Re: I want to put photos on a server and then see them and maintained by another computer

[pshute]

What will happen if the user starts DigiKam when the server is offline?


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From: Gilles Caulier <[hidden email]>
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Subject: Re: [Digikam-users] I want to put photos on a server and then see them and maintained by another computer

Note : with current implementation from svn (digiKam 1.3.0), you can
use Mysql database now instead SQLite, and especially a remote server
:

http://www.digikam.org/drupal/node/509

Gilles Caulier

2010/4/5 Leslie Harlley Watter <[hidden email]>:

> Hi Redi,
>>) Hello, have just become a Linux user (UbuntuStudio 8.04) and my passion is
>>) photography and graphics.
>>) I have an archive of approximately 230,000 photographs and I will manage.
>>) Digikam I have identified as the best program to do this.
>>) After reading the FAQ on your site without finding a clear answer to my
>>) problem, I ask myself the question directly:
>>) I want to put photos on a server (which will be backed up) and then see them
>>) and maintained by another computer (mainly from my notebook). Important is the
>>) aspect of being able to search the entire archive and it can also manage the
>>) notebook even if not connected to the server (ie offline).
>>) This is possible with digikam? How? Which version?
>
> Yes, you can. You can put your entire collection on an network volume and
> access it via NFS or Samba.
>
> In Digikam  you just put you collection under the Settings -> Configure
> Digikam -> Connection on Network Shares. I'm using digikam compiled from source,
> but as far as I can remember, since version 1.0.0 you can use this option.
>
> Beware that your bottleneck will be your network, so you'll probably have a low
> startup of a big album.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Leslie
>
> --
> Leslie H. Watter
> "Wolves never look back", he whispered.
>   Captain Carrot -- The Fifth Elephant
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2010/4/6 Peter Shute <[hidden email]>:
> What will happen if the user starts DigiKam when the server is offline?

Good question. I think digiKam report an error and refuse to start.

I don't have tested this case here.

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[Jim Dory-2]

I have my photos on a NAS using NFS to map (mount) the drive. If it is unavailable when I start Digikam, then the startup window begins that asks for info on creating a new database for photos - just like the first time you start digikam. It will overwrite my local .db file.

/jd

On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 11:32 AM, Gilles Caulier <[hidden email]> wrote:

2010/4/6 Peter Shute <[hidden email]>:
> What will happen if the user starts DigiKam when the server is offline?

Good question. I think digiKam report an error and refuse to start.

I don't have tested this case here.

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[Martin (KDE)]

Am Dienstag, 6. April 2010 schrieb Peter Shute:
> What will happen if the user starts DigiKam when the server is
> offline?

It is the wrong way of thinking. If this is a regular scenario
(net-/notebook) and you can or will not use vpn you have to use a
synchronizing mechanism (like unison or rsync). all those server side
stuff does not make is easier.

Set up a sync at login and logoff if you are connected to your server.
Only the newer files will get synced. This will slow down your
login/logoff time, but this is the only way to get all fotos and the
database up to date even if you are offline. Windows Pro btw has it
build in and it is time for linux (or KDE) to get something similar.

For example: sync your home drive and your main foto drive via rsync
from the server at login and sync it back to the server at logout
makes your foto editing much faster and you are independent from the
server in between. And your digikam database will not get corrupt if
your NFS server fails during runtime of digikam.

Martin

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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gilles Caulier <[hidden email]>
> To: digiKam - Home Manage your photographs as a professional with
> the power of open source <[hidden email]> Sent: Wed Apr 07
> 03:21:28 2010
> Subject: Re: [Digikam-users] I want to put photos on a server and
> then see them and maintained by another computer
>
> Note : with current implementation from svn (digiKam 1.3.0), you
> can use Mysql database now instead SQLite, and especially a remote
> server
>
>
> http://www.digikam.org/drupal/node/509
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
> 2010/4/5 Leslie Harlley Watter <[hidden email]>:
> > Hi Redi,
> >
> >>) Hello, have just become a Linux user (UbuntuStudio 8.04) and my
> >>passion is ) photography and graphics.
> >>) I have an archive of approximately 230,000 photographs and I
> >>will manage. ) Digikam I have identified as the best program to
> >>do this. ) After reading the FAQ on your site without finding a
> >>clear answer to my ) problem, I ask myself the question
> >>directly:
> >>) I want to put photos on a server (which will be backed up) and
> >>then see them ) and maintained by another computer (mainly from
> >>my notebook). Important is the ) aspect of being able to search
> >>the entire archive and it can also manage the ) notebook even if
> >>not connected to the server (ie offline). ) This is possible
> >>with digikam? How? Which version?
> >>
> > Yes, you can. You can put your entire collection on an network
> > volume and access it via NFS or Samba.
> >
> > In Digikam  you just put you collection under the Settings ->
> > Configure Digikam -> Connection on Network Shares. I'm using
> > digikam compiled from source, but as far as I can remember,
> > since version 1.0.0 you can use this option.
> >
> > Beware that your bottleneck will be your network, so you'll
> > probably have a low startup of a big album.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Leslie
> >
> > --
> > Leslie H. Watter
> > "Wolves never look back", he whispered.
> >   Captain Carrot -- The Fifth Elephant
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