Use iTunes Library on a NAS server

Hello all,
is there a better way to enjoy my music and movies all over the house than to use a NAS server - copy the iTunes folder there and select it as data source?
This is not the most elegant of all solutions: I need to mount the NAS every time, I need to take care every time that iTunes isn't running on 2 Macs…
Thank you
hp

Yes, you can split the library but it isn't a good idea.  Files would continue to go to the NAS but iTunes does not play well with NAS.  The problems you are having now might be magnified if you continue to have problems after moving your library file to your internal drive.  I have seen several very long topics where people were trying to repair broken links resulting from having a split library and iTunes using the locally stored .itl but then it couldn't see the media files on the NAS.
You need to find out what works for you to ensure the NAS is mounted and active before starting iTunes.

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