Advice on Emby Server + multiple Kodi clients

[TugboatBill 16]

I have 4 or 5 Kodi boxes (Libreelec) that are connected to my Emby server.  I have one issue - It seems my clients will randomly stop keeping the watched status in sync and I do sometimes see where the client isn't seeing new shows.  I've been removing the type of video, IE TV Shows in Emby config on the client and then re adding it.  It then syncs up and all is good.  Then, a few weeks later I have to do it again, usually (but not always) on another client.  

 

Is there a recommended way to keep all of the clients in sync?  Should I just plan on repairing & then remove & re add?  Is there a command line I could use under Libreelec so I could auromate it via cron?

[Luke 42077]

Hi, have you tried EmbyCon as a lighter alternative that doesn’t require syncing?

[TugboatBill 16]

What do I lose going that way?  On my Kodi devices all I use Emby for is a centralized server for videos info.  I have the clients set up to use native paths so no transcoding.

[Luke 42077]

11 minutes ago, TugboatBill said:

What do I lose going that way?  On my Kodi devices all I use Emby for is a centralized server for videos info.  I have the clients set up to use native paths so no transcoding.

You may lose some integration with some Kodi features but you'll still be able to sign in to your Emby Server and play your content.

[TugboatBill 16]

I'll give it a try and see what happens.

[Luke 42077]

Let us know how you get on. Thanks.

[quickmic 1703]

On 5/6/2023 at 10:46 PM, TugboatBill said:

I'll give it a try and see what happens.

Which version of e4k did you use. 7.X or 8.X?

[TugboatBill 16]

I'm on the latest of Libreelec and Emby Next Gen.

[quickmic 1703]

2 hours ago, TugboatBill said:

I'm on the latest of Libreelec and Emby Next Gen.

I mean, do you use Emby Next Gen 8.X (beta) or 7.X (stable) version?

[TugboatBill 16]

stable

[quickmic 1703]

5 hours ago, TugboatBill said:

stable

Can you please try beta (8.X) and report if this solves the issue.

http://kodi.emby.tv/

http://kodi.emby.tv/repository.beta.emby.kodi-1.0.10.zip

Edited May 9, 2023 by quickmic

[TugboatBill 16]

Sorry, I really haven't had time to test.  I did move one client over onto EmbyCon last night.  It seemed to work ok, though I did notice I was missing some series artwork.  

[TugboatBill 16]

OK, I tried EmbyCon but nothing was syncing between that client and the others.  So I updated all my clients to Libreelec 11.0.1 and Beta 8.  They're all in sync right now so we'll see if they stay in sync.

[TugboatBill 16]

Other than a watched status issue (now fixed in 4.7.12.0) I seem to be good now.  We'll see how it does over time.

[TugboatBill 16]

Ugh.  Still a problem.

[quickmic 1703]

Please send me a kodi.log after content should be updated. You need a reproducible test case. e.g. stop one box, play content on another. Wait 1 or 2 minutes and start the Box again.

According to you description, this box is not syncing watched content. Exactly that's a log I need for review.

Edited May 29, 2023 by quickmic

[TugboatBill 16]

I just updated to 8.2.3.  If that doesn't work I'll post logs.