dalegrey777 0 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 i want to use emby and i wanna ask if i can add files from external drive on emby playlist and watch them on my iphone, cast them or airplay them. Can I do that the one on my external drive like flash drive, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalegrey777 0 Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 so it's not??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37061 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Hi there, yes it is possible. What is the external drive connected to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalegrey777 0 Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 Hi there, yes it is possible. What is the external drive connected to? connected to my laptop. it's external though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37061 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Is Emby Server installed on the laptop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalegrey777 0 Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Is Emby Server installed on the laptop?yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalegrey777 0 Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 is the laptop needs to be turned on? what if im going outside? how can i access my files. Sorry, I'm new to this. I hope you can enlighten me how emby works @@cayars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlo 4330 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 @@dalegrey777 Emby requires a "dedicated" computer to run the server on. This can be a tower, desktop or a laptop. If you leave the computer running 24x7 with Emby on it then you will be able to access your system 24x7. If you install Emby Server on a laptop that you take out of the house then you are taking your Emby Server with you and most likely, no one in your home would be able to use the system (unless you reset it up on another network). So realistically you want to install Emby on a computer in your home network that is always on and available. You can have movies and TV Shows on internal drives, external drives, network drives or thumb drives. Doesn't really matter the type of drive as long as you setup Emby to be able to access the files. Does that help to answer your questions? Feel free to ask any other question. If you want to tag me to see your questions quickly, add an @cayars to your message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalegrey777 0 Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) @@dalegrey777 Emby requires a "dedicated" computer to run the server on. This can be a tower, desktop or a laptop. If you leave the computer running 24x7 with Emby on it then you will be able to access your system 24x7. If you install Emby Server on a laptop that you take out of the house then you are taking your Emby Server with you and most likely, no one in your home would be able to use the system (unless you reset it up on another network). So realistically you want to install Emby on a computer in your home network that is always on and available. You can have movies and TV Shows on internal drives, external drives, network drives or thumb drives. Doesn't really matter the type of drive as long as you setup Emby to be able to access the files. Does that help to answer your questions? Feel free to ask any other question. If you want to tag me to see your questions quickly, add an @@cayars to your message. cool. thanks for the info i just have one big issue on subtitles. I have an iphone and added opensubtitles and other subtitle plugins . I can view subtitles but when I cast it using chromecast, subtitles dont show. How can I fix this? Edited January 28, 2020 by dalegrey777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlo 4330 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 cool. thanks for the info i just have one big issue on subtitles. I have an iphone and added opensubtitles and other subtitle plugins . I can view subtitles but when I cast it using chromecast, subtitles dont show. How can I fix this? What type of subtitle is it? Does it work properly if you cast from the web interface on a computer instead of using the iPhone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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