Share Manager
The Share Manager allows to share folders of the Pi file system with other computers in your home network. The player leverages the Samba framework for the sharing functionality. All parameters collected during the configuration process will be saved in the Samba configuration file /etc/samba/smb.conf.
To enable the file sharing functionality the configuration property samba should be set to True in the configuration file /home/pi/Peppy/config.txt. The same property can be changed in the Configuration Web UI (section Usage).
To start sharing configuration go to the Web Configuration UI and select the menu item System/Share Manager.
Click on the SHARE FOLDER button to begin the configuration.
Provide the following parameters for all required fields:
- Name - this is the user-defined name of the Share. This name will be visible in your home network.
- Path - this is the path to the folder in your Pi file system.
- Options - additional Samba options which configure the access rights and other parameters for the shared folder.
The next screenshot shows the example of the configuration for the shared folder.
When the configuration was completed click the Save button. After that the folder will be available on your local home network. Multiple folders can be shared at the same time.
During startup the player will share all configured folders automatically.