Still Works for Ver. 18. The Firewall Part is VERY IMPORTANT. I was looking for the proper solution everywhere, and this is the correct solution. (Without disabling the Firewall entirely, which is a bad idea.) Too bad Windows doesn't handle firewall rules that well on its own.
I know it's a late reply (have been so busy switching jobs etc) BUT I can confirm that I'm working on a new Mini-series that covers all of this AND installing on a Linux server instead (no need to use Windows :D)... In addition to that, the mini-series will cover setting up a VPN to enable remote access (as this is required for the "collaboartion features" to work flawlessly over a public network) - Stay tuned for more upcoming content!
Thank you so much for that video ! I just couldn't figure out why the connection wouldn't happen... it was all about that bloody firewall port opening. Got it right thanks to you !
We’ve followed all these steps. I have the key my partner set up on his end (sharing enabled), but when I drop it into my Resolve windows as you did, mine doesn’t work. I get an “Error - Failed to connect to the database. Please check log file for more details.” Any help or ideas???
If two people are accessing the project and the video files are stored locally on identical SSDs with the same folder structure, can two people work on the project at the same time? How can you do that so it's not read only? Thanks!
Thank you so much for the tutorial. I was trying to get my computers connected for hours but with no success. Whatever I tried, I got the error message - Cannot Connect to Network Project Library. Please check for correct credentials and if the server is online and allows client connections. I watched so many videos and scrolled through so many posts and comments and found nothing. At last I stumbled upon your video and allowing the port 5432 in the firewall did the trick. Thank you so much once again. May your victories multiply!
Would be interesting to see a workflow for editing from external ssd and then move all data an project to the local for quicker editing. Anyway nice tutorial for the server based data base!
Awesome - that's great news... FYI, I've published a new video this evening about installing and running the Project Server on Linux (you could run it inside a Linux VM and use less resources if you wanted too) and so maybe this might be of interest too? th-cam.com/video/4tDkecNYL_Q/w-d-xo.html
You're welcome - I'm glad the video was useful. From my experience so far, running a remote project server is fantastic. Best of luck setting yours up!
Good day, I am installing on an HPE VM and I can get the project server installed and build out the databases but as soon as I try to authorize network connections it breaks the Davinci Resolve Project Server app entirely. My user list is erased, no settings stay enabled and upon restarting the program I am prompted with _"the PostgresSQL server is either not running or the password is incorrect"_ despite it running in the Windows Services App. I have admin privileges, and running it as Admin or not makes no difference. Forums are useless - any ideas?
Amazing work, and thanks very much for sharing. I would love a video on remote file synchronization setup using OneDrive, DropBox or NextCloud. (Subscribed!)
I know it's a late reply (have been so busy switching jobs etc) BUT I can confirm that I'm working on a new Mini-series that covers all of this AND installing on a Linux server instead (no need to use Windows :D)... In the series I'll go through hosting your own NextCloud instance too (for unlimited storage between you AND your team members)
@@TheBearTech Hey there. Great content. You mentioned in the video and comment above that you'll be covering setting up a nextcloud instance to be able to centrally store all of your media content. Have you been able to put that video together yet, by chance? Thanks.
I do most of my editing on my PC, but I recently just got my first MacBook. I know that I can export projects to move them from one computer to another, but would setting up a server like this for myself make switching between computers more seamless? Would I be able to access my projects from both computers easily without having to export my project? Or is that not what this is used for? I'm not that tech savvy.
Glad it was helpful! - If it's of interest, I have a Linux Server video (no need to use Windows Server) coming out in the next couple of weeks so stay tuned for that!
Very useful video.... would def be interested to see a video on syncing the assets as well as coping with cache files and other working files from various machines, as our DV Remote Server setup seems very prone to corruption/ crashing...we use the project server on a virtual machine and ZeroTier to tunnel a VPN, with Resilio to sync assets. Would be interested in a more robust solution....
Hi Colin - Thanks for your kind words and whilst I know it's a late reply (have been so busy switching jobs etc) BUT I can confirm that I'm working on a new Mini-series that covers all of this AND installing on a Linux server instead (no need to use Windows :D)... In addition to that, the mini-series will cover setting up a VPN and file sync solution on your own server (NextCloud)
Thanks for this - great how to. 2 things I cant figure out. How to change the default username and password on thw databases and how to drop old test databases off the project manager
You're very welcome - I've been working on a Davinci Resolve Project Server (hosted on Linux) that will be released in the next couple of weeks so stay tuned if you want to swap your Windows Server to a Linux server instead :)
Great video. Thank you! I have to admit that my ears popped up when you mentioned setting it up on a linux based VM. Seeing project server available only for windows and mac, I am wondering if you were suggesting a windows VM in a Linux server or is there another way? (ie wine?) I'm hesitant to set up yet another windows machine though I don't want to share projects from my primary machine either.
Glad it helped - Just to let you know that I'm already working on a new video that will be released in a couple of weeks whereby I'll be instaling this on a Linux VM (no Windows Server required :D)
Hey very nice video! I am using a Synology NAS and running Synology Drive on all my devices to synchronize my files and data. Could I just create the database and save the project file on the Drive folder and use it simultaneously on my devices for colaboration? Or should I create a VM (windows) with the NAS and following your steps installing davinci resolve project server and using PostgreSQL? Right now I dont understand the use of the PostgreSQL
Hey @Norian, I've published a new video this evening about installing and running the Project Server on Linux (you could run it inside a Linux VM and use less resources) so maybe this might be of interest too? th-cam.com/video/4tDkecNYL_Q/w-d-xo.html The PostgresSQL database is used to store the project metadata (eg. all the cut points, VFX info, colour grading settings etc). Your video files, as you mentioned should still live on your NAS in a shared folder... the project server simply stores the Project metadata (not the media files). Without a Project Server you cannot enable the "Collaboration" features and so, you should use a project server instead of storing the project file on a NAS drive (unless of course you don't care for the collaboration features). Personally, I would now create a Linux VM and follow my latest video tutorial (linked above) Hope this helps!
@@TheBearTech🤩✊ thanks a lot, highly appreciate that! I will give that a try the next days. I followed your tutorial using Windows and it is working fine on my NAS. 😁👍 I am using my NAS Storage for the shared media (using the network path to the media folder of the NAS) this works fine for our windows machines, but I can't add the media path in davinci resolve on our Linux devices. For some reason I can only select local folders in Resolve for Linux. Any idea what I am doing wrong? We are using ZorinOs
@@Norain1992 You'll need to mount the SMB share on Linux first, you'll then be able to access it in DaVinci Resolve using a path like: /mnt/videos This should help you out: linuxize.com/post/how-to-mount-cifs-windows-share-on-linux/ Hope this helps :)
There's one little detail that I got stuck on for much longer than I should have (until I finally read the instructions from BM). If you are on more than one network, you need to tell Resolve Project Server which network IP address you want to use, by clicking the file menu at the top. Also, if you do what I did and set it up with the wrong network first, you will need to unshare the database, re-enable sharing of the database and create a new access key.
No, you'd need to setup a VPN. However, I'm in the process of recording a new and improved video whereby I cover hosting this in the cloud AND accessing it remotely (I'll be covering installing a VPN too - so I've got you covered) :)
what file type do u need to convert the videos u use to be balöe to share them via cloud? because when i for example add a video that i have recorded it shows him media offline what might be the problem here?
Hi there! Sorry for the late reply (been super busy recently with switching jobs) BUT and whilst I appreciate you've probably already found the answer, you frield/colleage simply needs to "relink" the media his side and/or setup a Mapped Mount. I have more videos coming in the next few weeks that covers this specifically :)
@@TheBearTech its ok i understand that it takes time for anyone to awnser a question if they are busy and no I have not found a way so I am gonna check out more of your Upcoming videos 😃👍
Hey Eduardo, Thanks for the comment - I've never personally heard of Lucid Link butgive me a few days and I'll look into it, and do a test install - if it looks good and I can get it working (as per what you want to do) I'll do a video on it and upload it to my channel 👍
Hey Brian, yes, that'll be coming in the next few weeks... I already new video coming out next week which kicks off a whole new "mini series" about building a complete studio server solution (this includes remote file sync too).
![Davinci Resolve Project Server: Collaborate for FREE [Guide for Beginners]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/t4Jn3_Dm-y4/mqdefault.jpg)
Would definitely like to see a video on how to connect a server (NAS) to this so multiple devices can access the project files.
Still Works for Ver. 18.
The Firewall Part is VERY IMPORTANT.
I was looking for the proper solution everywhere, and this is the correct solution.
(Without disabling the Firewall entirely, which is a bad idea.)
Too bad Windows doesn't handle firewall rules that well on its own.
Dude, You are awsome, Save my life: After looking for it, during one month, finally found the answer with your video. It is COMPLETE.
That's awesome dude - I'm so pleased I was able to help you out and you now have a fully working Davinci Resolve project server!! 👍
I could NOT find any information like this anywhere. I could finally manage to start my collaboration through this video. Thanks a lot bro.🥰😍
That's awesome - I'm really pleased this helped :) Best of luck with your new Project Server :)
Please do a video about connecting to db froom outside the nettwork. This is a lot more relevant!
I know it's a late reply (have been so busy switching jobs etc) BUT I can confirm that I'm working on a new Mini-series that covers all of this AND installing on a Linux server instead (no need to use Windows :D)... In addition to that, the mini-series will cover setting up a VPN to enable remote access (as this is required for the "collaboartion features" to work flawlessly over a public network) - Stay tuned for more upcoming content!
@@TheBearTech Nice!
Thank you for that. I spend whole day and didn't know how to make it work. After this video I set up all in 15 minutes.
Awesome - I'm super pleased that this video was helpful for you Ziga!
Thank you! I was struggling with this so much. Other tutorials didn’t mention that 5432 port rule, and that was my problem
Thank you so much for that video !
I just couldn't figure out why the connection wouldn't happen... it was all about that bloody firewall port opening.
Got it right thanks to you !
Wonderful! - You're so welcome :) - Yeah, firewalls can sometimes trip us all up ;) Have a great day, my friend!
Excellent tutorial. We'd been trying to set this up for ages!
We’ve followed all these steps. I have the key my partner set up on his end (sharing enabled), but when I drop it into my Resolve windows as you did, mine doesn’t work. I get an “Error - Failed to connect to the database. Please check log file for more details.” Any help or ideas???
If two people are accessing the project and the video files are stored locally on identical SSDs with the same folder structure, can two people work on the project at the same time? How can you do that so it's not read only? Thanks!
Very nice office set up :) Awesome content as well! Just subscribed!
Thank you very much for the kind comment and the sub my friend! :)
Thank you so much for the tutorial. I was trying to get my computers connected for hours but with no success. Whatever I tried, I got the error message -
Cannot Connect to Network Project Library.
Please check for correct credentials and if the
server is online and allows client connections.
I watched so many videos and scrolled through so many posts and comments and found nothing. At last I stumbled upon your video and allowing the port 5432 in the firewall did the trick. Thank you so much once again. May your victories multiply!
Would be interesting to see a workflow for editing from external ssd and then move all data an project to the local for quicker editing. Anyway nice tutorial for the server based data base!
Noted! - I'll sort out a video in a few weeks hopefully and will cover the process as per your comment :)
Thanks! My project server is up and running :)
Awesome - that's great news... FYI, I've published a new video this evening about installing and running the Project Server on Linux (you could run it inside a Linux VM and use less resources if you wanted too) and so maybe this might be of interest too? th-cam.com/video/4tDkecNYL_Q/w-d-xo.html
No need to speed this video up. This guy speaks in 1.25 speed.
Thanks man just what I was looking for.
You're welcome - I'm glad the video was useful. From my experience so far, running a remote project server is fantastic. Best of luck setting yours up!
Good day, I am installing on an HPE VM and I can get the project server installed and build out the databases but as soon as I try to authorize network connections it breaks the Davinci Resolve Project Server app entirely. My user list is erased, no settings stay enabled and upon restarting the program I am prompted with _"the PostgresSQL server is either not running or the password is incorrect"_ despite it running in the Windows Services App. I have admin privileges, and running it as Admin or not makes no difference.
Forums are useless - any ideas?
Thanks for your work but one question. How can I set up the server on macos in the first place?
Amazing work, and thanks very much for sharing. I would love a video on remote file synchronization setup using OneDrive, DropBox or NextCloud. (Subscribed!)
I know it's a late reply (have been so busy switching jobs etc) BUT I can confirm that I'm working on a new Mini-series that covers all of this AND installing on a Linux server instead (no need to use Windows :D)... In the series I'll go through hosting your own NextCloud instance too (for unlimited storage between you AND your team members)
@@TheBearTech Hey there. Great content. You mentioned in the video and comment above that you'll be covering setting up a nextcloud instance to be able to centrally store all of your media content. Have you been able to put that video together yet, by chance? Thanks.
I do most of my editing on my PC, but I recently just got my first MacBook. I know that I can export projects to move them from one computer to another, but would setting up a server like this for myself make switching between computers more seamless? Would I be able to access my projects from both computers easily without having to export my project? Or is that not what this is used for? I'm not that tech savvy.
should be
thank you so much, is the one explanaition that helped us
Thank you for this video really helpful
Glad it was helpful! - If it's of interest, I have a Linux Server video (no need to use Windows Server) coming out in the next couple of weeks so stay tuned for that!
Very useful video.... would def be interested to see a video on syncing the assets as well as coping with cache files and other working files from various machines, as our DV Remote Server setup seems very prone to corruption/ crashing...we use the project server on a virtual machine and ZeroTier to tunnel a VPN, with Resilio to sync assets. Would be interested in a more robust solution....
Hi Colin - Thanks for your kind words and whilst I know it's a late reply (have been so busy switching jobs etc) BUT I can confirm that I'm working on a new Mini-series that covers all of this AND installing on a Linux server instead (no need to use Windows :D)... In addition to that, the mini-series will cover setting up a VPN and file sync solution on your own server (NextCloud)
Thanks for this - great how to.
2 things I cant figure out. How to change the default username and password on thw databases and how to drop old test databases off the project manager
Thanks mate. This Project Server application is separated from version 16.0
Would you consider making a DaVinci 18.5 updated tutorial ?
Sure - Although I can confrim that my latest "DaVinici Resolve Studio Server (Docker Container)" does work with DaVinci Resolve 18.5 too :)
salveje bro gracias. me ahorraste un dia de trabajo
You're very welcome - I've been working on a Davinci Resolve Project Server (hosted on Linux) that will be released in the next couple of weeks so stay tuned if you want to swap your Windows Server to a Linux server instead :)
Great video. Thank you! I have to admit that my ears popped up when you mentioned setting it up on a linux based VM. Seeing project server available only for windows and mac, I am wondering if you were suggesting a windows VM in a Linux server or is there another way? (ie wine?) I'm hesitant to set up yet another windows machine though I don't want to share projects from my primary machine either.
Glad it helped - Just to let you know that I'm already working on a new video that will be released in a couple of weeks whereby I'll be instaling this on a Linux VM (no Windows Server required :D)
@@TheBearTech I'm excited :)
@@VreamArt All done - Video can be found here: th-cam.com/video/4tDkecNYL_Q/w-d-xo.html
Enjoy :)
Fantastic vid!
Thanks! Very interesting!
What about remote rendering between Macbook pro to a PC machine with NVIDIA GPU?
This is great. Subscribed!
Welcome aboard and thank you for your kind words!
Hey very nice video!
I am using a Synology NAS and running Synology Drive on all my devices to synchronize my files and data.
Could I just create the database and save the project file on the Drive folder and use it simultaneously on my devices for colaboration?
Or should I create a VM (windows) with the NAS and following your steps installing davinci resolve project server and using PostgreSQL?
Right now I dont understand the use of the PostgreSQL
Hey @Norian, I've published a new video this evening about installing and running the Project Server on Linux (you could run it inside a Linux VM and use less resources) so maybe this might be of interest too? th-cam.com/video/4tDkecNYL_Q/w-d-xo.html
The PostgresSQL database is used to store the project metadata (eg. all the cut points, VFX info, colour grading settings etc). Your video files, as you mentioned should still live on your NAS in a shared folder... the project server simply stores the Project metadata (not the media files).
Without a Project Server you cannot enable the "Collaboration" features and so, you should use a project server instead of storing the project file on a NAS drive (unless of course you don't care for the collaboration features).
Personally, I would now create a Linux VM and follow my latest video tutorial (linked above)
Hope this helps!
@@TheBearTech🤩✊ thanks a lot, highly appreciate that! I will give that a try the next days. I followed your tutorial using Windows and it is working fine on my NAS. 😁👍 I am using my NAS Storage for the shared media (using the network path to the media folder of the NAS) this works fine for our windows machines, but I can't add the media path in davinci resolve on our Linux devices. For some reason I can only select local folders in Resolve for Linux. Any idea what I am doing wrong? We are using ZorinOs
@@Norain1992 You'll need to mount the SMB share on Linux first, you'll then be able to access it in DaVinci Resolve using a path like: /mnt/videos
This should help you out: linuxize.com/post/how-to-mount-cifs-windows-share-on-linux/
Hope this helps :)
@@TheBearTech thanks for the fast reply and help. I will try it later. 😊
There's one little detail that I got stuck on for much longer than I should have (until I finally read the instructions from BM). If you are on more than one network, you need to tell Resolve Project Server which network IP address you want to use, by clicking the file menu at the top. Also, if you do what I did and set it up with the wrong network first, you will need to unshare the database, re-enable sharing of the database and create a new access key.
Would this work with a non-local IP? It doesn't seem to be working when I try my public IP.
No, you'd need to setup a VPN. However, I'm in the process of recording a new and improved video whereby I cover hosting this in the cloud AND accessing it remotely (I'll be covering installing a VPN too - so I've got you covered) :)
you sir are awesome!
Thanks Jaymin - I'm pleased that I was able to help :)
what if its in DaVinci Recolve 18?
what file type do u need to convert the videos u use to be balöe to share them via cloud? because when i for example add a video that i have recorded it shows him media offline what might be the problem here?
Hi there! Sorry for the late reply (been super busy recently with switching jobs) BUT and whilst I appreciate you've probably already found the answer, you frield/colleage simply needs to "relink" the media his side and/or setup a Mapped Mount.
I have more videos coming in the next few weeks that covers this specifically :)
@@TheBearTech its ok i understand that it takes time for anyone to awnser a question if they are busy and no I have not found a way so I am gonna check out more of your Upcoming videos 😃👍
can this be used for people who are using macs and window pc
Yep, sure can - the video demonstrates both working side-by-side!
Would it be too hard to install a virtual machine with the server and use Lucid Link as a shared file cloud server?
Hey Eduardo, Thanks for the comment - I've never personally heard of Lucid Link butgive me a few days and I'll look into it, and do a test install - if it looks good and I can get it working (as per what you want to do) I'll do a video on it and upload it to my channel 👍
I'm definitely interested in full workflow video for remote file sync setup editing @13:35
Hey Brian, yes, that'll be coming in the next few weeks... I already new video coming out next week which kicks off a whole new "mini series" about building a complete studio server solution (this includes remote file sync too).
@@TheBearTech That'll be awesome! I'm shopping for my NAS drives and enclosures now.
Great video :)
Thanks IICE - Glad you enjoyed it!
muitttto bommmmm! Parabens!
dumbs down. your title is misleading. I need to set up a network for remote collaboration.
Merci !
Thank you so much :)