2013-08-01, 19:28
You don't need to install MySQL on each device, but you do need to configure each XBMC device to use MySQL - that means adding the same MySQL configuration details to advancedsettings.xml on each XBMC client.
If you don't want a client to be able to scan the library, don't configure any sources on that client (delete sources.xml). Only a client with a valid sources.xml can scan your library, so just configure your sources on your host and leave all the other clients without any sources.xml.
If you don't want a client to be able to scan the library, don't configure any sources on that client (delete sources.xml). Only a client with a valid sources.xml can scan your library, so just configure your sources on your host and leave all the other clients without any sources.xml.