Linux setup issues

Channels DVR Server Troubleshooting
#1

Hi there,

new to the community and hoping for a bit of help.

im trying to setup channels dvr server on a headless ubuntu machine cli machine which has no means to access local browser.

when i try and reach the setup page i am greeted by
Please visit this server via its local network IP to perform initial setup.

the problem is i have no means to access a browser on the local machine.

is there no way to run a setup like this?

#2

What IP are you using to access it?

#3

You can use a browser on another computer on your network. Just use the IP of the Ubuntu machine and port 8089. ex. 192.168.1.17:8089

#4

thats the problem i am having there is no other remote computer it is just this one as its a remote machine

so hoping there might be a solution

#5

You can use an SSH tunnel:

ssh -L8091:localhost:8089 user@remote

Then open http://localhost:8091 in a browser

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#6

thanks you id user the device name and the remote the ip address?

asking as i have never done a ssh tunnel before

#7

Its whatever you use with regular ssh to access that machine.

#8

thank you

i am attempting to use windows to connect to this machine so am i right in thinking id need to set this up in eg putty and then connect usind proxy in browser for example

#9

I guess so. I haven't used putty to do this before.

Note that Channels DVR is an at-home product, meant to be used with a HDHomeRun tuner or your home cable login. If you're trying to set it up in the cloud it probably won't work.

#10

noted

i just thought i would try but if not i can install the conventional way

#11

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