[digiKam-users] Remote access or app?

[Gilles Caulier]

hi,

digiKamhas a UPNP/DLNA plugin, which server the collections through
the network. The server must be compatible with all UPNP client
running on TV, tablets, phones, or computers.

https://docs.digikam.org/en/post_processing/media_server.html

Best

Gilles Caulier

Le mer. 1 mars 2023 à 16:05, Thomas <sdktda at gmail.com> a écrit :
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> I have my collection on a NAS. It is shared to clients via CIFS.
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> Each client may have their own Digikam installation and their own digikam.db and their own tags, etc. locally.
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> But the actual photos reside on the NAS and in a shared folder structure.
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> Each night, I use Sigal[1] to generate a static web gallery from the collection.
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> This collection is served using a simple static webserver. Any webserver such as nginx, apache, etc. will do.
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> The gallery can be accessed by mobile devices such as mobile phones, ipads, etc. when they are on the LAN. When they are external, they may use a VPN.
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> [1] Sigal - Simple Static Gallery Generator
> http://sigal.saimon.org/en/latest/index.html
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> On 2023-03-01 15:59, Randy Wolf wrote:
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> Is anyone aware of a method to remotely access your digikam collection?
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> I'm imagining a plugin that runs locally and a mobile app to securely connect, giving you remote access to search and browse etc.
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> --
> Mvh
> Thomas