2016-04-08, 15:44
Hello,
This is my first post, but I wanted to find out if something has ever been considered. Kodi is a great app, but difficult to use across multiple tvs in a home when trying to keep a consistent configuration. Sure, I could use one device as a master, and enable PNP, but that means that device always has to be on, which is one more thing drawing power that needs to be kept on.
How about a config server?
I have a ReadyNas box, so I'd love one to be developed for that, but others have the Synology or Qnap, or maybe even WMC running all the time.
It seems like a simple idea, so here goes.
The config server would house all Kodi settings. A very light app that works on replication. Not an active connection.
Once everything is configured, when you launch Kodi on a device it should check the server for changes. If a change is found, it should either ask you if you want to pull down the changes, or maybe have a setting that forces it without prompting. The option should be configurable by the admin.
A single admin/superuser account should be able to modify Kodi on any connected device, and with the proper credentials change/upload the Kodi config on the server. Either by manually executing, or a prompt on exit.
The server should have an option to keep config backups. So every time you change the config, the save process should first create a copy of the old config. The admin should be able to set how many config copies they want to keep.
It would make life SO MUCH easier for people that have multiple instances of Kodi.
Yes, I do know it's possible to save/restore a Kodi config manually, but that's just unnecessary. What I'm talking about is not terribly sophisticated, and under the covers amounts to file uploads and downloads. But it would save so much aggravation. Thanks for your time!
This is my first post, but I wanted to find out if something has ever been considered. Kodi is a great app, but difficult to use across multiple tvs in a home when trying to keep a consistent configuration. Sure, I could use one device as a master, and enable PNP, but that means that device always has to be on, which is one more thing drawing power that needs to be kept on.
How about a config server?
I have a ReadyNas box, so I'd love one to be developed for that, but others have the Synology or Qnap, or maybe even WMC running all the time.
It seems like a simple idea, so here goes.
The config server would house all Kodi settings. A very light app that works on replication. Not an active connection.
Once everything is configured, when you launch Kodi on a device it should check the server for changes. If a change is found, it should either ask you if you want to pull down the changes, or maybe have a setting that forces it without prompting. The option should be configurable by the admin.
A single admin/superuser account should be able to modify Kodi on any connected device, and with the proper credentials change/upload the Kodi config on the server. Either by manually executing, or a prompt on exit.
The server should have an option to keep config backups. So every time you change the config, the save process should first create a copy of the old config. The admin should be able to set how many config copies they want to keep.
It would make life SO MUCH easier for people that have multiple instances of Kodi.
Yes, I do know it's possible to save/restore a Kodi config manually, but that's just unnecessary. What I'm talking about is not terribly sophisticated, and under the covers amounts to file uploads and downloads. But it would save so much aggravation. Thanks for your time!
