Google Drive / GSuite and Emby

[flyload 6]

Hey,

 

I am using Emby for a while now and I am wondering if there is a way to let emby access my video Files which are stored on Google Drive and Google Suite?

It should access the files and stream them to my TV.

Is this possible or do I need an Addon for that?

 

Regards

[saitoh183 137]

mount the Drive with rclone, then add it as a library as you would do normally

[flyload 6]

How does that work?

I just downloaded rclone but it seems to be a bit difficult to set that up?

Is there another tool with Graphic UI?

[tigrao 18]

I use Google Drive File Stream and point Emby at that.

 

https://support.google.com/drive/answer/7329379?hl=en

[saitoh183 137]

How does that work?

I just downloaded rclone but it seems to be a bit difficult to set that up?

Is there another tool with Graphic UI?

 

There is no easy solution. Emby has a plugin for gdrive but that is to upload your current local content to gdrive so that you can play it from there.

 

Check the rclone Forum there is lots help and info there

[flyload 6]

There is no easy solution. Emby has a plugin for gdrive but that is to upload your current local content to gdrive so that you can play it from there.

 

Check the rclone Forum there is lots help and info there

 

But whats the use of this plugin? I mean when I upload stuff to google drive I cannot stream it to my TV? The plugin should be the other way, or am I wrong? I need to access stuff from the cloud to stream it to my devices?

[saitoh183 137]

But whats the use of this plugin? I mean when I upload stuff to google drive I cannot stream it to my TV? The plugin should be the other way, or am I wrong? I need to access stuff from the cloud to stream it to my devices?

Rclone is your best bet. It is the solution most people use when they need to stream from the cloud.

 

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[flyload 6]

Rclone is your best bet. It is the solution most people use when they need to stream from the cloud.

 

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Ok I hope I can set it up - Till now it seems to hard for me

[flyload 6]

Is there a way someone can make a plugin for that?

[Luke 39835]

A plugin to do what?

[saitoh183 137]

Is there a way someone can make a plugin for that?

I doubt that will happen because methods already exist

 

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[Perplexed 25]

If you are still looking for an answer, you can check my signature on how to setup Emby with Google drive. It would work on a VPS or computer at home... if you can move a mouse and use a keyboard, you can setup Emby with Google  

[flyload 6]

A plugin to do what?

To connect Emby with Google Drive / Google Suite to let it access all the movie files from there

 

 

If you are still looking for an answer, you can check my signature on how to setup Emby with Google drive. It would work on a VPS or computer at home... if you can move a mouse and use a keyboard, you can setup Emby with Google

But your tutorial is for Plex and not for Emby

[Perplexed 25]

But your tutorial is for Plex and not for Emby

It's for both.

[flyload 6]

It's for both.

 

But the last chapter only explains how to link Plex with Google Drive? Or did I miss something there?

[Coxeroni 26]

It works the same. You mount it via rclone and then just point Emby to the respective mount. Works equally for whatever software you are using to access the mount.

[Perplexed 25]

Right, Emby is a lot easier to setup than Plex, that is why I only mentioned Plex. I see how that could be confusing though, so I'm updating the guide to mention Emby as well

 

Edit: and.... done. Thanks for the heads up!

Edited December 13, 2018 by Perplexed

[flyload 6]

Right, Emby is a lot easier to setup than Plex, that is why I only mentioned Plex. I see how that could be confusing though, so I'm updating the guide to mention Emby as well

 

Edit: and.... done. Thanks for the heads up!

Thank you! I will test it when I get home

[flyload 6]

Ok I found out that the tutorial is only for usage with linux.. Does anyone here know how to set that up on a Windows PC?

[Coxeroni 26]

Rclone has a pretty decent guide on their homepage:

https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_config/

Https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_mount/

Windows is also mentioned there, the setup is not very different for whatever OS, obviously only the mount style differs

[flyload 6]

Rclone has a pretty decent guide on their homepage:

https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_config/

Https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_mount/

Windows is also mentioned there, the setup is not very different for whatever OS, obviously only the mount style differs

 

I already tried that, but it seems pretty hard to set that up. I never did set anything up in command lines

[Coxeroni 26]

The steps should be as follows:

Download rclone

Install rclone

Ctrl+R: cmd -> Enter

In the command line, type: rclone config -> Enter

 

Then follow what is written in the guide by @@Perplexed. It works exactly the same.

 

If you need more assistance, check google and/or youtube for something like 'rclone windows guide'. you will find a lot of help there.

Edited December 14, 2018 by Coxeroni

[ian78 3]

why are you not just using Google's drive file stream? it creates a drive on your pc like a regular hard drive. its easy as download, install and launch

[Charlie117 58]

If you're not comfortable using the CLI (even though to be honest Rclone is super user friendly compared to most CLI stuff) then I also suggest looking at something simpler with a GUI such as Google Drive File Stream, Stablebit CloudDrive or ExpanDrive.

Edited January 5, 2019 by Charlie117

[ian78 3]

If you're not comfortable using the CLI (even though to be honest Rclone is super user friendly compared to most CLI stuff) then I also suggest looking at something simpler with a GUI such as Google Drive File Stream, Stablebit CloudDrive or ExpanDrive.

Google Drive File Stream - just because its free and works great