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@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ with a wrapper library, a CLI and a server for remote control.
## Hacking ## Hacking
Both CLI and server utilities require mpv to be started with the IPC socket
enabled.
```bash
mpv --idle --input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpvsocket
```
mrc does not handle TLS certificates for you. To run the remote control server, mrc does not handle TLS certificates for you. To run the remote control server,
you must create your own PKCS#12 certificates using OpenSSL. you must create your own PKCS#12 certificates using OpenSSL.
@ -30,3 +37,12 @@ Then start the server with `cargo run --bin=server`.
How you handle environment is up to you, Systemd makes it somewhat easy if How you handle environment is up to you, Systemd makes it somewhat easy if
running mrc as a service. running mrc as a service.
### Testing mpv IPC socket
If you suspect some IPC commands are not being sent properly, try sending them
manually first with something like socat.
```bash
echo '{ "command": ["pause"] }' | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket
```