VLC for iOS also lets you connect with Dropbox and Google Drive, though I was unable to get a video I have stored on Dropbox to play on my Apple TV, your mileage may vary, and I’m sure the VideoLan team will have this up and working in no time. If you’ve got an FTP or web server out there on the internet, you can use VLC to watch any videos you might have stored there. Exciting! Network Stream Stream stuff from Dropbox, web servers, and FTP servers on the internet. Simply drag your movie files to the web page on your Mac, and - after a quick load - they’ll start playing on your Apple TV via VLC. ![]() ![]() Type either into your web browser and you’ll get a web page that lets you drag and drop videos into it to watch on the big screen. Click on the Enable Remote Playback button and you’ll get two addresses, one with your local IP address ( above) and one with the more easily read local network address ( above). Swipe over to the Remote Playback tab at the top of the VLC screen on your Apple TV, and then you’ll see the screen above. If you’re not keen on running a server off your Mac, then the next best option is to use VLC’s remote playback function. I have an App on there called Media Server within which i can restrict access to the NAS media from devices on the network (such as iPhones, Apple TVs etc.) I checked the box that says Restrict access to Media Server for newly detected UPnP/DLNA devices meaning anyone that connects to my wifi cant see all my NAS content by default. ![]() Remote Playback Use your web browser to get videos over to your Apple TV. You can play Plex media through your web browser or native apps for Mac OS, AppleTV, and iOS, among many many other devices.
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