I actually was in Wichita Falls, TX when I was badblocking and smart testing some of my drives. I also use JuiceSSH when I need to do something remotely via command line. The previous app I used had to download the whole thing and ES is able to stream directly from the server. One of the things that I like the most about ES is say I want to open a media file on the server but it's 2GB in size. There are a ton out there that can be found to work on android. I have used it with an OpenVPN connection to home and it functions just as expected just a bit slower.īefore that I used another explorer that I can't remember with a SMB extension. I agree that they are adding more junk when all I want is something to be able to access local and network files. I deleted and reinstalled the current version and I was good to go.
Must have been and older version as FreeNAS did not show up. NOTE: just opened VLC (For Android) on my wife"s tablet. One more plus with VLC over plex, I can resume movies (or at least choose where I want to restart a movie). No need to go use ES File Explorer anymore. Both audio and video worked on my movies. So, I installed VLC (for android)media and behold.I was able to access my "shares" directly through VLC. Just installed on my phone and found I had trouble getting both audio and video. I will have to figure out the FTP route in the future.or pay for Plex.Īctually had ES file explorer already on my tablet, never realized I could access FreeNAS. More than likely, it will not work outside of my home network. So now I do not have to pay for Plex in order to watch on my Android devices (at least in my house). WOW.I was looking for this exact remedy, Thank you !!!! I should not be held responsible for any damage/loss to either data, device or both from downloading/installing/using the software. I just found it in the playstore and thought it would be useful for everyone. EDIT: I am in no way tied to the development/creation/distribution of the above mentioned software. I'll just stick to FTP for those few days coz it's tried and tested. I have yet to try out accessing the server remotely through this app and quite honestly I don't think I will. Over the few recent updates the ES File Explorer is kinda become a little irritating with strong notifications (about decreasing space and new files created) which might be ok with you, but I have disabled its notifications for everything. Would request users to share their experiences with this app or an app of their choice on both rooted and non rooted platforms. I know there could be better apps out there and I am sorry I don't use anything from the Apple eco system. Now any video/music/pic/document is visisble/available on my 20 (exaggerating) android devices.
I logged in with user name/pw and it's remembered the server. I still run plex, don't get me wrong but things like a document file/pdf/comic (cbr) is something I might fancy on one of those days. You could try a Testsetup with one big movie before going all in.So a lot of people have been using ftp, plex and sonar to get media on their phone I wanted something which was more basic. Haven’t tried this but should work and the investment is not that much. Seafile all in and a raspberry pi with seadrive as streaming device for multimedia on TV. If your streaming clients are some sticks and smartTV you wont have a good time streaming from seafile Freedom of where to sync libraries localy and the locking file mechanism for office files. Seafile is good for keeping multiple devices update2date with normal documents. If you just stream videos put them on the share and the rest of your docs in seafile.įor Media streaming other services are better anyway… But you will have to decide if your pictures and Musik is on seafile or Samba. Or seafile for all documents and a samba share on the same server just for the video directory…