I have a external hard drive connected to my raspberry Pi that contains videos. Is there a way I can set it up so that I can remotely view these from my iPhone?
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The DNLA represents a cross-platform protocol for sharing digital media on a network. There is at least one DNLA server for raspbian, "miniDNLA" and no doubt oodles of DNLA clients for iOS. – goldilocks♦ Sep 1 '13 at 10:33
To view video files in your Raspberry disk from your iPhone, you should install DLNA server onto operating system that runs on Raspberry Pi and DLNA client onto your iPhone.
I can suggest miniDLNA as server that @goldilocks suggest too. I assume that youre using Raspbian, so i will tell the Raspbian way of installing miniDLNA.
apt-get update
apt-get install minidlna -y
After install finished you have to configure the minidlna server. Server uses /etc/minidlna.conf file as configuration file.
Open /etc/minidlna.conf and change the media_dir value. (Example of my media folders like below.) Comment default value then add your values. (A = audio folder, V = Video folder, P = Picture folder)
media_dir=A,/media/MAXTOR/Mp3
media_dir=V,/media/MAXTOR/Movies
media_dir=P,/media/MAXTOR/MyDocs/Photos/
media_dir=V,/media/SAMSUNG/Belgesel
You can change listening interface, port, serial number, log level and other parameters in the config file.
Then you have to restart minidlna server with that command.
/etc/init.d/minidlna restart
On iPhone you can select any minidlna client app to install. I use that one https://itunes.apple.com/TR/app/id410280827?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
After installing the app on iPhone, be sure you're on same wireless network with DLNA server, search the network and find your DLNA server and media folders to view.
answered Sep 1 '13 at 14:20
