exposer :: Share privately photos, videos and music with friends and family




Here is a free, easy and secure way to do this.


With the program available here, you can share a directory of your computer on the web. Thus, no account to create on a web site like flickr or picasaweb, no questions, no quota, no forbidden file types, no upload each time you have news photos, MP3s or videos. Indeed, you are sharing a folder of your own computer, and your friends and family see it by just using their plain old web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, ...). Yes, it is as simple as that.

Such a simple method:
  • unzip this Exposer Share directory, for instance on your desktop
  • place your photos and MP3 files in the directory named expose
  • double-click exposer.exe , and an watch the icon appear on the lower-right corner of your screen. It controls Exposer

    That's all ! Now you can tell your friends and family about your "exposer address" : please click the icon on the lower-right corner of your screen, then "how do I tell my friends"



    • Very frequent questions :



    Q : Is it free (totally)?

    Yes.

    Q : Can I share MP3 ?

    What you share is only visible to those who you tell the password, so you risk nothing, whatever you share. But please don't share music, video or software without a written permission of the author, ortherwise... it would be bad.

    Questions about enabling the share


    Q : How to enable the share ?
    Click on the icon on the lower-right corner of your screen, then run or pause.

    Q : Will the share still be enabled next time I restart my computer ?
    Yes. If this is not what you want, click the icon on the lower-right corner of your screen, then settings.

    Q : Do I have to leave my computer on ?
    Yes, but the screen can be switched off

    Questions about connexion problems


    Q : How to test if it works ?
    You must see the icon on the lower-right corner of your screen. If you click it, the word 'run' has to be ticked. Then click Test my connection

    Q : Does it work even if I do no have a static IP ?
    Yes, because Exposer uses an automatic redirection, comparable to a dynDNS, to avoid the need for any configuration

    Q : Will I need to perform a complex manipulation, for example a "redirection of port" ?
    No, except if you are connected to the internet through a router that you bought before 2002, with no UPNP compatibility.

    And at work ?


    Q : With Exposer, can I listen to music files that are at home while I am working ?
    Yes, for that you have to place your MP3 in the expose diretory

    Q : Can I share a directory of my office computer ?
    Yes, but only with your colleagues. In this case, Exposer can also be used as an Intranet for small businesses. But it is unlikely that you can share with the outside, as most companies filter the web trafic. Exposer is designed for home use.

    Questions about the content


    Q : How do I share new photos / musics / videos ?
    Simply copy the new files in the expose directory.

    Q : Can I classify my files by theme or year ?
    Yes, just create sub-directories in the expose directory

    Q : Can I have a personalized welcome page ?
    Yes, for that purpose you just have to place a file named index.html in the expose directory. Edit that file with any word processor, like Word or Open Office, and save it in 'filtered web page' format. If you do not create such a file, the list of your shared file will be displayed instead.

    Q : What kind of files can I share ?
    Any kind.

    Q : Can my grandma print, or develop my photos ?
    Yes, she can click on the thumbnails to open your photos, full-sized, then print them out.

    Questions about security


    Q : Can my visitors access my whole computer ?
    No, only the expose directory.

    Q : How do I retrict the access, for instance to reserve the content for my family ?
    For that, you will have to define a password and comunicate it to your family. To define that password, click the icon on the lower-right corner of your screen, then 'settings'. Choose a user name (for example 'family'), then a password (for example 'sesam'). Please don't forget to tell your family afterwards, by clicking the icon, then "how do I tell my friends"

    Q : Can my visitors corrupt or delete my files ?
    No. They have a read-only access.

    Questions about the origin, nature, and evolution of Exposer


    Q : What kind of program is it ?
    This is a special web server called a peer to browser. This one is especially designed to be user-friendly for people who are no network specialists

    Q : What technological components does it use ?
    The JpegLib (to create the miniature photos), and miniUPNP (for the connectivity).

    Q : Is it performant, reliable, fast ?
    Yes, it has been tested with the ApacheBench concurrent test.

    Q : What to do if I encounter a bug ?
    Please make sure you have entirely read and understood this page. Then please send me a description of the bug and the way to reproduce it at dewavrin at yahoo dot com. Eventually send me your "exposer address".