QuickTime Streaming Server: How to Set the Movies Directory

This article explains how to change the directory QuickTime Streaming Server (QTSS) uses to stream media files.

Follow these steps to change the directory QuickTime Streaming Server uses to stream media files:

Step One

Connect to the Streaming Server Admin Web page by entering the URL of the server and specifying port 1220. For example:

http://www.myserver.com:1220

Step Two

Log in as 'streamingadmin'

Step Three

Click the Settings tab (near the top of the window).

Step Four

In the Movies Directory text box, enter the path to the media files you wish to stream.

Note: If the Movies Directory pathname you specify is not within the partition that the computer starts up from, you must begin the pathname with '/Volumes/'. For example, if the files are in a folder named 'myfiles' on the 'fwdrive' partition, which is not the startup partition, enter '/Volumes/fwdrive/myfiles' in the Movies Directory text box. Note the inclusion of '/Volumes/ in the pathname. Even though the hard disk partition named 'fwdrive' is at the top level of the file system, it is actually mounted in /Volumes and must be specified in the pathname.

Step Five

Click Submit.

The new setting takes effect immediately.

Published Date: Feb 18, 2012