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* Better mobile navigation using swipe with mouse or touch
* Spinners for indication of loading
* Added FAQ
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# Frequently Asked Questions

- [Why use MediaWEB and not any other similar software?](#why-use-mediaweb-and-not-any-other-similar-software)
- [Is MediaWEB secure?](#is-mediaweb-secure)
- [How do I view my media?](#how-do-i-view-my-media)
- [Why are the Video thumbnails not generated?](#why-are-the-video-thumbnails-not-generated)

## Why use MediaWEB and not any other similar software?

MediaWEB has no required external dependencies. This will make installation / configuration easier and less other applications consuming your resources (CPU, memory, harddrive etc.). For smaller platforms (such as Raspberry Pi, Banana Pi, ROCK64 etc.) this is is important.

## Is MediaWEB secure?

Yes, MediaWEB only allows read access of media files whithin your media folder. It will prohibit:

* Access non-media files within your media folder
* Access any file outside of your media folder

If you protect your content using a username and password (enable in mediaweb.conf) you should enable TLS/HTTPS, otherwise it would be possible to sniff the network for your username and password.

## How do I view my media?

Unless you have changed the default port in mediaweb.conf (9834) open a web browser and enter following address:

http://<hostname>:9834

For example, if your IP address is 192.168.1.104 enter:

http://192.168.1.104:9834

If you need to access your images over the Internet you need to enable port forwarding in your router.

## Why are the Video thumbnails not generated?

Secure that you have installed [ffmpeg](https://www.ffmpeg.org/), and that you have ffmpeg in your PATH environment variable. You can test that ffmpeg is installed and your PATH environment is correctly setup by opening a shell (bash on Linux or cmd.exe on Windows) and enter:

ffmpeg

If ffmpeg is found it is correct. Secure that you have restarted the mediaweb service (or your computer) after the ffmpeg installation.

If only some videos don't have any thumbnail it is because the video format is not supported by ffmpeg.
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## Screenshots

Browse your media:

![browser](testmedia/screenshot_browser.jpg)

View your images and play your videos:

![viewer](testmedia/screenshot_viewer.jpg)

Swipe (mouse or mobile touch) to switch between images/videos:

![viewer](testmedia/screenshot_viewer_swipe.jpg)

## Features

* Simple WEB GUI for viewing your images and videos
* Thumbnail support for images and videos, primary by reading of EXIF thumbnail if it exist, otherwise thumbnails will be created and stored in a thumbnail cache. Video thumbnails requires [ffmpeg](https://www.ffmpeg.org/) to be installed.
* Simple WEB GUI for viewing your images and videos both on your PC and on your mobile phone
* Thumbnail support for images and videos, primary by reading of EXIF thumbnail if it exist, otherwise thumbnails will be created and stored in a thumbnail cache. Video thumbnails requires [ffmpeg](https://www.ffmpeg.org/) to be installed
* Automatic rotation JPEG images when needed (based on EXIF information)
* Optional authentication with username and password

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cd ~/mediaweb
sudo sh service.sh uninstall

Also, checkout the [FAQ](FAQ.md).

## Download and install on Windows (64bit)

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You need to install [ffmpeg](https://www.ffmpeg.org/) separately and put ffmpeg into your PATH to get video thumbnail support.

Also, checkout the [FAQ](FAQ.md).

## Build from source (any platform)

To build from source on any platform you need to:
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