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WebDAV shares

Play video files straight from a NAS or online storage, with artwork and details matched for you.

A WebDAV share is a folder of video files that Strand reads over the network: a NAS at home, a computer sharing a folder, or online storage that offers WebDAV. Strand looks through the folders, works out which film or episode each file is, and fills in the artwork and details.

Adding a share

  1. Go to SettingsWebDAVAdd WebDAV Share (Add Share… on the Mac).
  2. Server URL: the share's full address, for example https://dav.example.com/media/.
  3. Credentials: the username and password for the share.
  4. Folders to Index (optional): limit the scan to the folders that hold video. Leave it empty to scan everything.
  5. Display Name, then Save.

Strand starts indexing straight away. The share's row shows progress ("Indexing — 140 folders scanned") and then a count of films, episodes and shows.

Keeping it up to date

Each time you open Strand it checks whether the index needs refreshing: a quick look for changes after 15 minutes, on shares that support it, and a full rescan once a week. To rescan now, choose Re-index on the share.

Per-share options

  • Use as Playback Source (Enabled/Disabled on Apple TV): switch a share off without removing it.
  • Single Connection: for storage that limits how many connections can be open at once. Try it if files fail to open or playback keeps stopping.
  • Edit Share and Remove Share.

Seeing what's on it

Add a row from SettingsShelvesAdd ShelfWebDAV, or browse a share from the Library tab on iPhone, iPad and the Mac. Films and episodes found on a share also become something you can play from that title's page anywhere in Strand.