Please assist with clearer setup instructions

[JonnyGators]

I have an HDHR3-US tv tuner device on my network that I'm trying to get configured to work with Kodi.

I have an Open Media Vault server running on a powerful desktop with plenty of resources.

From consulting with Kodi forums, it seems the best option is to setup a "PVR backend"

From reviewing your documentation, it appears a good option to accomplish this is using docker on my OMV server?

I have very limited use/understanding of docker, I am using it with my plex server, and it's only with a lot of help I barely got it setup with a limited understanding of how.

I've reviewed this page - https://github.com/sub3/NextPVR/wiki/install-docker.  While it does give some syntax and information, it absolutely doesn't serve as a good how to guide to put all of this information together into building something that is fully working - I don't know how to put this information together.

My best guess is on my OMV console, I want to go into services-compose-dockerfiles, enter a bunch of text there based on the information in the link, and it should create something - that may or may not work?  And then do something more?


I don't know, I'm completely lost.  I'm extremely frustrated that when it comes to linux, there's a whole lot of technical documentation that doesn't put it all together, a bunch of response to the effect of RTFM, and a complete lack of useful step by step guides.


What steps do I need to follow to accomplish what I'm trying to do here?

[mvallevand]

Once you install Docker all the configuration is via the web configuration further explained on the wiki and you don't need much Linux background. Can you access the web server?

If so what I would do is

- ensure you have the latest HDHR firmware
- set up the channels you want using the Silicondust GUI setup program
- make sure you use the Docker config legacy steps here https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.ph...#pid522449

To tell you the truth installing from Docker is harder than Linux or Windows. For an RPi3 client I would even suggest looking at LibreELEC at least to get you started.

Martin

[JonnyGators]

Once you install Docker all the configuration is via the web configuration further explained on the wiki and you don't need much Linux background.  Can you access the web server?

If so what I would do is

- ensure you have the latest HDHR firmware
- set up the channels you want using the Silicondust GUI setup program
- make sure you use the Docker config legacy steps here https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.ph...#pid522449

To tell you the truth installing from Docker is harder than Linux or Windows.  For an RPi3 client I would even suggest looking at LibreELEC at least to get you started.

Martin

Ok, I copy/pasted the docker-compose code into my OMV dockerfile, and it created it.


Now what?

[JonnyGators]

Following up.

These instructions provide no clarity or reference to what to do to actually use or configure. I have no idea what to do.

All configuration, no functionality.

What do you expect me to do with this information?

Please provide clear step by step instructions that someone can actually follow and setup something that works.

Thanks.

[sub]

If you've installed NextPVR, you can configure it using the web application at http://localhost:8866. The default login is admin/password. You can information about configuring it here https://github.com/sub3/NextPVR/wiki and more specifically https://github.com/sub3/NextPVR/wiki/Setup-Main

Basically, for setting up an HDHomeRun, you'd head to the Settings->Devices page, click on one of your HDHR tuners, scan for channels, then click ok to save them. Then click on the next tuner - it'll offer to copy the channels form your other tuner, accept it's offer. (you can see that described with screenshots here https://github.com/sub3/NextPVR/wiki/setup-hdhomerun)

You should now be in a state where you can now record or watch live tv. Unfortunately you'll be lacking TV listings. There isn't a lot of good EPG sources in that part of the world - most people get a Schedules Direct account (for like $30 a year), and configure NextPVR to use it. Otherwise you can try finding an XMLTV source.

[JonnyGators]

If you've installed NextPVR, you can configure it using the web application at http://localhost:8866. The default login is admin/password. You can information about configuring it here https://github.com/sub3/NextPVR/wiki

Basically, for setting up an HDHomeRun, you'd head to the Settings->Devices page, click on one of your HDHR tuners, scan for channels, then click ok to save them. Then click on the next tuner - it'll offer to copy the channels form your other tuner, accept it's offer. (you can see that described with screenshots here https://github.com/sub3/NextPVR/wiki/setup-hdhomerun)

You should now be in a state where you can now record or watch live tv. Unfortunately you'll be lacking TV listings. There isn't a lot of good EPG sources in that part of the world - most people get a Schedules Direct account (for like $30 a year), and configure NextPVR to use it. Otherwise you can try finding an XMLTV source.

The web application doesn't load.  Nothing is working at all.

[sub]

Sorry, I don't know anything about Open Media Vault. I wrote NextPVR, but have never used Open Media Vault.

I was going on the assumption you had it installed from your "Ok, I copy/pasted the docker-compose code into my OMV dockerfile, and it created it" message above. If you'd had it installed, next step would have been configuring it in the web app.

[JonnyGators]

Reading back over this thread - no one is listening to me, no one is answering my questions.

I asked how to set this up.

A link was shared to me with setup tips for someone that already set it up.

NOTHING HAD BEEN SETUP!

The link did refer to some syntax that was relevant to the question I was asking by providing docker-compose code, which I copied and pasted in.

But doing that and setting something up, that didn't setup anything that is functional or works. and also doesn't address any questions about extra syntax that is referenced, all of which not in the right format for docker-compose.

Nothing is clear at all how to set this up for a specific situation. A whole lot of information - completely useless since none of it provides any clear picture of how to specifically set something up beginning to end.

And clearly it doesn't work, as nothing is functioning. Completely useless.

So please, for the love of god, actually answer my question and provide a clear, straightforward, step by step set of instructions, on how to set this up on an OMV server using docker-compose.

I do not understand linux people - they expect the rest of the world to be mind readers, and are the worst at providing instructions. I'm really trying here - but no one ever explains anything, it's always pulling teeth to get the most basic of information.

[mvallevand]

If you can install Docker that outside of NextPVR's scope, I did suggest try LibreELEC if you have no skills but since you set up OMV I assume that you can read your way through the wiki.

Are you using the IP of your Docker and running bridge mode maybe try host mode to make things easier. Again that would be Docker configuration.

Once you get Docker running it is almost ridiculously simple to install and HDHR especially if you use Schedules Direct https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYuG6670bMo I can walk you through the my utility that will create and XMLTV file once you get NextPVR running (ignore the EPG part of that video)

Martin

[sub]

Reading back over this thread - no one is listening to me, no one is answering my questions.

I think it's more a case of we don't know anything about Open Media Vault. I can't even picture what you're trying to do there to get it installed, so pretty hard to make suggestions.