vandrham/mythtv-backend repository overview

⁠README

This is a docker image for running a MythTV backend server including database. It is based on the mythtv-backend image created by apnar. Key differences are:

• This image is based on ubuntu 18.04
• Running mythtv-setup is enabled by X11 forwarding

⁠Quick start

• Create a directory on your host where the database will be stored
• Create a directory on your host where the recordings will be stored
• Create a bridge network with a subnet that does not overlap with your host's subnet

docker network create --driver=bridge \
  -o "com.docker.network.bridge.name=mynet"
  -o parent=eth0 \
  --subnet=192.168.2.0/24
  mynet

• If you want to be able to access the mythtv-backend from other machines in the host network, add two iptables rules

sudo iptables -A FORWARD -i eth0 -o mynet -j ACCEPT sudo iptables -A FORWARD -i mynet -o eth0 -j ACCEPT

• Start a new docker container

docker run -d
  --name=mythtv-backend \
  --net=mynet \
  -h mythtv-backend \
  -v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro \
  -v <database directory>:/var/lib/mysql \
  -v <recordings directory>:/mnt/recordings \
  vandrham/mythtv-backend

If no database is present in the database directory, a new one will be created. This may take a few seconds. Inspect the output of docker logs mythtv-backend to see if the inital setup has finished.

Once the container is started, mythtv-setup can be started with the following command:

ssh -X [email protected] /usr/bin/mythtv-setup

The password for the mythtv user is set to mythtv

In mythtv-setup 'General / Host Address Backend Setup', make sure to enable both 'Allow Connections from all Subnets' and 'Listen on All IP Addresses'. These settings are needed if you want to connect a mythtv-frontend running outside of the docker network