Thank you! My logs don't show a restart, but I tried your path, and that seems to have worked. I'm going in now and playing around with things. (OliveTin seems to be working, as I was able to use it just now to restart the server)
It's correct if you're running Channels DVR on a Synology using the Synology package.
You can view the logs going back further by specifying the number of lines you want to view
http://x.x.x.x:8089/log?n=10000
where x.x.x.x is the IP address of your Channels DVR Server and n=10000 is the number of lines to display
Try:
/Users/<your_username>/Library/Application Support/ChannelsDVR
It's OK, but unnecessary, just don't define that value in the env vars section.
What is this error ? ... Google email works but I see this error ... In container Log.
level="info" msg="UserFromContext" usergroup="" username=""
level="info" msg="UserFromContext" usergroup="" username=""
level="info" msg="UserFromContext" usergroup="" username=""
Not actually an error, just an info message. These can be ignored.
Run the OliveTin Post-Install Healthcheck Action and post the results here, and we'll see where you're at. Sensitive info is automatically redacted.
Here it is (I didn't run the extended check, because it told me to run a sudo command from the directory I have bound to /config, but I don't know what that directory would be):
Checking your OliveTin installation...
(extended_check=false)
----------------------------------------
Checking that your selected Channels DVR server (192.168.7.180:8089) is reachable by URL:
HTTP Status: 200 indicates success...
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 0
100 1276 100 1276 0 0 623k 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 1246k
HTTP Status: 200
Effective URL: http://192.168.7.180:8089/
----------------------------------------
Checking that your selected Channels DVR server's data files (/mnt/192.168.7.180-8089) are accessible:
Folders with the names Database, Images, Imports, Logs, Movies, Streaming and TV should be visible...
total 20
drwxr-xr-x 11 root root 352 Feb 19 09:42 .
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4096 Apr 10 18:13 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14340 Apr 10 17:52 .DS_Store
drwxr-xr-x 33 root root 1056 Apr 10 18:12 Database
drwxr-xr-x 1455 root root 46560 Apr 10 00:59 Images
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 192 Apr 29 2023 Imports
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 160 Apr 29 2023 Logs
drwxr-xr-x 69 root root 2208 Mar 12 22:12 Movies
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 160 Apr 29 2023 PlayOn
drwxr-xr-x 16 root root 512 Apr 10 08:44 Streaming
drwxr-xr-x 17 root root 544 Apr 5 17:11 TV
----------------------------------------
Checking that your selected Channels DVR server's log files (/mnt/192.168.7.180-8089_logs) are accessible:
Folders with the names data and latest should be visible...
total 111996
drwxr-xr-x 42 root root 1344 Apr 10 18:12 .
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4096 Apr 10 18:13 ..
drwx------ 5 root root 160 Jul 9 2023 USA-PA37649-X.airings
drwx------ 5 root root 160 Jul 9 2023 USA-PA37649-X.groups
drwx------ 5 root root 160 Jul 3 2023 X-M3U.airings
drwx------ 5 root root 160 Jul 3 2023 X-M3U.groups
drwx------ 5 root root 160 Jul 3 2023 X-STRMLNK.airings
drwx------ 5 root root 160 Jul 3 2023 X-STRMLNK.groups
drwx------ 5 root root 160 Jul 3 2023 X-TVE.airings
drwx------ 5 root root 160 Jul 3 2023 X-TVE.groups
drwx------ 5 root root 160 Jul 3 2023 X-VIRTUAL.airings
drwx------ 5 root root 160 Jul 3 2023 X-VIRTUAL.groups
drwx------ 5 root root 160 Jul 3 2023 XMLTV-PlutoTV.airings
drwx------ 5 root root 160 Jul 3 2023 XMLTV-PlutoTV.groups
-rw------- 1 root root 12807581 Apr 10 16:25 XMLTV-PlutoTV.xml
drwx------ 5 root root 160 Oct 8 2023 XMLTV-TWiT.airings
drwx------ 5 root root 160 Oct 8 2023 XMLTV-TWiT.groups
-rw------- 1 root root 11989 Apr 10 09:51 XMLTV-TWiT.xml
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 96 Jul 3 2023 cache
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1094 Jul 3 2023 cert.pem
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2097055 Apr 7 15:49 channels-dvr-http-2024-04-07T15-49-24.667.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 774280 Apr 10 18:39 channels-dvr-http.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35708459 Apr 10 18:13 channels-dvr.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2096143 Apr 6 09:35 channels-http-cache-2024-04-06T09-36-00.472.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1276346 Apr 10 18:12 channels-http-cache-trace.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1514225 Apr 10 18:12 channels-http-cache.log
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 224 Apr 10 18:12 channels-tailscale
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1048497 Apr 9 15:04 channels-tailscale-2024-04-09T15-04-41.292.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 304273 Apr 10 18:38 channels-tailscale.log
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 96 Nov 12 08:14 chromedata
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21 Apr 9 21:57 chromedp-version
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10485756 Apr 5 17:54 hls-2024-04-05T17-54-32.374.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10484333 Apr 9 21:58 hls-2024-04-09T21-58-13.472.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1381508 Apr 10 08:44 hls.log
-rw------- 1 root root 1679 Jul 3 2023 key.pem
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 28360704 Apr 10 18:37 recorder.db
drwx------ 11 root root 352 Feb 2 13:16 recorder.idx
-rw------- 1 root root 1048576 Apr 10 18:12 settings.db
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 131072 Jul 3 2023 settings.db.old
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 856722 Apr 9 21:57 tve_chrome.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 887227 Jan 13 17:49 tve_error_screenshot.html
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 274630 Jan 13 17:49 tve_error_screenshot.png
----------------------------------------
Here's a list of your current OliveTin-related settings:
HOSTNAME=olivetin
CHANNELS_DVR=192.168.7.180:8089
CHANNELS_DVR_ALTERNATES=
CHANNELS_CLIENTS=192.168.7.252 192.168.7.166 192.168.7.225 192.168.7.226 192.168.7.164 192.168.7.183
ALERT_SMTP_SERVER=smtp.gmail.com:587
ALERT_EMAIL_FROM=[Redacted]@gmail.com
ALERT_EMAIL_PASS=[Redacted]
ALERT_EMAIL_TO=[Redacted]@gmail.com
UPDATE_YAMLS=true
UPDATE_SCRIPTS=true
PORTAINER_TOKEN=[Redacted]
PORTAINER_HOST=192.168.7.180
----------------------------------------
Here's the contents of /etc/resolv.conf from inside the container:
# Generated by Docker Engine.
# This file can be edited; Docker Engine will not make further changes once it
# has been modified.
nameserver 127.0.0.11
search tail[Redacted].ts.net
options ndots:0
# Based on host file: '/etc/resolv.conf' (internal resolver)
# ExtServers: [192.168.65.7]
# Overrides: [search]
# Option ndots from: internal
----------------------------------------
Here's the contents of /etc/hosts from inside the container:
127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
172.20.0.2 olivetin
Oh, and after using OliveTin to restart Channels, my variable for LOGS_SHARE is /Users/myname/Library/Application Support/ChannelsDVR/data
Should I be taking the "data" off the end?
Yes.
No problem, basic check is fine at this point. Everything other than removing "data" from your LOGS_SHARE path looks good. Congrats you're OliveTinning!
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Thanks! I really appreciate all your help with this!
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Went through all six of my DVR's logs and updated the lists in this post Critical CDVR Log Alerts via E-Mail - #19 by chDVRuser
Looks like [ERR] filter would cover all those.
That gives a lot of unnecessary noise.
From one of my servers
[ERR] Could not find series
[ERR] Could not probe file
[ERR] Could not start stream
[ERR] Error during stream
[ERR] Failed to clean up
[ERR] Failed to download XMLTV
[ERR] Failed to fetch guide providers:
[ERR] Failed to fetch host info:
[ERR] Failed to get placeholder channels for lineup XMLTV
[ERR] Failed to parse m3u
[ERR] Failed to probe file
[ERR] Failed to refresh auth:
[ERR] Failed to start stream for ch
[ERR] Failed to start stream on channel
[ERR] Generating video index for file-
[ERR] Missing file to delete
[ERR] No lineups available during guide data download
[ERR] No stations available in lineup X-M3U during guide data download
[ERR] Probe failed for live stream
[ERR] Scanner error walking /shares/dvr/Imports/Videos: open .: too many open files
[ERR] ULK failure:
[ERR] ULK invalid:
[ERR] ULK response:
They all seem important. That is how I just set it up will see if my phone goes crazy but I very seldom get any of those errors... but in your case you probably want to set each one separately.
That's excellent -- thank you!
More filter fields might be a good start. Maybe 20?
I have them as grep files in OliveTin
dvrcritical.grep
panic recovered|runtime error|[ERR] Could not start server
recfailed.grep
ended prematurely:|[DVR] Deleting job no longer in the guide:|[DVR] Error running job|[DVR] Job cancelled:|[DVR] Marking expired job|[DVR] Skipping job|[ERR] Could not start stream|[ERR] Error during stream|[ERR] Failed to start stream|[ERR] Probe failed for live stream|[HLS] Couldn't generate stream playlist|[MTS] Rewriting video timestamps|[TNR] Cancelling stream
I don't consider these guide fetch errors "critical", but I have a cron job checking for these once a day.
reached end of available guide data
[DVR] Error fetching
[ERR] Could not find series
[ERR] Failed to download
[ERR] Failed to fetch
[ERR] Failed to request
[ERR] No lineups available
[ERR] No stations available
[ERR] Unexpected m3u response
EPGfetch.grep
reached end of available guide data|[DVR] Error fetching|[ERR] Could not find series|[ERR] Failed to download|[ERR] Failed to fetch|[ERR] Failed to request|[ERR] No lineups available|[ERR] No stations available|[ERR] Unexpected m3u response
Loving the new OliveTin E-Mail Log Alerts Action! Had this e-mail first thing this morning, which reminded me I needed to make a few changes to my Sunday passes -- and as result, got several recordings I would have otherwise missed:
I'm unable to get this running and get an error message.
Here is my healthcheck run. Sorry, I can't figure this out. 
Checking your OliveTin installation...
(extended_check=true)
----------------------------------------
Checking that your selected Channels DVR server (192.168.0.11:8089) is reachable by URL:
HTTP Status: 200 indicates success...
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 0
100 1276 100 1276 0 0 1246k 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 1246k
HTTP Status: 200
Effective URL: http://192.168.0.11:8089/
----------------------------------------
Checking that your selected Channels DVR server's data files (/mnt/192.168.0.11-8089) are accessible:
Folders with the names Database, Images, Imports, Logs, Movies, Streaming and TV should be visible...
total 20
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Nov 29 06:00 #recycle
drwx------ 1 242120 root 170 May 4 05:50 .
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 78 May 3 09:40 ..
-rwxrwx--- 1 1026 users 18436 Mar 12 08:49 .DS_Store
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 334 Apr 24 10:09 @eaDir
drwxrwx--- 1 1026 users 1350 May 5 05:51 Database
drwxrwx--- 1 1026 users 220218 May 5 14:10 Images
drwxrwx--- 1 1026 users 58 Mar 18 2022 Imports
drwxrwx--- 1 1026 users 62 Feb 1 2021 Logs
drwxrwx--- 1 1026 users 24754 May 4 05:50 Movies
drwxrwx--- 1 1026 users 10162 May 5 11:26 Streaming
drwxrwx--- 1 1026 users 7552 May 4 16:00 TV
drwxrwx--- 1 1026 users 50 Jan 16 2023 strmlnkTemplates
drwxrwx--- 1 1026 users 0 Jan 21 14:36 temp
----------------------------------------
Checking that your selected Channels DVR server's log files (/mnt/192.168.0.11-8089_logs) are accessible:
Folders with the names data and latest should be visible...
total 12
drwxrwx--- 1 1026 users 62 Feb 1 2021 .
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 78 May 3 09:40 ..
-rwxrwx--- 1 1026 users 10244 Oct 15 2023 .DS_Store
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 128 Mar 6 2022 @eaDir
drwxrwx--- 1 1026 users 11966 May 5 14:10 comskip
drwxrwx--- 1 1026 users 1128 May 5 14:10 recording
----------------------------------------
Here's a list of your current OliveTin-related settings:
HOSTNAME=olivetin
CHANNELS_DVR=192.168.0.11:8089
CHANNELS_DVR_ALTERNATES=another-server:8089
CHANNELS_CLIENTS=apple-tv
ALERT_SMTP_SERVER=smtp.gmail.com:587
ALERT_EMAIL_FROM=[Redacted]@gmail.com
ALERT_EMAIL_PASS=[Redacted]
ALERT_EMAIL_TO=[Redacted]@gmail.com
UPDATE_YAMLS=true
UPDATE_SCRIPTS=true
PORTAINER_TOKEN=[Redacted]
PORTAINER_HOST=cjynas
----------------------------------------
Here's the contents of /etc/resolv.conf from inside the container:
search tail[Redacted].ts.net
nameserver 127.0.0.11
options ndots:0
----------------------------------------
Here's the contents of /etc/hosts from inside the container:
127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
192.168.80.3 olivetin
----------------------------------------
Your Docker-host is running:
"DSM"
----------------------------------------
Your Docker-host's /etc/resolv.conf file contains:
nameserver 205.171.3.25
nameserver 205.171.2.25
domain Home
----------------------------------------
Your Docker-host's /etc/hosts file contains:
# Any manual change will be lost if the host name is changed or system upgrades.
127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost
127.0.0.1 CJYNAS
::1 CJYNAS
----------------------------------------
Your Tailscale version is:
1.58.2
tailscale commit: 20ce749c62cefaa2a3e18307529258959bb7d643-dirty
go version: go1.21.5
----------------------------------------
No problem. It looks like your LOGS_SHARE value isn't correct atm. This is on Synology correct? What's the full path to your CDVR executable, starting with /volume1? You should be able to use the Synology file explorer to find the correct directory.
For LOGS_SHARE, when you see directories like data, latest and a number of them with dates -- that's the parent dir value to use.
EDIT: You're currently using the path that includes the logs directory in with your recordings. LOGS_SHARE needs the path to where the CDVR executable is located:
