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				|  |  |              _fileSystem = fileSystem;
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				|  |  |              _resultFactory = resultFactory;
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				|  |  | -            // Validate web content path
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				|  |  | -            string webContentPath = DashboardUIPath;
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				|  |  | -            bool webContentPathValid = appConfig.NoWebContent() || (Directory.Exists(webContentPath) && Directory.GetFiles(webContentPath).Any());
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				|  |  | -            if (!webContentPathValid)
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				|  |  | +            // If hosting the web client, validate the client content path
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				|  |  | +            if (appConfig.HostWebClient())
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				|  |  |              {
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				|  |  | -                throw new InvalidOperationException(
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				|  |  | -                    "The server is expected to host web content, but the provided content directory is either " +
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				|  |  | -                    $"invalid or empty: {webContentPath}. If you do not want to host web content with the server, " +
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				|  |  | -                    $"you may set the '{Controller.Extensions.ConfigurationExtensions.NoWebContentKey}' flag.");
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				|  |  | +                string webContentPath = DashboardUIPath;
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				|  |  | +                if (!Directory.Exists(webContentPath) || !Directory.GetFiles(webContentPath).Any())
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				|  |  | +                {
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				|  |  | +                    throw new InvalidOperationException(
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				|  |  | +                        "The server is expected to host the web client, but the provided content directory is either " +
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				|  |  | +                        $"invalid or empty: {webContentPath}. If you do not want to host the web client with the " +
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				|  |  | +                        "server, you may set the '--nowebclient' command line flag, or set" +
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				|  |  | +                        $"'{Controller.Extensions.ConfigurationExtensions.HostWebClientKey}=false' in your config settings.");
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				|  |  | +                }
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				|  |  |              }
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				|  |  |          }
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				|  | @@ -156,13 +159,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.WebDashboard.Api
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				|  |  |  
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				|  |  |          /// <summary>
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				|  |  |          /// Gets the path of the directory containing the static web interface content, or null if the server is not
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				|  |  | -        /// hosting the static web content.
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				|  |  | +        /// hosting the web client.
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				|  |  |          /// </summary>
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				|  |  |          public string DashboardUIPath
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				|  |  |          {
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				|  |  |              get
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				|  |  |              {
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				|  |  | -                if (_appConfig.NoWebContent())
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				|  |  | +                if (!_appConfig.HostWebClient())
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				|  |  |                  {
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				|  |  |                      return null;
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				|  |  |                  }
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				|  | @@ -329,7 +332,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.WebDashboard.Api
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				|  |  |          /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
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				|  |  |          public async Task<object> Get(GetDashboardResource request)
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				|  |  |          {
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				|  |  | -            if (_appConfig.NoWebContent() || DashboardUIPath == null)
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				|  |  | +            if (!_appConfig.HostWebClient() || DashboardUIPath == null)
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				|  |  |              {
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				|  |  |                  throw new ResourceNotFoundException();
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				|  |  |              }
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				|  | @@ -405,7 +408,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.WebDashboard.Api
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				|  |  |  
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				|  |  |          public async Task<object> Get(GetDashboardPackage request)
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				|  |  |          {
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				|  |  | -            if (_appConfig.NoWebContent() || DashboardUIPath == null)
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				|  |  | +            if (!_appConfig.HostWebClient() || DashboardUIPath == null)
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				|  |  |              {
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				|  |  |                  throw new ResourceNotFoundException();
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				|  |  |              }
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