Thanks @maddox. If I understand all of this correctly, I think this will help out too. I had not yet run across the Docker solution mentioned by @chDVRuser, but I'm really just getting started. In my home there will be 2 instances of Channels DVR on the same Synology NAS, each connected to their own Fire TV 4K Stick using a separate static IP address. Hopefully I'm following along correctly!
Your two Channels DVR Servers on your Synology will share the Synology NAS IP address but will appear on different ports.
Say your Synology is at IP address 192.168.1.10 and you install the docker container at port 8189.
The Channels DVR running in the Synology package will be at 192.168.1.10:8089
The Channels DVR running in the docker container will be at 192.168.1.10:8189
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I tried to install a DVR Docker on my synology ... in the registry I downloaded the image set the port started the container but I cannot access it. I guess I am missing a step. I am new to docker.
You set the port mapping wrong. You have 9089 going to 80. Instead, set 9089 to go to 8089. Port 80 is not used.
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Thanks for your help much appreciated that was it.
Login appears to time out.... on the internal docker ip.
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Most likely it's running on the docker bridge network, see my post and tmm1's reply here
In my case I had to change the url it gave me
from
http://172.17.0.2:8089/auth/confirm?code=<redacted>
to
http://192.168.1.3:8189/auth/confirm?code=<redacted>
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Thanks that was it.
Thanks everyone for taking the time to assist me... much appreciated.
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Using Docker can I do the same (2 DVRs) on a Mac mini M1?
Docker is working but is there a way to tell it to record to a Shared folder on the NAS ? .. so the Recordings can be accessed by other APPS.
Edit figured it out you can add the path and mnt it when you create the container.
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Why are my Synology Dockers showing the wrong time ... Timezone
UTC ... Yet the DVR on the same synology no docker is showing Timezone
PDT ?
Have you passed the container your time zone?
… -e TZ=America/Los_Angeles …, for example?
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on docker run command line
--env TZ=America/Los_Angeles
or using Synology Docker to edit
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Thanks guys that was it. Have to keep adding to my notes.
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Know what you mean. If you don't work with it everyday and are a newb, a lot to learn.
Besides @tmm1 and @racameron, nobody helped me when I learned Docker was more than just a brand of pants. Channels DVR on docker
Everyone has been great in this community with all kinds of assistance. I for one could not have moved forward without the help.
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Right now in beta are TV/Movie Collections. When they are fully deployed over the next few months, I am planning on using them to separate content for different groups in our household (including ones we watch together). It might be a bit more manual than having separate DVR's, but will allow everything to be managed in one place. You can already do this with channels themselves, so it will just be a matter of applying the right filters to each device.
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I accidently added a Tuner that I plan on retiring from my Docker is there a command I can issue to remove it ?
Click the trash can next to the source on the web ui?
That removes the Provider but the tuner is still there .. I thought there was a curl command but I searched and cannot find it.