[global]
# A command that gets executed and can be used to
# retrieve your username and password.
# The command should return the password on stdout.
#
# This is an alternative to the `user` and `password` fields. Both
# can't be used simultaneously.
username_cmd = "bw get username spotify.com"
password_cmd = "bw get password spotify.com"

# If set to true, `spotifyd` tries to look up your
# password in the system's password storage.
# This is an alternative to the `password` field. Both
# can't be used simultaneously.
use_keyring = false

# If set to true, `spotifyd` tries to bind to dbus (default is the session bus)
# and expose MPRIS controls. When running headless, without the session bus,
# you should set this to false, to avoid errors. If you still want to use MPRIS,
# have a look at the `dbus_type` option.
use_mpris = true

# The bus to bind to with the MPRIS interface.
# Possible values: "session", "system"
# The system bus can be used if no graphical session is available
# (e.g. on headless systems) but you still want to be able to use MPRIS.
# NOTE: You might need to add appropriate policies to allow spotifyd to
# own the name.
dbus_type = "session"

# The audio backend used to play music. To get
# a list of possible backends, run `spotifyd --help`.
backend = "alsa" # use portaudio for macOS [homebrew]

# The volume controller. Each one behaves different to
# volume increases. For possible values, run `spotifyd --help`.
volume_controller = "alsa"  # use softvol for macOS

# A command that gets executed in your shell after each song changes.
on_song_change_hook = "command_to_run_on_playback_events"

# The name that gets displayed under the connect tab on
device_name = "TUI"

# The audio bitrate. 96, 160 or 320 kbit/s
bitrate = 160

# The directory used to cache audio data. This setting can save
# a lot of bandwidth when activated, as it will avoid re-downloading
# audio files when replaying them.
#
# Note: The file path does not get expanded. Environment variables and
# shell placeholders like $HOME or ~ don't work!
# you will want to change this to your actual username home path
cache_path = "/home/friend/.cache/spotifyd"

# The maximal size of the cache directory in bytes
# The example value corresponds to ~ 1GB
max_cache_size = 1000000000

# If set to true, audio data does NOT get cached.
no_audio_cache = false

# Volume on startup between 0 and 100
# NOTE: This variable's type will change in v0.4, to a number (instead of string)
initial_volume = "90"

# If set to true, enables volume normalisation between songs.
volume_normalisation = true

# The normalisation pregain that is applied for each song.
normalisation_pregain = -10

# After the music playback has ended, start playing similar songs based on the previous tracks.
autoplay = true

# The port `spotifyd` uses to announce its service over the network.
# zeroconf_port = 1234

# The proxy `spotifyd` will use to connect to spotify.
# you probably don't need this for default settings
# proxy = "http://proxy.example.org:8080"

# The displayed device type in Spotify clients.
# Can be unknown, computer, tablet, smartphone, speaker, t_v,
# a_v_r (Audio/Video Receiver), s_t_b (Set-Top Box), and audio_dongle.
device_type = "speaker"