[Digikam-users] Some questions re collection on Network Share

[Andrew Goodbody]

Three things.

1) You should not attempt to use a sqlite database over a network.
2) Mysql support is experimental although bugs are being fixed and there 
are people using it without issue, AFAIK, so it may work for you, YMMV.
3) The path of the root of the collection and possibly UUID of the HDD 
in question are stored in the database. This can make digikam treat 
images as different when accessed from different machines. There is a 
workaround for this if you don't mind a bit of manual manipulation of 
the database entry in question.

Andrew

On 08/02/15 11:43, cl at isbd.net wrote:
> I keep my Digikam images on my desktop machine in /home/chris/pictures.
>
> I have exported /home/chris/pictures as an NFS share so that I can see
> the pictures on my laptop too.  If I run Digikam on my laptop and
> specify the NFS /home/chris/pictures directory (wherever it's mounted
> on the laptop) as a "Collection on a Network Share" will the laptop's
> Digikam use the same database as the desktop one?
>
> At present the laptop seems to be re-scanning all the pictures in
> /home/chris/pictures and that's not what I want really, it will take a
> *very* long time and it's pointless anyway as the work has already
> been done by my desktop and put into the Digikam database.  Can't I
> tell the laptop to se the already existing database file?
>