipe output
# Allows OwnTone to output audio data to a named pipe
#fifo {
#   nickname = "fifo"
#   path = "/path/to/fifo"
#}

# AirPlay settings common to all devices
#airplay_shared {
        # UDP ports used when airplay devices make connections back to
    # OwnTone (choosing specific ports may be helpful when running
    # OwnTone behind a firewall)
#       control_port = 0
#       timing_port = 0

    # Switch Airplay 1 streams to uncompressed ALAC (as opposed to regular,
    # compressed ALAC). Reduces CPU use at the cost of network bandwidth.
#   uncompressed_alac = false
#}

# AirPlay per device settings
# (make sure you get the capitalization of the device name right)
#airplay "My AirPlay device" {
    # OwnTone's volume goes to 11! If that's more than you can handle
    # you can set a lower value here
#   max_volume = 11

    # Enable this option to exclude a particular AirPlay device from the
    # speaker list
#   exclude = false

    # Enable this option to keep a particular AirPlay device in the speaker
    # list and thus ignore mdns notifications about it no longer being
    # present. The speaker will remain until restart of OwnTone.
#   permanent = false

    # Some devices spuriously disconnect during playback, and based on the
    # device type OwnTone may attempt to reconnect. Setting this option
    # overrides this so reconnecting is either always enabled or disabled.
#   reconnect = false

    # AirPlay password
#   password = "s1kr3t"

    # Disable AirPlay 1 (RAOP)
#   raop_disable = false

    # Name used in the speaker list, overrides name from the device
#   nickname = "My speaker name"
#}

# Chromecast settings
# (make sure you get the capitalization of the device name right)
#chromecast "My Chromecast device" {
    # OwnTone's volume goes to 11! If that's more than you can handle
    # you can set a lower value here
#   max_volume = 11

    # Enable this option to exclude a particular device from the speaker
    # list
#   exclude = false

    # Name used in the speaker list, overrides name from the device
#   nickname = "My speaker name"
#}

# Spotify settings (only have effect if Spotify enabled - see README/INSTALL)
spotify {
    # Set preferred bitrate for music streaming
    # 0: No preference (default), 1: 96kbps, 2: 160kbps, 3: 320kbps
#   bitrate = 0

    # Your Spotify playlists will by default be put in a "Spotify" playlist
    # folder. If you would rather have them together with your other
    # playlists you can set this option to true.
#   base_playlist_disable = false

    # Spotify playlists usually have many artist, and if you don't want
    # every artist to be listed when artist browsing in Remote, you can set
    # the artist_override flag to true. This will use the compilation_artist
    # as album artist for Spotify items.
#   artist_override = false

    # Similar to the different artists in Spotify playlists, the playlist
    # items belong to different albums, and if you do not want every album
    # to be listed when browsing in Remote, you can set the album_override
    # flag to true. This will use the playlist name as album name for
    # Spotify items. Notice that if an item is in more than one playlist,
    # it will only appear in one album when browsing (in which album is
    # random).
#   album_override = false
}

# RCP/Roku Soundbridge output settings
# (make sure you get the capitalization of the device name right)
#rcp "My SoundBridge device" {
    # Enable this option to exclude a particular device from the speaker
    # list
#   exclude = false

    # A Roku/SoundBridge can power up in 2 modes: (default) reconnect to the 
    # previously used library (ie OwnTone) or in a 'cleared library' mode.
    # The Roku power up behaviour is affected by how OwnTone disconnects
    # from the Roku device.
    #
    # Set to false to maintain default Roku power on behaviour
#   clear_on_close = false
#}

# MPD configuration (only have effect if MPD enabled - see README/INSTALL)
mpd {
    # TCP port to listen on for MPD client requests.
    # Default port is 6600, set to 0 to disable MPD support.
#   port = 6600

    # HTTP port to listen for artwork requests (only supported by some MPD
    # clients and will need additional configuration in the MPD client to
    # work). Set to 0 to disable serving artwork over http.
#   http_port = 0
}

# SQLite configuration (allows to modify the operation of the SQLite databases)
# Make sure to read the SQLite documentation for the corresponding PRAGMA
# statements as changing them from the defaults may increase the possibility of
# database corruptions! By default the SQLite default values are used.
sqlite {
    # Cache size in number of db pages for the library database
    # (SQLite default page size is 1024 bytes and cache size is 2000 pages)
#   pragma_cache_size_library = 2000

    # Cache size in number of db pages for the daap cache database
    # (SQLite default page size is 1024 bytes and cache size is 2000 pages)
#   pragma_cache_size_cache = 2000

    # Sets the journal mode for the database
    # DELETE (default), TRUNCATE, PERSIST, MEMORY, WAL, OFF
#   pragma_journal_mode = DELETE

    # Change the setting of the "synchronous" flag
    # 0: OFF, 1: NORMAL, 2: FULL (default)
#   pragma_synchronous = 2

    # Number of bytes set aside for memory-mapped I/O  for the library database
    # (requires sqlite 3.7.17 or later)
    # 0: disables mmap (default), any other value > 0: number of bytes for mmap
#   pragma_mmap_size_library = 0

    # Number of bytes set aside for memory-mapped I/O for the cache database
    # (requires sqlite 3.7.17 or later)
    # 0: disables mmap (default), any other value > 0: number of bytes for mmap
#   pragma_mmap_size_cache = 0

    # Should the database be vacuumed on startup? (increases startup time,
    # but may reduce database size). Default is yes.
#   vacuum = yes
}

# Streaming audio settings for remote connections (ie stream.mp3)
streaming {
    # Sample rate, typically 44100 or 48000
#   sample_rate = 44100

    # Set the MP3 streaming bit rate (in kbps), valid options: 64 / 96 / 128 / 192 / 320
#   bit_rate = 192
}

[ejurgensen]

If you run "sudo /usr/sbin/owntone -f" you should see what the problem is