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'''Ubuntu Linux:''' | '''Ubuntu Linux:''' | ||
#<code>$sudo apt-get install mysql-server</code> ''(see also: https://help.ubuntu.com/ | #<code>$sudo apt-get install mysql-server</code> ''(see also: https://help.ubuntu.com/16.04/serverguide/mysql.html )'' | ||
#Create a password when asked | #Create a password when asked | ||
#To configure MySQL to listen for connections from network hosts, edit ''/etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnf'' and change the bind-address directive to the server's IP address: | #To configure MySQL to listen for connections from network hosts, edit ''/etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnf'' and change the bind-address directive to the server's IP address: | ||
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#*Note: Replace 192.168.0.5 with the appropriate address. | #*Note: Replace 192.168.0.5 with the appropriate address. | ||
#*Note: To allow both local and remote access (i.e. from both the MySQL host to itself and also from other clients), either comment out the bind-address using a hash (#) to disable it, or use <code>bind-address = 0.0.0.0</code> to open it completely. | #*Note: To allow both local and remote access (i.e. from both the MySQL host to itself and also from other clients), either comment out the bind-address using a hash (#) to disable it, or use <code>bind-address = 0.0.0.0</code> to open it completely. | ||
#Restart your MySQL server. <code> | #Restart your MySQL server. <code>sudo restart mysql</code> (Ubuntu 14.04) or <code>sudo service mysql restart</code> (Ubuntu 15.04 or later) | ||
#Get into the MySQL command line utility: <code> | #Get into the MySQL command line utility: <code>mysql -u root -p</code> | ||
#Enter the following commands: | #Enter the following commands: | ||
##Type in: <code>CREATE USER 'kodi' IDENTIFIED BY 'kodi';</code> and press return | ##Type in: <code>CREATE USER 'kodi' IDENTIFIED BY 'kodi';</code> and press return |
Revision as of 02:39, 21 October 2017
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MySQL | Setting up MySQL |
You'll need to choose which of your computers, Kodi devices, or NAS will be the MySQL server. The server needs to be on 24/7 or have wake-on-lan (preferably the former), and needs to have a local static IP. You will probably want the Kodi device that is hosting most or all of your videos and music to also be the MySQL server, but this is not required.
Please Note: Don't create the MySQL databases on your server. Simply set up the MySQL server itself, as Kodi will create the specific databases by itself.
Also: Some versions of MySQL set their passwords to expire by default, even the root password! If the password expires, Kodi cannot access the database and the TV Series and Movies libraries will disappear.
To avoid this and/or fix it after it happens, make sure the account's password does not expire. (See: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/password-expiration-policy.html )
To avoid this and/or fix it after it happens, make sure the account's password does not expire. (See: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/password-expiration-policy.html )
MySQL can be installed on just about every major OS:
Next step: | Setting up Kodi |