Accessing LIbrary over Internet

I have some pretty poor friends who can't afford a Netflix account and I was hoping to extend my collection out to them over the internet. I have a PPTP server on my network but am not confident that streaming over a VPN is going to be that effective. What would be the best way to get a couple of buddies up on my collection?
Thanks!

1. have a very fast upstream internet connection

2. use a protocol that works well over the internet and that XBMC supports: WebDAV, http directory, FTP.

(2012-07-26 06:57)tedappleberry Wrote:  I have some pretty poor friends who can't afford a Netflix account and I was hoping to extend my collection out to them over the internet. I have a PPTP server on my network but am not confident that streaming over a VPN is going to be that effective. What would be the best way to get a couple of buddies up on my collection?
Thanks!

Ignoring the technical questions, what you are proposing is a violation of the Netflix agreement.

I do this exact thing, it's pretty easy:

-setup apache (I found this to be the easiest), adding directory support (note: you'll want to password-protect your directories). Here's a simple starter: http://dtbaker.com.au/random-bits/htpass...ccess.html

-open port 80 on your router & point it to your server

-in xbmc, add a source of 'http://yourUserName:password@yourIpAddressOrDomain/pathSpecifiedInApacheConfigToMedia'

I can stream HD material without a hiccup over comcast's lowest-tier cable (maybe 5mb upload?)

(2012-07-26 17:04)pkscuot Wrote:  Ignoring the technical questions, what you are proposing is a violation of the Netflix agreement.

He's not sharing Netflix over the internet, he's sharing his personal movie collection. The copyright status on those movies have not been commented on (as in, we have no idea what movies he's planning on sharing).

(2012-07-27 05:15)Ned Scott Wrote:  

(2012-07-26 17:04)pkscuot Wrote:  Ignoring the technical questions, what you are proposing is a violation of the Netflix agreement.

He's not sharing Netflix over the internet, he's sharing his personal movie collection. The copyright status on those movies have not been commented on (as in, we have no idea what movies he's planning on sharing).

Sorry, you're right. I read it to mean he was trying to share his Netflix. My bad.

(2012-07-26 17:04)pkscuot Wrote:  Ignoring the technical questions, what you are proposing is a violation of the Netflix agreement.

You guys crack me up.

(2012-07-26 19:31)isamudaison Wrote:  I do this exact thing, it's pretty easy:

-setup apache (I found this to be the easiest), adding directory support (note: you'll want to password-protect your directories). Here's a simple starter: http://dtbaker.com.au/random-bits/htpass...ccess.html

I setup a similar shared library using NGINX web server in Win7. I then used an online .htaccess file generator to create the password files to secure it. So far it's worked well but is definitely not a replacement for the lack of transcode functionality in XBMC .

Hi everyone can u guys please help me?
I have a zbox id80 with openelec 3.0.1
I have a download connection of 40mb and upload 10mb
I would like to share my xbmc library to my friends and family but i'm a noob on this matter can anyone explain me how i can do this?
I have spent a lot of hours trying to find a solution and i'm stuck

Check out this discussion on using the "Plex Server" for serving media across the internet and "PlexBMC" client for viewing. http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=150710. This of course would require you to serve your library from a Plex compliant OS/server.