Introduction & Setup
The LAN logbook sharing feature allows you to share one or more logbooks with other Smart Logger Users on the same Local Nework, no internet connection is required.
All configuration and connection to the local server is done through the settings menu for LAN sharing, you can access it from settings
When you open the LAN sync settings and no server is connected, you will be able to download the file necessary to setup the server
The file you will download is just a docker-compose YML file, which will allow you to setup a local server on any device you'd like: an old laptop, a raspberry pi, a phone, or any of the laptops that will be used for the logging (although a dedicated machine is recommended)
To spin up the server you'll need docker and compose installed, the installation instructions depends on the OS you are using on your device.
Once the server is up and running, you can connect to it from the local network with any device,on multiple different accounts. Just change the IP address on the top "LAN DB URL" field and you'll see the interface change, allowing you to create rooms etc...
A note on the SSL Certificate
Since Smart Logger is a PWA, hosted through https with ssl encryption, it cannot communicate with non secure sources (http). This is the reason why you have to accept the certificate of your local server when you first set it up. To do this, just click on "accept certificate" and you'll be guided on how to do it, dont worry is a very simple and straighforward two step process!
Once you are done, You'll be able to connect to the server and start sharing logs on the LAN!
The LAN sharing is strucutred in rooms, you can create as many rooms as you like to divide participants in groups, for different days etc... THe important thing to keep in mind is that the logs are visibile to every user in a specific room only, so a user who joined room "A" will be able to see only logbooks which are in that room, and not another room "B". You can create and join rooms from the same LAN sync settings menua s you used to connect/setup server.
You'll notice that, after you have joined a room, a new blue section will appear on your main page, this is the shared logs list, there each user can create or open any logs as you would in hte main section.
The "normal" logs are just below this section, thoose won't be shared with the room, and will be synced to your cloud space.
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