Installing minidlna server on Debian 8

as root:

1.apt-get install minidlna
2.edit /etc/minidlna.conf
 vi /etc/minidlna.conf

adding

media_dir=P,/home/andrew/Pictures
media_dir=V,/home/andrew/Videos/
media_dir=A,/home/andrew/Music/
friendly_name=amaMiniDLNAServer

3. stop minidlna server
/etc/init.d/minidlna stop

4. rescan media files to update its database
minidlnad -R

5. start server
/etc/init.d/minidlna start