Why is the minidlna database not being refreshed?

Question

I am developing a MiniDLNA server to stream media over WiFi. Existing files are shown properly. However, when I add new files to media folders the changes are not updated acros

Answer 1

In summary, the most reliable way to have MiniDLNA rescan all media files is by issuing the following set of commands:

$ sudo minidlnad -R
$ sudo service minidlna restart

Client-side script to rescan server

However, every so often MiniDLNA will be running on a server. Here is a client-side script to request a rescan on such a server:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
ssh -t server.on.lan 'sudo minidlnad -R && sudo service minidlna restart'