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• Tvheadend
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PVR (backend) | Tvheadend

hostname:9981 :: ref_01 :: ref_02 :: ref_03

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Installation:

Hardware (capture card):

• ensure capture-card firmware files are in /lib/firmware
• reboot & lspci or dmesg | grep dvb to check for presence/recognition of card

Fedora:
dnf install tvheadend

openSUSE:
zypper in tvheadend

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Post-intallation instructions:

Updating /etc/sysconfig/tvheadend …
==> IMPORTANT: Post configuration tasks;
==> 1. Start the tvheadend service (to create home directory).
==> 2. Run tvheadend_super to set default username and password.
==> 3. Restart tvheadend service.
==>
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==> All further configuration is maintained through the web interface:
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==> http://localhost:9981/
==>

Grant tcp access to tvheadend ports firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=9981/tcp
firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=9982/tcp
firewall-cmd --reload systemctl enable tvheadend
systemctl restart tvheadend

Manual configuration:

/etc/sysconfig/tvheadend:

#Configuration file for the tvheadend service.  
MALLOC_ARENA_MAX=4

OPTIONS="-c /var/lib/tvheadend/config -u tvheadend -g video -6 -C --http_port 9981 --htsp_port 9982"

Run as daemon, and see realtime logging:

• Stop the service
  systemctl stop tvheadend
• Run from the command line as configured in /etc/sysconfig/tvheadend
  tvheadend -c /var/lib/tvheadend/config -u tvheadend -g video -6 -C --http_port 9981 --htsp_port 9982
• exit the cli comand, then restart the service
  systemctl restart tvheadend

!! Must stop the service before changing any config files !!

• config file for each user:
  /var/lib/tvheadend/config/accesscontrol/<each-entry>
• remove to clear epg database:
  /var/lib/tvheadend/config/epgdb.v2

Notes:

• usermod -aG smbgrp tvheadend #gives tvheadend access to alt storage path
• usermod -aG video <username> #add tvheadend, cyril, & kodi to video group
• timeshift path: /storage/share/Video/.tv_timeshift
• recording path: /storage/share/Video/tv

EPG data (other than ota)

tvheadend looks at a grab_file to determine where to get its epg data.

The grab_file may:

• point directly to a specific site (sd_json)
• point to a local epg-data file (ex: xmltv.xml)
• activate a scan, to populate a local epg-data file

looking at it another way:
EPG data from the interwebs is compiled into a xmltv.xml file, which is referenced by the grab_file that tvheadend is pointed to.

installation

1. setup & test scraper
2. add (or symbolically link) tv_grab_file to /usr/bin, and configure as needed
3. systemctl restart tvheadend #to see new tv_grab_file
4. enable tv_grab_file in tvheadend [ configuration > channel/epg > EPG Grabber Modules ]

tvheadend

1. Configuration > channel/epg > channels > epg source :: enter/select grab_file_channel
2. configure frequency
3. re-run internal epg grabbers

zap2epg

zap2epg setup/guide.

Following the recommended path in the wiki, I did initial setup through kodi (password is in the clear!), tells me access denied.

found github issue instructing to run http://YOUR.IP.ADDRESS:9981/api/mpegts/service/grid

this request was denied until I used a tvheadend account with administrative privilege.

On the kodi device, a successful setup&scan generates settings & configuration files in a userdata folder under:
~/.kodi/userdata/../addon_data
or
~/.var/app/tv.kodi.Kodi/data/userdata/addon_data

Migrating the setup to be managed by a (headless) tvheadend backend/server involves two steps:

1. Copying the kodi-configured (& tested) addon for tvheadend server usage
   1. Copy the contents of .kodi/addons/script.module.zap2epg (core addon files) to user@serverip:/var/lib/tvheadend/script.module.zap2epg
   2. Copy the contents of .kodi/userdata/../addon_data/script.module.zap2epg (configuration and settings) to user@serverip:/var/lib/tvheadend/script.module.zap2epg
2. Setting up the tv_grab_file
   1. settings.xml:
      Assuming that <setting id="tvhurl">dubserv</setting> in settings.xml, be sure that dubserv is defined in /etc/hosts, and that the appropriate network range is configured for the kodi user via the tvheadend web interface.
   2. script.module.zap2epg/bin/tv_grab_zap2epg:
      ADDON_HOME & ADDON_DIR: Modify to the actual location of the addon files
      /var/lib/tvheadend
   3. ln -s (or copy) to /usr/bin/
   4. test to verify functionality. Success:=new xmltv.xml generated
      . tv_grab_zap2epg
   5. Systemctl restart tvheadend #make tvheadend notice grabber additions/changes
   6. Enable tv_grab_zap2epg in tvheadend [ configuration > channel/epg > EPG Grabber Modules ]
   7. Edit cron frequency [ configuration > channel/epg > EPG Grabber > Internal Grabber ]

ssh -A -t kodi@kodibox scp -r /home/kodi/.kodi/addons/script.module.zap2epg cyril@192.168.0.13:/home/tvheadend/
ssh -A -t kodi@kodibox scp -r /home/kodi/.kodi/userdata/profiles/kids/addon_data/script.module.zap2epg/* cyril@192.168.0.13:/home/tvheadend/script.module.zap2epg/

userdata/profiles/kids/addon_data/script.module.zap2epg/*

schedules direct

Seems nice

First, from web-interface:

configuration > channel/epg > epg grabber modules

on left side, lots of red circles, look for:

internal: XMLTV: Schedules Direct JSON API

present? then check the parameters for the grab_file path, grab some terminal:

sudo -u tvheadend /path/to/tv_grab_zz_sdjson –configure

follow the prompts, then restart tvheadend

systemctl restart tvheadend

go back to the web-interface > modules menu, disable the OTA module, enable the appropriate schedules direct JSON, [save], profit.

Icons?

try the %C thing :: ref_01 :: ref_02 :: ref_03

works:

Configuration > General > Base

• Picon
• Channel icon path: file:///home/tvheadend/.xmltv/icons/%C.png
• Channel icon name scheme: Service name picons
• Picon path: BLANK
• Picon name scheme: Standard
• Channel (re)name:
• Channel_name : filename ? auto-fills-in
• IconTest : icontest.png
• Channel 1 : channel1.png
• 3.4 name : 34name.png

great source of logo png (& svg) images:
https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/