* Feature: support for shared downloads directory
This feature is especially relevant for users with several clients running simultaneously within the same computer (computers running several GPUs or any combination of GPUs + CPUs) or multiple computers running in a network. The feature allows the user to specify a shared downloads directory via the new -shared-downloads-dir client option. All the clients using that option will share the same binaries and scene files.
How it works?
The first client downloading a binary or scene will save the file in the directory especified in -shared-downloads-directory. The rest of the clients using the same option will wait until the file has been downloaded. Once the file has been downloaded, it will be ready for the rest of the clients.
This feature is especially relevant for users with metered/slow connections or multiple computers/clients that don't want to download the same binary/file multiple times.
IMPORTANT: All the clients intended to share the binaries and scenes must execute the client with the same -shared-downloads-dir parameter.
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