PRIVATE STRM

[KoqueSilva 2]

hello would it be possible to make an srtm file privately with google drive without sharing it to everyone?

[Happy2Play 9780]

I guess you could possibly use allow access with Tags or create a new library and only all yourself access.

[KoqueSilva 2]

1 hour ago, Happy2Play said:

Eu acho que você poderia usar permitir acesso com tags ou criar uma nova biblioteca e apenas o acesso você mesmo.

Could you explain it to me better?
I'm from Brazil, sorry for the translation.

[Happy2Play 9780]

You can put the strm file in its own library and only allow access to that library.

Or allow/restrict tag

But these will be setting you have to apply per user.

[KoqueSilva 2]

In Google Drive do I need to share a movie with everyone to create the strm file or can I do it privately?

 

[rodainas 191]

2 hours ago, KoqueSilva said:

In Google Drive do I need to share a movie with everyone to create the strm file or can I do it privately?

 

As emby is not a browser logged with your account details, you need to set the links to public in order to play it through emby, and that's why this method is not recommended.

[rbjtech 5284]

You can maybe use something like Stablebit CloudDrive (ie DrivePool) to 'map' the google private shares/files to a locally available drive.

That way you can keep the cloud files private and emby will treat it like any other local file or share when you setup the library.

It also has some nice features such as 'pre-fetch' which gives a smooth playback experience.  ie it will try and cache the file from the cloud locally and remove it when no longer needed.

 

Edited September 5, 2021 by rbjtech

[KoqueSilva 2]

1 hour ago, rbjtech said:

Você pode talvez usar algo como Stablebit CloudDrive (ou seja, DrivePool) para 'mapear' os compartilhamentos / arquivos privados do Google para uma unidade disponível localmente.

Dessa forma, você pode manter os arquivos em nuvem privados e o emby os tratará como qualquer outro arquivo local ou compartilhará ao configurar a biblioteca.

Ele também possui alguns recursos interessantes, como 'pré-busca', que proporciona uma experiência de reprodução suave. ou seja, ele tentará armazenar em cache o arquivo da nuvem localmente e removê-lo quando não for mais necessário.

 

if I do it this way what setting will I use to create the strm file?

[Carlo 4561]

Actually if using CloudDrive it will be mounted as a local drive so you can setup the library as usual without having to use STRM files (but still an option).

With that said I'm not a fan of using CloudDrive as it's proprietary and the only way to access the files is via the computer having CloudDrive installed.
If you ever have a system crash, power failure or other similar event happen it can corrupt the drive and you need to go through a drive repair which can take a long, long time.  I've been burned 2 times by it in the past and had to endure a 1.5 month drive repair.  Never again for me.

Using pure STRM files pointed at your cloud drive you will never have this type of issue as your not "mounting" the cloud drive.
If you want a locally mounted drive I would look at rclone vs CloudDrive.

[rbjtech 5284]

9 minutes ago, cayars said:

With that said I'm not a fan of using CloudDrive as it's proprietary and the only way to access the files is via the computer having CloudDrive installed.
If you ever have a system crash, power failure or other similar event happen it can corrupt the drive and you need to go through a drive repair which can take a long, long time.  I've been burned 2 times by it in the past and had to endure a 1.5 month drive repair.  Never again for me.

Using pure STRM files pointed at your cloud drive you will never have this type of issue as your not "mounting" the cloud drive.
If you want a locally mounted drive I would look at rclone vs CloudDrive.

both rclone and CloudDrive are 'proprietary' and you need them installed to access your files - yes one is open source, one is not - but they do the same thing and mount remote storage as local files at the end of the day.   There are many others as well - I just mentioned CloudDrive as I use the stablebit suite of software.

The issue the OP has is by using strm files, access has to be open/public as emby is not passing any form of Authentication/Authorisation to the strm request - a local mount will negate the need for this.

[Carlo 4561]

The difference to me is using rclone you still have access to the files normally via other programs or via web.  With CloudDrive it's encrypted and only available via Windows with CloudDrive installed and configured. CloudDrive requires all files be uploaded with it so existing stored material in the cloud can't be accessed.

Having been burned a couple of times in the past with CloudDrive, it's just not for me, but may work just fine for others. When working correctly it was great and I loved it but when I had trouble with it I went down in flames.

One thing I would recommend if using strm files is to turn off media downloads for users on your system unless you want them to be able to download the strm files.

STRM files pointing to cloud based storage is a compromise of sorts compared to locally stored media so each admin will need to decide what's best for them.  All any of us can do is give recommendations and pros/cons of different solutions based on our personal experience so the admin can make the best decision for their own system.

 

 

[rbjtech 5284]

3 minutes ago, cayars said:

Having been burned a couple of times in the past with CloudDrive, it's just not for me, but may work just fine for others. When working correctly it was great and I loved it but when I had trouble with it I went down in flames.

I don't store much on it to be fair, just 2nd or 3rd backups of important (non media) files - but I'll happily listen to those with experience and I can see how encrypted files might be an absolute 'mare if you have any form of corruption.  Thanks for sharing

[KoqueSilva 2]

So I've already used rclone and raidrive at the moment I'm using raidrive but I've noticed that with a strm file the movies start much faster, in a matter of seconds, but my fear is leaving the file public and someone using it to browse the movies, it would be too good if Emby implemented this authentication to work the strm files.

That's why I want to see a way to make this work but in a private way.

Edited September 5, 2021 by KoqueSilva

[koopa8840 24]

Have you tried using the option "Anyone with the link"? The file wouldn't be open to the public; just those with the link which you will have stored in a STRM file. Just a thought.

[KoqueSilva 2]

1 hour ago, koopa8840 said:

Você já tentou usar a opção "Alguém com o link"? O arquivo não seria aberto ao público; apenas aqueles com o link que você terá armazenado em um arquivo STRM. Apenas um pensamento.

But even with anyone with the link, whoever searches on Google can find my link I think?

[KoqueSilva 2]

I have a question can my movies be removed due to the strm files being public if yes how do I not be removed is a question?

[rodainas 191]

40 minutes ago, KoqueSilva said:

I have a question can my movies be removed due to the strm files being public if yes how do I not be removed is a question?

If those files are downloaded from internet, can get flagged easily and delete by google, in this case another person guessing the links and accessing those are the least of your problems. 
Is not what you are looking for but the best option here as others advised is using a cloud storage mounting software, my preferred is rclone.

[KoqueSilva 2]

25 minutes ago, rodainas said:

Se esses arquivos forem baixados da internet, pode ser facilmente sinalizado e excluído pelo google, neste caso outra pessoa adivinhando os links e acessando aqueles são o menor dos seus problemas. 
Não é o que você está procurando, mas a melhor opção aqui como outros aconselharam é usar um software de montagem de armazenamento em nuvem, meu preferido é rclone.

is there any way for google not to delete the movies?

[Luke 42078]

6 minutes ago, KoqueSilva said:

is there any way for google not to delete the movies?

Probably don't break their rules

[KoqueSilva 2]

12 minutes ago, Luke said:

Provavelmente não quebre suas regras

I did not understand ?

[Carlo 4561]

It means to be smart how you use Google Drive.  Don't use shared accounts or accounts you purchase off the Internet that sound to good to be true.  Pay for your own account storage and don't share this with others who may abuse it or bring attention to your account.

If using it for storage of your media files be smart how you use it. By that I mean use it for your own family but resist giving out accounts to your server that aren't really needed which will only cause you more transferred bytes than needed.

Don't do things like store a compressed HEVC version plus a full bluray rip (can be huge) which will suck up storage that is never really going to be used.

Anytime you store massive amount of media on a cloud provider you likely are are on their radar so don't be one of the ones who really push things trying to store hundreds of Terrabytes of media because you think you can.  You'll quickly move up to the top 10%, 5% or 1% of users that draw attention to their account for abusing the service.

So besides violating Terms of Service type issues be as smart as you can be. If you can encrypt your drive with something like rclone you can stop hash matching algorithms from seeing your media as matching other user accounts hosting torrents and files from them.

Things like that can help you survive a lot better and keep you from getting an account banned.

[KoqueSilva 2]

6 minutos atrás, cayars disse:

Significa ser inteligente ao usar o Google Drive. Não use contas compartilhadas ou contas compradas na Internet que parecem boas demais para ser verdade. Pague pelo armazenamento da sua própria conta e não compartilhe com outras pessoas que podem abusar dele ou chamar a atenção para a sua conta.

Veja para constar-lo para armazenar seus arquivos de mídia, seja inteligente ao constar-lo. Com isso quero dizer constar-lo para sua própria família, mas resistir a dar contas ao seu servidor que não é realmente necessário, o que só fará com que você transfira mais bytes do que o necessário.

Não fazer coisas como armazenar uma versão HEVC compactada mais um rasgo bluray completo (pode ser enorme) que irá açúcar o armazenamento que nunca será usado realmente.

Sempre que você armazena uma grande quantidade de mídia em um provedor de nuvem, provavelmente você está no radar deles, então não seja um dos que realmente empurram como coisas tentando explorar de Terrabytes de mídia porque você acha que pode. Você rapidamente passará para os 10%, 5% ou 1% principais usuários que chamam a atenção para suas contas por abusar do serviço.

Portanto, além de violar os Termos de Serviço, os problemas do tipo seja o mais inteligente possível. Se você puder criptografar sua unidade com algo como rclone, poderá impedir que algoritmos de correspondência de hash vejam sua como mídia correspondendo a outras contas de usuário que hospedam torrents e arquivos delas.

Coisas assim podem ajudá-lo a sobreviver muito melhor e impedir que uma conta seja banida.

Por favor, envie-me um artigo sobre rclone e como criptografar meus arquivos para não serem banidos.

risada.

I've hosted my movies on google drive but along with raidrive I don't share it with anyone just even my family the Emby and my friends. Can Google Drive still ban me?

Edited September 6, 2021 by KoqueSilva

[Carlo 4561]

Google "rclone encryption" and you'll get a lot of hits for how to do this.

[KoqueSilva 2]

7 minutes ago, cayars said:

Google "rclone encryption" and you'll get a lot of hits for how to do this.

But even the encryption, recognize in Emby?

My problem with rclone is that it doesn't recognize movies in library scan.

Edited September 6, 2021 by KoqueSilva

[koopa8840 24]

There's AirLiveDrive. I couldn't tell you anything about it, other than it is similiar to rclone and CloudDrive.

https://www.airlivedrive.com/es/