I installed this as a gnome extension.
It had some trouble actually displaying the icon on the bar, but it finally appeared. I can click on it, but I see nothing obvious to do with how to share a file on the network.

https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1254/obmin/

https://github.com/konkor/obmin

It seems Obmin is set to share my entire home folder.
But when I goto a win10 PC, I do not see my home folder in the network, I still see the 3 folders I shared using nautilus.

I installed Obmin thinking an easy way to share files, but it is a busted vaporware to me.
It is described as alpha software.
I wonder if you cant share except to another linux PC? It worked for some people, they gave it 5 star reviews.

Hi, sdowney717!
This solution is not samba share. It's WEB SERVER like 'Apache' but it's a complete solution focused on the file / data / media streaming. So it's under heavy development now and coming support to almost all Linux Desktops too...
If you are running Obmin on the Gnome shell, you have to check it first there to do so:
1. Turn on Obmin server in the extension menu.
2. Open extension and look at your Local IP address (ex. 192.168.1.10:8088), you could just click on it to copy address to the clipboard.
3. Open internet browser (Firefox...), paste IP address from clipboard (Ctrl-V) and enter. You must see you shared sources by default your all Home folder. You can easy add/edit/remove sources in the 'Locations' extension menu. Select New Location to enter/paste new folder/file path. Select edit button to change Location or remove to delete.
4. Connect to Obmin through your mobile device connected to the same network... Open internet browser, enter Local IP address (htttp:/192.168.1.10:8088) and you have to see your shares what you could download or share links to media players... Same for windows 10 (Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Edge will work) but I didn't test it on W10 but it must work there too
If not check Windows Firewall or/and Linux Firewall...

Thanks I see that now.
I wish those instructions are put onto the website.

mpeg and mt2 say failed no file?
Those files play on my local pc, but not through this web app.

It's File Server first but it has other modes like classic web server too. So no matter what files or formats to serve (zip, avi, html, mp4...).

Obmin doesn't have an embedded media player. So if your browser fails to play some format/file you can just copy link to it and open in media player like URL or stream. To an example to play some MKV on Android device I'm doing next: I'm doing long press on desired file in the Firefox and choosing Share with 'BS Player'. On desktop I'm copying the file link and opening in VLC player to example...

To download some file you should choose Save Link As...

PS: I'm working on it hard all my free time now. I'll write some extra Documentation/How-to as soon as possible.

Thank you for your interest!
Regards, konkor

here for example showing avi, mpeg type video files says no file.
I have no option using Google Chrome to hold down button to open somewhere else?

And I just tried save file as, and it can not save, get same message, 'no file'.

Other files seem ok, video files are an issue.

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For Chrome, mp4, m4v play, many others dont it seems, and can not save them.

For Firefox, it can handle these other movie types that Chrome has an issue with.
I get an option to open or save as download. Either way it downloads and plays using the ubuntu video player.

I use Chrome all the time, any ideas?

sdowney717

Oh now i see. Try Firefox if you can and let me know about the result. It looks like new Chrome some restrictions about MIME types, he can open it but can't save... I'll make an issue on GitHub for it or maybe you can?

Thank you for your report!

I'll fix it as soon as possible!!!

Thanks.
I am sharing another hard drive from my system.
So it is /media/scott/0C3655E6635050E4

I noticed in your dialog box, I could not right click paste the name.
But I could cntrl-v and paste it into the box.
Is that something you can change?

And if I were to use this to share videos on the network, it would be a bad idea. Since it can not stream them, seems the entire video must first be downloaded.

I have used a DLNA server, which streams all sorts of file fine on a network, is that something you can offer? Add into Obmin capability?
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MiniDLNA

This is a HTTP server for classic web browsers first at least now. I have used DLNA too like Mediatomb, Rigel, Kodi... but it's good for media content only and not convenient for some devices. It's why I started this development one solution for almost cases...
About context menu in the gnome shell entry it's not possible to do easy because gnome shell popupmenu is on top OpenGL Z buffer. So if I show context menu it will be under menu!!! Even keyboard shortcut is not a usual thing for a Gnome Extension...
I'll do my best, thank you for your replay.

Eh about downloading it's not true. You could copy link and open media file in your media player (VLC, Media Player Classic...) I didn't test it on Windows yet Actually I don't have any Windows now.
But I'm pretty sure it's right software matter to handle it.
There is the birthday of Obmin 19 September will be 2 month so I think here is a place and time to grow

Thank you for your report. I fixed this Chrome issue in the devel branch

konkor, I got a notice saying Obmin had an update.
When I updated, it shows ERROR on the gnome extension page?
No longer working.

Just relog/restart Gnome-shell and this message will disappear from gnome extension page.

sdowney717: Is it help to you? I know this bug but i have to fix it, thank you for quick report.
So do you using it how is your experience at all? Any comments?

I made community on G+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/communit...45135238329562
You could join in and ask/post your questions there. Maybe it could help others to find out...

I tried in terminal running

scott@scott-P5QC:~$ gnome-shell --replace


But still it says error.
I will reboot sometime today.

I don't do a lot of network sharing at home but it is nice to have available as an option.