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Trond_Juan
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November 7, 2006
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How can I change to remote stream directory?

  • November 7, 2006
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Hi, I have installed FMS2 on a computer with limited storage capacity. However, all my videos and media content is stored on another computer which I have access to with an internal IP (file://192.168.x.x/c$/media)

So I wonder if there is any way of changing my apps streams/_definst_ directory to point to this remote computer's directory instead? Or is there an other method of streaming these files via my FMS?

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    Anonymous
    November 7, 2006
    Yes, that's possible and it's a very common requirement, especially when there is a lot of media content.
    This setting is made in the vhost.xml, so you could have different application root directories for different vhosts. You'll find the vhost.xml in FMS_ROOT\conf\_defaultRoot_\_defaultVHost_
    In there find this entry in line 26:
    <AppsDir>${VHOST.APPSDIR}</AppsDir>

    ${VHOST.APPSDIR} means that the value of VHOST.APPSDIR in the fms.ini is being taken. If you run only one VHOST it doesn't matter where you make the change - in fms.ini you probably find it easier next time you look for it

    Instead of having
    VHOST.APPSDIR = C:\PathToFMS\applications
    in there, you could also specify a network share:
    VHOST.APPSDIR = N:\applications

    Please note that you can't point it directory to a network share, it should contain a subdirectory. Also, you may face some security issues that you'll have to solve as the FMS process may not be allowed to access this network share. If this is the case, go to the control panel and bring up services. Find the entry for "Flash Media Server (FMS)" and right-click on it, then chose properties. In the popup window, select the 2nd tab, i.e. Log On. The easy way is to make sure the check box "Allow service to interact with desktop" is checked. Instead, you may specify an account that has the necessary access rights to run Flash Media Server AND access this network share.

    Keep checking the logs (FMS logs and Windows event logs) and I am sure you'll figure it out quickly


    I hope this helps!
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    Trond_JuanAuthor
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    November 8, 2006
    I understand what you try to do here, but this solution did not work in my system.

    I have an additional question: I just started browsing through my vhost.xml and tried to alter the virtual directory and stream tags.
    If I set an alias to point to a local drive everything works fine (<streams>myVideo;c:/videos</streams>)
    However, if i set a virtual directory to point to another machine I can not connect to the stream (actually I get a Netstream.play.start, but the stream itself does not start). Is there a way to point a virtual directory to a network share like \\Srv15\Videos and get the videos to stream. If I could do this it would solve my problem.

    I've tried setting the myVideo to both \\Srv15\Videos and 192.168.x.x/Videos without any luck.
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