2020-06-24, 21:14
(2020-06-24, 20:33)kevylluma Wrote: A pity that it cannot be done because this limits a lot to those of us who have several teams with kodi at home and want the centralized database.
The reason it can't be done is because every time there are changes to the database, the number increases. So, if a new field is added to one of the databases (giving the option of a new sort or new field for a smart playlist) the number will increase. However, the new field(s) are only added to the new version of Kodi (currently to v19 Matrix) and so the older versions will not be able to
- Use the new fields
- be able to read the database correctly
- write any new information to the database
That is why the major version number of Kodi has to match on all clients using a shared database. Otherwise, there will be information in there (or the format of the database will be different) and that will prevent older versions of Kodi from being able to read the database(s) at all. Kodi can upgrade old databases to the current version but it can't use old databases as it will attempt to use information that just doesn't exist in the older database(s).
