Installation

Install the daemon and client:

# apt-get update
# apt-get install mpd mpc

Configuration

Change the folowing lines:

bind_to_address "localhost"

to:

bind_to_address "0.0.0.0"

Comment the ALSA audio_output:

#
#audio_output {
#       type            "alsa"
#       name            "My ALSA Device"
#       device          "hw:0,0"        # optional
#       format          "44100:16:2"    # optional
#       mixer_device    "default"       # optional
#       mixer_control   "PCM"           # optional
#       mixer_index     "0"             # optional
#}
#
# An example of an OSS output:
#

Set the web streaming:

# An example of a httpd output (built-in HTTP streaming server):
#
audio_output {
        type            "httpd"
        name            "My HTTP Stream"
        encoder         "vorbis"                # optional, vorbis or lame
        port            "8000"
        quality         "5.0"                   # do not define if bitrate is defined
#       bitrate         "128"                   # do not define if quality is defined
        format          "44100:16:1"
}
#

Copy some music into:

/var/lib/mpd/music

Run the mpc on server:

$ mpc update # update database
$ mpc ls   # added files should  appear
$ mpc ls | mpc add # add all files to the playlist
$ mpc play

How to listen

Go to the client computer and open vlc. Setup a network stream (http://<yourserver>:8000)