[digiKam-users] Local thumbnail database with NAS in 7.5

[Maik Qualmann]

You don't need to migrate the database. Simply set a local path for the 
thumbnail database in the digiKam settings under Database. The thumbnail 
database is created on the fly in the specified path. You can also use the 
maintenance tool to recreate all the thumbnails immediately or while working 
with digiKam on the fly. By changing the database entry back to the name of 
MariaDB for thumbnails, you can always use the MariaDB thumbnail database 
again. 

Maik

Am Samstag, 22. Januar 2022, 01:13:53 CET schrieb Bryan Gillson:
> I was very excited to see the new functionality enabling a local Sqlite
> database to be used while the core db runs on MariaDB on a NAS. This should
> dramatically speed up my configuration – thank you!
> 
> What is the best way to implement this in an existing environment? Should I
> use the Settings -> Database Migration function and specify a local folder
> for Thumbs DB in the right-side (migrate to) pane? Or simply specify the
> local folder in database configuration under Settings -> Configure DigiKam?
> If the latter option, will the entire thumbs db be rebuilt at once, or
> incrementally as needed?
> 
> I have three systems running against a common NAS, with about 100,000 photos
> with the Thumbs Db in a MariaDB on the NAS. Two systems use Windows 10, one
> Mac OS.
> 
> If I migrate one Windows system, can I simply copy the thumbnails-digikam.db
> file to the other system and point to it in Configure DigiKam?
> 
> Thanks.