Does logging out affect home share?

Just bought a mac mini to serve as a home share "server" for my AppleTVs and iTune content. While I'm waiting for it to arrive, I plan on creating a user account on the mini to publish the iTunes library.
My question is, do I need to keep that account logged in on the mini in order for the home share to be active or can I log out of the account, leave the machine running, and still have access to the share because the mini is acting more like a server hosting the content in "background mode?"
Second question -- if the account needs to remain active, does iTunes have to be open in the session? Not necessarily the primary application as far as desktop is concerned but just open?
Thanks

the account needs to be logged in with itunes running in order for the home shared library to be accessable.

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