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Securifi Products => Almond+ => Topic started by: nonaitall on February 06, 2015, 12:21:57 pm

Title: Hosting Media Files with Almond+ (Plex, DLNA ??)
Post by: nonaitall on February 06, 2015, 12:21:57 pm

So I found a USB 3.0 drive that's 256 GB (and $10) - I'd like to plug it into (and leave it in) the A+ USB 3.0 port and use it as a mini media server.

A few questions

1) Is there a wiki on setting up DLNA with A+? My Denon receiver will play DLNA content over my network
2) Would Plex be able to see the content? (Could I link my Plex to that storage device and use it that way)?
3) Is anyone using the A+ this way? if so, how do you have it set up? - I am streaming through an Apple TV (via AirPlay Plex app) or the aforementioned Denon Receiver.

Thanks in advance!

Title: Re: Hosting Media Files with Almond+ (Plex, DLNA ??)
Post by: LGNilsson on February 06, 2015, 10:22:59 pm

1. No (sorry, I know this isn't very helpful, but I haven't had time to write one).
2. Not tried it as I don't have a Plex device.
3. I have a Chromecast, so no, but hopefully someone else has tried it.

Title: Re: Hosting Media Files with Almond+ (Plex, DLNA ??)
Post by: grouter on February 07, 2015, 09:28:11 pm

>>>2) Would Plex be able to see the content? (Could I link my Plex to that storage device and use it that way)?

Plex server? Sure it could.

Title: Re: Hosting Media Files with Almond+ (Plex, DLNA ??)
Post by: grouter on February 07, 2015, 09:56:06 pm

Here's the wiki article on configuring USB storage various ways. There's also one for configuring port forwarding specifically for Plex to allow connections to your home server from the internet.

http://wiki.securifi.com/index.php?title=Network_storage_-_Almond%2B_2014