08-05-2023, 02:37 PM
Satellite mode doesn't need the nfs or smb storage plugins, just the proxy database plugin that is already compiled into MPD. There was a post by user @cprogrammer that talked about this.
Just keep in mind that Satellite mode won't do anything to fix a poor performing network or slow clients and it breaks cover thumbnail generation since this requires client access to each song file in the remote file system via a local mount. Its only real purpose is administrative in nature i.e., to maintain a central remote MPD database. The downside is complex configuration and the associated difficulty in troubleshooting when things don't work.
Just keep in mind that Satellite mode won't do anything to fix a poor performing network or slow clients and it breaks cover thumbnail generation since this requires client access to each song file in the remote file system via a local mount. Its only real purpose is administrative in nature i.e., to maintain a central remote MPD database. The downside is complex configuration and the associated difficulty in troubleshooting when things don't work.
