I am looking to add a 2nd Rpi to my collection and want to do the following: Use the 2nd Pi to access all the info on the 1st Pi that hosts all the content. Is this possible?
I know that Kodi can use shared libraries and was thinking that may work, but not sure.
Essentially I want to have another TV in part of my house that uses the main interface of OSMC to stream everything from the main OSMC in a different room.
Are there any odd caveats I need to look out for?
Basic things to watch out for:
- Ensure that all clients use the same version of Kodi
- If the media you want to play is local on one of the OSMC (and not on a central NAS) then you have to set path substitution respectively
- Always make backups of the database before upgrades
- As the Kodi user need full rights on the database server I personally recommend to run a dedicated mysql server for this purpose (e.g, on one of the OSMC machines).
Thanks! As of right now both will be running OSMC. I think I’ll give this a go in the near future. Thanks for your help!
you may also want to look in to Emby (https://emby.media/)
They have a kodi plugin which works very well and I have found it very useful for managing a library on multiple devices with multiple users.
It also has the added benefit that it has a central interface for managing meta data which is very useful for when items get picked up incorrectly