Media files (Music, Photos, Videos) can be stored and shared on the Amahi Home Server in one of two scenarios while using ownCloud.<page intro goes hereol><li>Using existing “Amahi Shares” for file storage and ownCloud for managing access and file storage management.<li>Using ownCloud for file storage, managing access, and file storage management.</ol><br/>Using both scenarios should still allow other applications on Amahi to access the media files (i.e. Amahi DLNA).

Amahi Home Server once installed provides a set of “Storage Shares” that are available to all Amahi user accounts. Some of them are provided for the purposes of storing media files (Music, Pictures, Movies) for all Amahi users to access. These shares are usually shared via the Samba (SMB) sharing service in Amahi Home Server.