2015-02-08, 10:16
Quick question:
Does anyone know if there'd be a difference between enabling channel sharing and simply symlinking the "addon_data" folder between two separate Kodi instances?
I know it's not recommended or supported, but I've seen several success stories, and I've got several Kodi boxes running at this point and for spouse friendliness I'd like to keep them all as in sync as possible, so I'm considering trying to symlink, among other things, the kodi/addons folders and the kodi/userdata/addon_data folder. I'd also like to keep PTVL running on my main box constantly in set-top mode, so any other box that connects has a fully updated channel list and epguide to work with.
So I guess I have two questions:
1: Has anyone tried such an arrangement without the help of the built-in PTVL sharing mechanism? Has it gone well?
2. If not, Does anyone see inherent problems with this setup? I've got the database, playlist, sources, etc. synced between the boxes, and PTVL's sharing option has been working great with all the boxes. I just think using the sharing option in PTVL would be extraneous and possibly break things if the addon_data was also synced.
It would just make administration of the boxes so much easier if addons were instantly synced across devices, but if I break PseudoTV Live in the process, there will be an uproar in my house.
Any advice/warnings would be much appreciated.
Does anyone know if there'd be a difference between enabling channel sharing and simply symlinking the "addon_data" folder between two separate Kodi instances?
I know it's not recommended or supported, but I've seen several success stories, and I've got several Kodi boxes running at this point and for spouse friendliness I'd like to keep them all as in sync as possible, so I'm considering trying to symlink, among other things, the kodi/addons folders and the kodi/userdata/addon_data folder. I'd also like to keep PTVL running on my main box constantly in set-top mode, so any other box that connects has a fully updated channel list and epguide to work with.
So I guess I have two questions:
1: Has anyone tried such an arrangement without the help of the built-in PTVL sharing mechanism? Has it gone well?
2. If not, Does anyone see inherent problems with this setup? I've got the database, playlist, sources, etc. synced between the boxes, and PTVL's sharing option has been working great with all the boxes. I just think using the sharing option in PTVL would be extraneous and possibly break things if the addon_data was also synced.
It would just make administration of the boxes so much easier if addons were instantly synced across devices, but if I break PseudoTV Live in the process, there will be an uproar in my house.
Any advice/warnings would be much appreciated.
