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digiKam doesn't work when album library is on a network share (nfs, samba)

DigiKam freezes when I store my album library on a NFS server, NAS, windows shared folder, etc. What can I do ?

digiKam uses sqlite to store informations about images (tags, comments, rates, ...). Sqlite relies on file locking features provided by filesystems (check this FAQ entry). But, network file systems often have troubles with locking and this can cause unexpected problems with sqlite.

In order to solve this problem, try one of the following workarounds :

    Use a symlink for some albums stored on a network path
    Use a symlink for the sqlite database file. This method is preferred if you want to have all your album library on a network path.

Note: the digiKam team is aware of this problem and is working on it. In the future, it will be possible to use another database backend to solve it.

FAQ page: http://f-spot.org/FAQ
Q: How can I backup my archive?

A: As said before, F-Spot uses a sqlite3 database, which is normally placed in ~/.config/f-spot/photos.db. This DB holds all the tags, photo, photo versions and such. Backup this file and you won't loose all your work. Don't forget to backup your photos too!

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Well, the behavior that users mostly do to get in trouble today is to put their Shotwell database on a network drive
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Can anyone tell me if this is likely to make any progress in the near future?

A simple lock file alongside the DB would suffice to start off with, even non-concurrent multi-user support would be more than a step in the right direction.
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We have no plans at the moment to work on this for the next release (0.13), only because we have a small team and other issues are more pressing. I agree that a simple lock file could be a reasonable idea here. If someone wants to submit a patch that implements that we'd certainly consider taking it.

The Debian netinst image would be perfect. It will ask you during the setup, what kind fo services you need. There will be a webserver option. It's very comfortable.