---
name: "ods-server"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "obex-data-server"
version: "0.4.6-1+b2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ods-server"
---

# ods-server(1)

minimal OBEX server based on obex-data-server

## NAME

ods-server - minimal OBEX server based on obex-data-server

## SYNOPSIS

**ods-server** \[*options*\] *profile path*

## DESCRIPTION

ods-server provides a minimal OBEX server based on obex-data-server for receiving files over bluetooth. *profile* selects the UUID-128 profile ID to use, currently *opp* and *ftp* can be used as aliases for object push and obex ftp respectively. *path* is the target directory for received files.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **-l** ADDRESS, **--local**=*ADDRESS*

  ADDRESS of Bluetooth adapter to listen on. Default is 00:00:00:00:00:00

- **-p**, **--pairing**

  Require remote devices to be paired before allowing them to connect. Disabled by default

- **-r**, **--readonly**

  Disallow any write operations. Allowed by default

- **-t**, **--thumbnails**

  Require remote device to send thumbnails when using Imaging (BIP) server

- **-a**, **--ask-to-accept**

  Prompt user to accept or reject every file. By default all files are accepted

## AUTHOR

**ods-server** was written by Tadas Dailyda \<tadas@dailyda.com\> and is shipped as ods-server-test.py in the obex-data-server distribution

This manual page was written by Filippo Giunchedi \<filippo@debian.org\> for the Debian project (but may be used by others).