This application allows you to list your MP3s, after which you can select them and create a playlist in m3u format from these songs. The MP3s are also served by the application. The directory where the songs are held only needs to be readable by the app server, but not in the application.
<context-param> <param-name>base_directory</param-name> <param-value>c:\mp3s</param-value> </context-param>