Setting up a local server from SD card in Android

[xanthium 0]

I have an Android device running emby, and I've saved some music files in /SD Card/Android/data/com.emby.embyserver/files.  I'd like to set up a local server so that I can access these from another device. However, I'm not seeing these when I scan my library. Currently I have the library pointing to /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.emby.embyserver/files. Is there a different place I need to be pointing the library to? When I set the library path I also see options like "/storage/3E45-9223" but nothing happens when I click the arrow to the right near them. I found this question but I'm still not sure what to do.

(I plan to eventually set up an SSL server but no questions about that for now.) Many thanks

Edited January 22, 2022 by xanthium
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[Luke 42077]

Hi, are you saying the server application is installed onto the SD card?

[xanthium 0]

Not quite, sorry for the unclear title. I am running the emby server app on an Android phone, and trying to access data that's on the same Android's SD card from a different device over the emby server. Hope that's a bit clearer. Is this possible?

[GrimReaper 4739]

Which Android version you're on?

[xanthium 0]

I'm on Android version 9 currently and I installed the Android Server 4.6.7 here: https://emby.media/server-android.html

Edited January 24, 2022 by xanthium

[GrimReaper 4739]

/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.emby.embyserver/files is your internal Emby directory; are your music files there or on an external SD card?

[xanthium 0]

They're on an external SD card, but I can't find online what directory to use to access those.

[GrimReaper 4739]

AFAIK Emby should have access to it's own folder on external SD card, so not clear why's your /storage/3E45-9223 coming up empty. Have you tried moving a song or two to internal storage and test? 

Btw, just installed and tested on my Android 8 tablet, have no issues accessing Emby data folder on external SD:

 

@Luke

[xanthium 0]

Yeah it's weird! Yes, I'm able to access from internal storage when I move a song to: Internal Storage/Android/data/com.emby.server/files/[Album Name]

I just can't to the same with files on the SD card: I can type in the path the same as you did but when I click OK it says "There was an error adding the media path. please ensure the path is valid and the emby server process has access to that location""

EDIT: wasn't working before but now it is

Edited January 24, 2022 by xanthium

[Luke 42077]

Hi, are you all set now?