Hey guys
Thank you for taking the time to reply.
I am still something of a novice at the moment and I am not familiar with MariaDB servers or anything like that. So that might be an option further down the line.
For now, I think I will try the samba share or upnp method just to see if I can get it working straight away.
I really need to get my kids set up to watch their movies in their own rooms.
I swear, if I have to sit through The Trolls World Tour movie again I will lose my mind.
Thanks again