Are they any self hosted dvr programs? I have a cable set-top box that I would like to record programs while I’m away. Yes I can pay to enable the dvr functionality from my cable provider but I’m cheap and would like my shows available to any computer in the house and not just the one hooked up to set-top device. Do I need specific hardware like a TV tuner card to integrate into my pc? All I see is all in one systems being sold for OTA channels of which I have none available where I am. Would be a bonus if it worked with jellyfin. Is anybody still doing this stuff or has everyone just moved on to the arr stack?
I use Jellyfin with a TV tuner on the network
Am I correct in assuming your only using an OTA antenna for your tuner? I guess I’m having a hard time figuring out how I might hook up my cable settop box that only has a ethernet port for its signal ( not coax) probably screwed anyways because of the drm that they prob would have to strip out somehow…
I don’t pay for cable or streaming services. The OTA is all I need.
For cable you need DRM free raw signal. It sounds like your box doesn’t have that. Maybe try calling the cable company and asking for a coax cable for your TV. You also need a special HD homerun device
I’ve got an interesting setup I’d like to share:
So I’ve got a Raspberry Pi with 4 RTL-SDRs, 2 for TV, 1 for radio, and 1 for plane transponders. That runs SatPi for the 2 TV SDRs, which TVHeadend running on my main server connects to, to record and stream. Jellyfin also connects to TVHeadend to properly index everything and for easy access to recordings and live TV.
Interesting. I have 2 rtl-sdrs that I could repurpose for testing before buying a hdhome run box. How well do the rtl-sdr handle the digital tv channels? Are you using the included intenna or pretuned TV antenna and adapters?
IIRC the RTL chip inside them was originally designed for TV, so it works great! I’m actually using very cheap AliExpress clones for the TV ones, because they otherwise don’t work very well.
I’m also using the outdoor TV antenna on my roof (common in Australia, idk elsewhere), and a splitter and adaptors. And with that I get every channel with no artifacts, at 30% strength, but that’ll probably be higher with not awful SDRs.
Emby is a cousin of Jellyfin that supports DVR functionality. I have successfully recorded from IPTV streams, which shouldn’t be too different from a tuner card. The main thing is it needs to load the programming information from somewhere.
Jellyfin supports DVR functionality as well
TVHeadend, but it has a really steep learning curve.
TVHeadend is the way, I’ve been running it with a USB satellite tuner for 5+ years. Setting it up can be a little confusing, but once it’s running you pretty much never have to touch it again.
As for clients, there’s a Jellyfin plugin, however it seems to not work for me right now.
My client of choice is Kodi with the TVHeadend plugin, and that works great. If you still want Jellyfin integration, you could just add your recordings folder as a library in Jellyfin.
I have an HDHomerun tuner, it’s 2 channels for $120. I paid for plexpass and use that DVR, but the HDHR is platform agnostic.
This. Jellyfin has a direct HDHR integration and works as a DVR directly with one.
I wish it used the built in guide
You can even get them used if you are willing to wait. I paid $80
Yes, you will need a tuner card or USB tuner. The go to apps are mythtv and Kodi. I’d start with Kodi and see if that does the job for you. If you check the Kodi wiki you’ll find resources on what specific tuner cards work best.
Self hosted DVRs are definitely a dying breed, but there’s stuff out there if you’re willing to dig.
For Jellyfin integration, once you have the files you should be able to dump them out to a folder where Jellyfin can scan them.
Man that brings back memories. MythTV was my first venture into Linux-based systems. I got a PCI HDTV tuner card, took over my parents garage, and built a little box to make a PVR. What a fun project. I bet MythTV is a LOT easier now!
Currently, I have a silicondust tuner and run Plex in docker. Works great for my needs. I think it works with jellyfin too if you prefer that route.
Mine too. A friend of mine set up a myth box in a shared house at uni, and I was enthralled by the entire concept of just building your own tech to do cool shit.
Perfect thanks I will look into those closer.
MythTV is the magic word. At least it was ten years ago when we were still watching TV. It comes with server and client packages. Kodi can also serve as a client. You can set up automatic recordings, timeshift, it can serve other videos and music. It’s great.
Yeah 10 yrs sounds about right, everything I see on YouTube is around that time frame haha
