An init script has been included for the daemon; to run at boot time, add the following to /etc/rc.d/rc.local: if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.minidlna ]; then /etc/rc.d/rc.minidlna start fi You might also want to have the daemon shut down gracefully on system halt or reboot; if so, add the following to /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown: if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.minidlna ]; then /etc/rc.d/rc.minidlna stop fi Remember to give executable permission to /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown: chmod 0755 /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown To check the daemon is running properly: /etc/rc.d/rc.minidlna status