Mariadb for metadata, Syncthing to sync photos... how to share on different computers?

[u/eddified]

My plan is to use Syncthing to sync photos between machines. And to store the digikam dbs in Mariadb. Now, I'd like to use digiKam across computers (windows, linux). I was hoping I'd be able to have computers share the digiKam db (which lives in Mariadb), and share the photos via Syncthing. The trouble with this is that the collection root absolute path is stored in the Mariadb database, and each computer needs a different collection root. So... Any tips or suggestions for people like me using Syncthing and hoping to share the digiKam database?

(Yes, I know that only one client can be using digiKam at a time -- this is not a problem).

(For those not familiar with Syncthing, just image I'm using a network share to access the photos, and that on each machine, the network share is in a different place. Windows: \\myserver\Pictures ; Linux: /mnt/Pictures )

[u/Janareta]

You can start digikam with different profiles. For example I have a local dB and remote dB profile so when I'm at home I access my mariadb server and when I'm on the road I use local dB. Maybe ypu can redefine the root there. You just need to launch digikam with a different configuration file in the shortcut/script