Please assist with clearer setup instructions

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I just added some channels and confirmed I could watch them etc, so as far as I can tell, it's fully working.

[JonnyGators]

Are you in Services - Compose - Files? See my screenshot above.

I have nothing in service - compose - files.

My concern with doing things there, is that when I did the plex server different ways, it was an unstable nightmare.

The way my plex docker is setup is the only way I trust.  So why am I setting this one up in a different place?

[JonnyGators]

I just added some channels and confirmed I could watch them etc, so as far as I can tell, it's fully working.

That is nice, but that still doesn't help me.  How do I get to that point?

Does it still work when you reboot the server?

[JonnyGators]

Ok, trying it the method you've posted the screenshots of - sorry to be stuck on "but that's not the way I did this for plex" - but I'm rather confused why setting up a docker for one thing was in a completely different area than setting up this one. And if I don't have a good answer to that question, that's yet another thing to add to the list of things I don't understand.

[sub]

I have nothing in service - compose - files.

My concern with doing things there, is that when I did the plex server different ways, it was an unstable nightmare.

This is literally every step I did to install NextPVR on OMV:


I basically went to Service - Compose - Files, then hit the '+' button. I gave it the name 'nextpvr', then pasted in the compose text:

Code:

version: '3.5'
services:
  nextpvr:
    image: nextpvr/nextpvr_amd64:stable
    container_name: nextpvr
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=100
      - TZ=Europe/london
      - HOST_IP=192.168.1.51
    ports:
      - 8866:8866
      - 16891:16891/udp
      - 8020-8030:8020-8030/udp
    volumes:
      - /tmp/:/config
      - /tmp/:/recordings
      - /tmp/:/buffer
    extra_hosts:
      - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
    restart: 'unless-stopped'

I then clicked that 'up' button, and it popup a message about downloading file, then it showed as 'up'.

After that, I could access it in the browser on port 8866.

If you don't want to install it that way, then you're on your own.

The way my plex docker is setup is the only way I trust.  So why am I setting this one up in a different place?

I don't know anything about Plex. I've never used it, and never installed it, and don't know how you installed it some other way or why.

[JonnyGators]

Ok, fair enough.

Looks like I'm up and running, it sees my device and added channels.

Thank you so so much.


Uh....by any chance, now that I have this running on my server - would you know how to get my kodi device to view channels using it?

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Uh....by any chance, now that I have this running on my server - would you know how to get my kodi device to view channels using it?

I gave you instructions back on post #6 for setting up your channels.

I can't help you with Kodi. I don't use it, and not that familiar with it.

[mvallevand]

The reason for the /tmp folder was just to prove it works. They will get deleted every reboot. You need to use permanent maps before bothering to actually do configuration.

Martin

[JonnyGators]

Going into TV, there was an option to install add-ons. I found a NextPVR add-on to select and installed in.

Now in Kodi when I click ok TV, it shows a list of the channels that it found. Clicking one, and it plays, picture and sound.


Ok - between your screenshots in your OMV setup (thank you thank you thank you so much), and this simple add-on install in Kodi, it appears it's just that simple to throw a pi and LCD into a case, and have a nice little kitchen TV.


Another step closer to making an antique tube TV with rotary dial functional again.

[sub]

Does it still work when you reboot the server?

Just checked this. Yes, it auto started when the machine was rebooted.