Forgot ETP/FTP Server settings

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Marceepoo
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Forgot ETP/FTP Server settings

Post by Marceepoo »

At some point in the past, I had multiple ETP servers running, and I named each of them; but that was long ago and I forgot how I did it.
As background info, I run an ETP server on my main desktop PC, and on each of my two laptops.
I want to be able to connect from a laptop to the desktop's ETP server.
I can't figure out how to give a name to my desktop PC's ETP server, since I'm no longer using a batch file to start Everything.exe.
The help page at [https://www.voidtools.com/support/every ... instances/] says to use the following command to give an instance a name, by using the command line option:
For example: Everything.exe -instance "ETP Server"

Instead of running a batch file command, I checked the boxes in the UI, under the General tab, for the following options:
[1] Start Everything on system startup, and [2] Everything Service.
Do I have to return to using a command line option to start Everything.exe, if I want to name the instance?
void
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Re: ETP/FTP Server Help

Post by void »

Do I have to return to using a command line option to start Everything.exe, if I want to name the instance?
I recommend creating a shortcut in your startup folder:
  • In Windows Explorer, type in the following address and press ENTER:
    shell:startup
  • In this folder, create a shortcut to your Everything.exe.
  • Set the target to:
    "C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe" -instance "ETP Server"
    where "C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe" is your Everything.exe location.
    and where "ETP Server" is the instance name.
  • Run your shortcut.
  • Click Install Everything Service if prompted.
  • Disable start on system startup (if it was enabled):
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the General tab on the left.
  • Uncheck 'Start Everything on system startup'.
  • Click OK.
  • Setup your index under Tools -> Options -> Indexes
  • Setup the ETP server under Tools -> Options -> ETP/FTP Server.
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