[Tutorial] Shared Library / Shared Sources

[mk01]

(2nd Jun, 2013 04:28 PM)MM3 Wrote:  What are the advantages of doing this way? Is there any code that goes within mediasources.xml file?

you media sources (and changes in scrappers settings defined on those sources) always read from the central location, updated as well only there.

it's like the shared db, you can add a source / favorite on any xbmc and you will see it on all other installations of xbmc and vice versa.

the path substitution means the files are not going to be copied to local machine. they are shared from the one location.

it's also possible to share add-ons settings this way. as soon as you install new add-on which already you have configured on other pc / atv / rpi, the add-on will work with the global shared setting. with more xbmc installations you don't have to walk always around the house to update & configure each installation.

(and in case of crash/reinstall you just install clean xbmc, the same set of modules and all other is taken from central location, so in few seconds you have the same media as before)

mk