Allow custom apps directory location about nymphcast HOT 6 CLOSED

The only expectation of the NymphCast server currently is that there's an /apps folder in the same folder as the NymphCast binary. I haven't made this configurable yet, but that's a relatively minor change.

I'll add this as an option along with the -h & --help options :)

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It was my understanding that on a ChromeCast the apps and wallpapers are loaded from a remote webserver, as specified in JSON files on the ChromeCast dongle, though one can define custom wallapers as well.

Currently with NymphCast all apps are either local, or are loaded from a remote webserver, as specified in the apps.ini file in the src/server/apps/ folder. Wallpapers are currently kept solely on the local filesystem.

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Thanks! Now I think about it, the wallpapers should also be installed into /usr/share/nympchast somewhere, probalby a wallpapers subdirectory. Could that be made configurable as well? Maybe a general --data switch which in which it then checks for the wallpapers and apps subdirectories?

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A question raised by @MartijnBraam:
With a Chromecast, applications and wallpapers are set from the remote device (phone, tablet, etc). Meaning the the apps and wallpapers directories are written too by the server when uploaded. Is this the case with Nymphcast as well? If so, I would have to install those directories to /srv instead.

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I have implemented a --help, --apps and --wallpapers option (untested). Of these the wallpapers option is currently not functional yet, but feel free to give it a try with the rest :)

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Awesome, that works, thanks! I submitted the package to Alpine!

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