Working with DEVONthink server for most machines apart from my main machine

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Hi all, happy holidays!

I just bought a DEVONthink server license, mainly to use with many of my mobile devices such as phone, tablet, and mainly laptops. Yes, I know DEVONthink To Go is great, but I often prefer using the full DEVONthink without any sync overhead

What I’m trying to figure out is a way to have everything centralized on my DEVONthink server that’s on a Mac Mini and connect to that to the different devices. I also have a Mac Studio which I use most of the day. What I’m wondering is whether I can use my Mac Studio and get the full GUI DEVONthink interface to access the databases on the server. If that sounds crazy, any advice would be greatly appreciated.

best

Z

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What I’m wondering is whether I can use my Mac Studio and get the full GUI DEVONthink interface to access the databases on the server.

The simplest answer is: No.

  1. DEVONthink databases aren’t built-for simultaneous user access so if the Mini has a database open, the Studio can’t open the same database file.
  2. We advocate a decentralized system where each device has a local copy of a database but can sync to a commonly accessible location.

Assuming the Mini is running all the time (excluding a weekly reboot to be kind to it), DEVONthink on it could act as a Bonjour server with DEVONthink on the Studio connecting as a client.

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makes sense thx!

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You’re welcome :slight_smile:

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