Download Mobile on the Fly
Mobile on the Fly is installed in two steps: first on the computer or NAS that receives and stores the photos (once), then the app on each device that sends its photos. Everything then updates itself. Current version: series 170.
What is your situation?
A Windows PC and phones
At home: the photos from the family's phones arrive on the PC, on its disk, an external drive or a USB stick.
- Mobile on the Fly for Windows on the PC — guide
- The Android app on each phone — guide
A NAS and phones
Synology, QNAP, Asustor, TerraMaster, UGREEN: the NAS receives the photos of the whole family or a small team, each in their own folder, with no PC left on.
Business (small and medium)
The photos from the team's phones (job sites, service calls, inspections…) arrive on the company NAS or server, one profile per person.
- The company NAS: Synology, QNAP, Docker — guides
or each Windows PC, deployed by GPO or Intune: MSI package — business guide - The Android app on each phone — guide
Linux or Raspberry Pi
A Linux computer or small server (Raspberry Pi 4 or 5), always on, receives the photos.
- Mobile on the Fly for Linux (one command, no sudo) — guide
- The Android app on each phone — guide
Step 1 — The computer or NAS that receives the photos
Install first, once. This is where the photos are stored.
Windows 10 and 11
Open the downloaded file and follow the wizard: Mobile on the Fly starts with the computer and updates itself.
Synology (DSM 7)
In DSM: Package Center › Manual Install, then pick the downloaded file.
Synology (DSM 6.2)
For a NAS still on DSM 6.2: Package Center › Manual Install, then choose the downloaded file. The NAS model and its DSM version are shown in Control Panel › Info Center.
QNAP (QTS 5)
Unsigned package: in QTS, App Center › Settings › tick “Allow installation of applications without a valid digital signature”, then Install Manually and choose the downloaded file. The Mobile on the Fly icon then opens the settings (accept Mobile on the Fly's certificate the first time): create the profile and its password within an hour of installing.
Step-by-step installation guide
Docker (Asustor, TerraMaster, UGREEN…)
In the NAS's Docker app (Portainer, Docker Manager, Container Manager…): create a project with the compose.yaml file, putting in your photos folder, or type the command below. Then open https://<NAS address>:47822 within the hour: create the profile and its password. Mobile on the Fly updates itself. Synology, QNAP: prefer their package, above.
Step-by-step installation guide
docker run -d --name photorelay --network host --restart unless-stopped -e TZ=Europe/Paris -v /volume1/Photos:/photos -v photorelay-data:/data mobileonthefly.com/photorelay
Linux (any distribution with systemd)
In a terminal, without sudo, type the command below: it installs Mobile on the Fly in your account and keeps it up to date. Or download the archive.
Step-by-step installation guide
curl -fsSL https://mobileonthefly.com/install.sh | sh
Step 2 — The devices that send their photos
On each phone or tablet, then link the device to the computer or NAS by scanning a QR code.
Android
Open the file on the device and allow the installation: the app updates itself.
Step-by-step installation guide
iPhone and iPad
Coming soon. Until then, iPhones and iPads cannot send their photos with Mobile on the Fly yet.
coming soonPhotos stay encrypted in transit and on the cloud relay. The cloud relay is then turned on in Mobile on the Fly's settings, Devices tab. My account