# ownCloud 9.0 Server Administration Manual

# Mimetype mapping

ownCloud allows administrators to specify the mapping of a file extension to a mimetype. For example files ending in `mp3` map to `audio/mpeg`. Which then in turn allows ownCloud to show the audio icon.

By default ownCloud comes with `mimetypemapping.dist.json`. This is a simple json array. Administrators should not update this file as it will get replaced on upgrades of ownCloud. Instead the file `mimetypemapping.json` should be created and modified, this file has precedence over the shipped file.