Hi,
How can I store and sync the profiles with a central server, so that all my Kodi devices works, contains and looks exactly the same?
Thank you!
Syncing profiles with server
- Elitlogik
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May 14, 2018 at 7:23 PM - Thread is Unresolved
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That only works when all your Kodi devices are identical. Guisettings.xml can contain hardware-specific settings.
Other than that, rsync should be somewhere in the tool addons.
Installing a setup fully, and then copying it to your Kodi/LibreELEC clients is an easy and quick enough solution. No need for a syncing solution as the setup is a one-time event... Right?
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Does rsync work with favorites? This would be the only thing which changes often? Or can I symlink it?
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Favorites are stored in the favourites.xml file (mind the spelling) in the userdata folder.
Symlinks should work. (tm)
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No need for a syncing solution as the setup is a one-time event... Right?
Well, if you make changes on one device, the change should be reflected on all other devices. Settings, libraries, access control etc. So, we need some kind of sync.
But the root problem is really this:
KODI needs to offload the control plane on to a central server service. That service is in control of remoting devices. The service can synchronize two or more devices. The KODI on screen buttons really sends commands to the service, which in turn sends the action to the device.
Then we can have true central control of how many devices we want, with multitenancy.
KODI should be the video alternative as the Logitech Media Server is for music.
The configuration is your personal settings and independent of the type of device.
Of course, the KODI Server can exist in the same device as the KODI Client, just as piCorePlayer merges LMS and a software player onto the same device.
I think the Chrorus 2 web interface is just awful and useless. It should be central to the KODI solution.
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You can use a remote MySQL database for all metadata of movies, tvshows, music videos and music. Other than that, there is no "service" module that will take care of the settings of all connected Kodi clients.
It may happen one day in the future, but currently there is no such server functionality planned for future Kodi releases. At this moment, Kodi is still set up as a multimedia CLIENT.
It's okay to have your own opinion of Chorus2, other people seem to find Chorus2 useful. Personally I see no need for it to be a central solution. Some people wish to have identical setups throughout their home like yourself, others are okay with independent setups, for kids and for themselves.
