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There are 2 threads in hacking to get FreeNAS to serve up media to the Roku RoksBox. This is a more proper way to do it that doesn't involve any changes to FreeNAS files.

Roksbox is a private...

I have finally upgraded to 8.3 and discovered that my nginx.conf file is reset on every NAS reboot (someone complained of this in a post about my 8.2 guide). I have a workaround for it, but I also...

First off, the Roku does not support DLNA, so you won't be able to use miniDLNA to send movies to the Roku.

I haven't upgraded to 8.3 yet. I do not expect any major differences between 8.2 and...

Going to try to go through these one by one.
First, the /media folder:
I do have a /media folder. It is empty. I can't say for sure whether I created it (I don't think so), or if it was there from...

If you are getting the FreeNas webgui login page, that leads me to believe that your nginx.conf file is not set up correctly. If I go to a fake directory on my Nas, like http://192.168.2.8/fakedir...

There are a couple of things to try here. Depending on what works, I'll try to get the HowTo updated.

First, go to a PC, open a web browser and check http://192.168.2.8/media/movies and see if you...

This guide is for 8.2.X. The 8.0.X guide is the previous post.

Note: I now have new directions for using a BSD jail. They are here:...

This guide is for FreeNAS 8.0.X. I am working on a similar guide for 8.2.X.

Roksbox is a private channel for the Roku media player that is used to stream local content to the Roku.

I've been...

This guide is for FreeNAS 8.0.X. The 8.2.X guide is the next post.

Roksbox is a private channel for the Roku media player that is used to stream local content to the Roku.

I've been serving up...

I have just successfully gotten freenas (8.0.3 p1) to serve up my m4v files to my Roksbox. I noticed that the freenas UI lets you access the media directory pretty freely, so I created a symbolic...