diff -r 2b1824e138b1 -r 30368d31696e gmyth-stream/server/0.3/gms.py
--- a/gmyth-stream/server/0.3/gms.py	Mon Aug 13 22:29:00 2007 +0100
+++ b/gmyth-stream/server/0.3/gms.py	Tue Aug 28 08:16:13 2007 +0100
@@ -5,12 +5,18 @@
 __license__ = "GPL"
 __version__ = "0.3"
 __thanks__ = "Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri"
+__GMS_DATA_DIR__ = "/usr/share/gms/"
 
 import sys
 import os
 import mimetypes
 import logging as log
+
+if os.path.exists (__GMS_DATA_DIR__):
+    sys.path.append(__GMS_DATA_DIR__)
+
 from lib.server import serve_forever, load_plugins_transcoders
+from lib.utils import config
 
 mimetypes.init()
 log_level = log.INFO
@@ -23,9 +29,46 @@
                         "\t%(message)s"),
                 datefmt="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
 
-if not os.path.exists(".transcoded"):
-    os.mkdir(".transcoded")
+if config.get_transcoded_location () is None:
+    print "Gms not configured"
+    exit (0)
 
-pd = os.path.join("plugins", "transcoders")
-load_plugins_transcoders(pd)
+if not os.path.exists(config.get_transcoded_location()):
+    os.mkdir(config.get_transcoded_location())
+
+
+if "-d" in sys.argv:
+    #run with deamon
+    try:
+        pid = os.fork()
+        if pid > 0:
+             sys.exit(0)
+    except OSError, e:
+        print >>sys.stderr, "Fail to start deamon: %d (%s)" % (e.errno, e.strerror) 
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    os.chdir("/")
+    os.setsid()
+    os.umask(0)
+
+    try:
+        pid = os.fork()
+        if pid > 0:
+            fp = open ("/var/run/gms.pid", "w")
+            fp.write ("%d" % pid)
+            fp.close ()
+            sys.exit(0)
+    except OSError, e:
+        print >>sys.stderr, "Fail to start deamon: %d (%s)" % (e.errno, e.strerror) 
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+# main deamon
+pd = os.path.join(__GMS_DATA_DIR__, "plugins", "transcoders")
+if os.path.exists (pd):
+    load_plugins_transcoders(pd)
+
+pd = os.path.join("plugins", "transcoders");
+if os.path.exists (pd):
+    load_plugins_transcoders(pd)
+
 serve_forever()