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How To Share Files With Mongoose
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## 1. Download Mongoose executable from http://cesanta.com/downloads.html and copy the executable inside the directory you want to share:
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![screenshot ](http://cesanta.chttp://cesanta.com/images/tut_sharing/tut1.png )
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## 2. Double-click mongoose executable. An icon will appear on a system tray in the bottom right corner of the desktop:
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![screenshot ](http://cesanta.com/images/tut_sharing/tut2.png )
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## 3. Click on the mongoose icon and choose "Start browser" menu:
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![screenshot ](http://cesanta.com/images/tut_sharing/tut3.png )
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## 4. A browser will popup displaying files. That's all! To access those files from another computer, start a browser and type `http://<your_machine_ip_address>:8080/` in the address bar.
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![screenshot ](http://cesanta.com/images/tut_sharing/tut4.png )
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## Tip: to find out what is your machine IP address, take a look at http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/find-computers-ip-address