How do I specify shared folders? [Solved]

[crimson30]

There used to be a section in UMS.conf to specify shared folders (I believe I was last using UMS 10):

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# Shared folders
# --------------
# Either define a list of specific folders containing media to be shared or
# allow the system to browse the whole disk of the server. The GUI provides a
# system navigation to generate a list of folders. The list should contain a
# comma-separated list of absolute path names, or leave it empty to let the
# system find media.
# Default: ""
folders =

I'm not seeing that in the latest version. Was it renamed to something else?

[mik_s]

This section was moved into a separate SHARED.conf along with virtual folders and web content.
If you upgraded from an old version this will still be in your UMS.conf but will not be there is you do a fresh install.

[crimson30]

I did a fresh install.

I don't see SHARED.conf anywhere. Not in the tarball (UMS-Linux-14.11.0-x86_64.tgz) and starting it as a service doesn't seem to generate it.

[boss]

With Linux
SHARED.conf is in /userfolder/.config/.config/UMS/SHARED.conf
If that file is not already there, it should be created when UMS is started.

The format (if you want to manually edit SHARED.conf) is:
[
{
"file": "/mnt/media/Images",
"monitored": false,
"metadata": true,
"active": true,
"type": "Folder"
},
{
"file": "/mnt/media/Music",
"monitored": false,
"metadata": true,
"active": true,
"type": "Folder"
},
{
"file": "/mnt/media/Music Videos",
"monitored": false,
"metadata": true,
"active": true,
"type": "Folder"
},
{
"file": "/mnt/media/Videos/Movies",
"monitored": false,
"metadata": true,
"active": true,
"type": "Folder"
},
{
"file": "/mnt/media/Videos/TV Series",
"monitored": false,
"metadata": true,
"active": true,
"type": "Folder"
}
]

Or, you can do it from the web interface.

[mik_s]

It is created when you set up the shared folders, you can use the web interface to set them up.
http://localhost:9001/shared should take you there directly.
It will be saved in your profile configuration folder and not the installed folder, but I don't know the location on Linux.

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*this will look a little different as this is the v15alpha

[crimson30]

Thanks!

I ended up going the very lazy route of just using 11.6 instead. It works great