UPnP server problems

herwig · July 16, 2017 at 6:07 PM

Hi experts,

RasPI 3, LibreELEC 8.0.2, KODI 17.3. External 3TB USB harddrive, ExFAT formatted, contains folders and videos., named "FILME".

I want to stream movies from the RasPI to my iPad via DLNA.

I go to Setting -> Services -> UpNP/DLNA and check it to on.

Result: RasPI does not show up in VLC on iPad.

Reboot RasPI.

Result: RasPI shows up in VLC on iPad.

I navigate down and see the external USB harddrive "FILME".

==> Strangely, the drive seems to be empty via DLNA. No movies, no subfolders.

Any Ideas?

Moreover, after a couple of minutes, the RasPI no longer shows up via DLNA until I reboot it.

Switching on SMB in the RasPI works as expected and I can access the files on the external disk and play movies.

Herwig

**Klojum** · July 16, 2017 at 9:35 PM Official Post

UPnP sharing only works for videos (movies/tvshows) and music that are scraped into Kodi's video and music libraries.

herwig · July 17, 2017 at 8:55 PM

Thanks for your answer, that explains it.

Since I regard the library functionality a usability nightmare, I stick to SMB sharing.

Herwig