Sync databases by Media Sync Service (1 Viewer)

[ajs]

No, I'm from UA

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[ajs]

My software should work well for your setup

Those. Any changes on one of the clients will be broadcast to and from the server to all other clients?
If so, then I think everyone needs such a tool.
We have a sync plugin, but it only works in one direction. From the main client to the server and from the server towards other clients.

 

[Anthony Vaughan]

Hi ajs

My software does not have to be installed all at once. For example, the synchronization feature can be installed on its own and it doesn't need to access the SQL database, so you can have that straight away. The issue now, is where to install it. I install my software on the same machine that contains the SQL database. In my setup this machine is separate from the TV server. But the sync service can be installed anywhere so long as it has access to all of the client databases and is running 24/7.

In my setup I use the shared configuration option in MP1 where I have a MediaPortalDirs.xml file in the user section of each client machine pointing to the SQL database machine and setup all of the client databases on the same machine - so the configuration, skins, databases etc. are all on the same machine but not the TV server. I find that MP1 works best when the TV server doesn't have many competing processes on it.

I think the best way to proceed is for me to send you the software and for you to see how you go from there.

The sync service does three things:

• Processes a video database when it is changed (by a client MP closing) and copies the result to overwrite all other declared client databases;
• Periodically processes any video file changes that have been queued because one of the client video databases is locked at the time of one of the MP clients being closed; when the MP system is idle;
• Periodically clears down obsolete data from the video databases.

Let me know if you have any questions about how to set up the system.

Tony

P.S. do you have a SQL Server database or only a MySQL database. If the former, I can give you all of the software. If you only use MySQL, I need to update my system to work with MySQL; but that will take a while.

 

[ajs]

You use shared configuration in MP for databases? And all work? At me not db lock problem.
But thumbs at me worked.

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[Anthony Vaughan]

Yes, I have the shared configuration working very well. Did you follow the instructions carefully about how to install the MediaPortalDirs.xml file. It really does work but you have to plan the installation carefully.

BTW, are you using SQL Server or MySQL?

Tony

 

[ajs]

At me in shared not work TVSeries, and some other plugins I don’t remember

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[Anthony Vaughan]

Okay. The shared configuration shouldn't have any effect on the functionality of MP. However, The Media Sync Service will work for non-shared setups, but the machine that you install the Media Sync Service on must have read/write access rights to all of the client databases; you will need to setup shared access to all of the VideoDatabaseV5.db3 client files.

Tony

 

[ajs]

The shared configuration shouldn't have any effect on the functionality of MP

When run one client, no problem, when run other client, And both clients start to access the same database (Video or TVSeries or FanartHandler), there are delays, up to the Mediaportal hangs, and all this because of the database lock.

The Media Sync Service will work for non-shared setups, but the machine that you install the Media Sync Service on must have read/write access rights to all of the client databases; you will need to setup shared access to all of the VideoDatabaseV5.db3 client files.

Hmmm...

Processes a video database when it is changed (by a client MP closing) and copies the result to overwrite all other declared client databases;

Physically copies the database when you close Mediaportal? Where? Or?

Periodically processes any video file changes that have been queued because one of the client video databases is locked at the time of one of the MP clients being closed; when the MP system is idle;

I did not quite understand what the video files were about.

Periodically clears down obsolete data from the video databases.

Analyzes the presence of files? What about portable devices?

As I see the work of two-way synchronization:

There are 3 computers with Media Portal. There is a server with a directory for sharing information. In this directory are all databases.

We watch a movie on one of the computers and turn off the view in the middle, go to the second computer and continue to watch from the same place.

Reset the viewing flag, it is dropped everywhere.

At the same time, a new episode appears in the series, on the third computer it is imported and immediately the information about it is transmitted to the other two.

The same is about films, we import a new film on any of the computers and there is information for everyone.

When you turn on 4 computers that were turned off for a week, we get a fully up-to-date database on it.

You also need conflict analysis, because Import of the same episode or film can be simultaneously on several computers. performed automatically.

 

[Anthony Vaughan]

Hi ajs

The help file I sent you explains how the Media Sync Service works and answers several of the questions you pose.

The Media Sync Service has no effect on TV series. It only deals with VideoDatabaseV5.db3 files, not with the MyTvDb SQL database. The VideoDatabaseV5.db3 files contain the videos/programs you have recorded and monitors where last watched position is of any programs that have been watched, whereas the MpTvDb database contains programs you have recorded and whether those programs belong to a schedule/series.

Each MP client has a separate VideoDatabaseV5.db3 file and the Media Sync Service ensures that changes in one VideoDatabaseV5.db3 file are distributed to all other client VideoDatabaseV5.db3 files. If there are VideoDatabaseV5.db3 files in your setup that are not available at the time that a program has been watched by another client, because the machines holding those VideoDatabaseV5.db3 files are switched off, then they will not be updated with changes stored in the MpTvSync SQLite database until they use MP and close MP again, because the Media Sync Service is only triggered when a MP client session closes.

This is why it is so important that the client databases be located on a machine that is always running. Doing this will then ensure all client databases are kept synchronized irrespective of whether the client machines are turned on or off.

The Media Sync Service is working in my setup, that has five clients, with no issues. I am content to keep using my system and don't need to share it, but am happy to do so provided testers are clear about what their setups are so I can appreciate what is going on when problems arise. I don't feel that I have enough information to understand what your setup is or appreciate what you are expecting that the Media Sync Service does not provide.

But I guess this is always the issue with trying to help remote users...

Tony

 

[ajs]

VideoDatsbase - database of MyVideo plugin, in this plugin i have all my Movies collection and sync it and other database by MPSync plugin.


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