100% Agree. Lot's of flexibility and use cases with this setup.
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this sounds awesome! is there any documentation on how to do this? I now have tailscale running on both servers. On my home server, tailscale is running at the server OS level (because I assume it's a bad idea to have it running on the server AND running on channels DVR at the same time), and on the remote server tailscale is running on channels DVR. They are both visible in my tailnet.
So I assume I go to my home channels DVR and Add Source > Custom Channels and add the tailnet IP but I'm not sure what else to add.
The TV source on the remote side is a HD Home Run Duo device. I believe that is a MPEG-TS stream. I assume I need to obtain a M3U list of channels from the remote Channels DVR but I have no idea how to do that.
Omit bitrate=3000 and add codec=copy where it was
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There's a lot of information scattered throughout the forums. Easiest way is to port over all channels, but you can also port over "sources" or "specific channels" depending on your need. Clarify the below and i can help you later tonight unless someone beats me too or.
- all channels or just sources (ie HDHOMERUN based channels but not TVE) or just specific channels (ie 3 channels out of 120)
- any bandwidth limitations to consider when sharing channels?
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For just the channels on the hdhr you would use:
http://tail.net.ip:8089/devices/10710F1Z/channels.m3u?codec=copy
Use the hdhr id instead of 10710F1Z
Use HLS not MPEG-TS in the custom channel setup
Guide data: leave blank assign it like a regular hdhr with a zip code.
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Thank you every one who replied. This is incredible. As a UK expat living in the US, I've wanted this for like 15 years haha. I now have a TV guide with a mix of the best US and UK channels, and can record them locally. Amazing.
Both servers have fiber connections and decent upload speeds, so codec=copy is perfect. On the UK HD channels I need to pause and let it buffer for about 10 seconds but this is not a big deal.
I noticed that I did not need to add the channel guide to my custom source because Channels DVR downloaded it all anyway. I assume this is ok.
I started the UK channels at 9001 so that they don't get mixed up and confused with my US channels. I've created a custom Channel Collection, so the order is my own decision. Again, thanks!
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I must have missed this but what happened to the Tailscale option? It used to be in the Debug section but I now I can’t find it.
If you're talking about iOS and tvOS, it was removed tvOS/iOS Beta Notes - #726 by fancybot
Use the iOS or tvOS Tailscale App instead Tailscale issue connecting
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There were too many issues around app startup that caused a bad user experience and now that iOS and tvOS both have native support for the Tailscale VPN, there is no longer a need for us to bundle it with the app.
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Is there a tutorial for setting this up? Is it just a matter of enabling it on the Channels DVR server and installing the Tailscale app on the client device?
You could do either or. If you just want to use Tailscale with Channels then I would recommend the former...
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And would this be the way I should have it setup in Channels DVR?
If you only want the Channels DVR application to be part of your Tailnet, then yes -- that's the way to do it. Once you get more familiar with Tailscale, you'll probably find that having it running on the host computer itself (rather than just for the CDVR package) will be more desirable.
When trying to connect remote with Tailscale you enable Tailscale on the device and then connect using the at home profile and type in the address that you have correctly blurred out. You may need to add :8089 at the end, I can’t recall.
If you're using the Tailscale daemon/driver on the DVR machine you do.
If you have the integrated Tailscale turned on in the Channels DVR Server, you don't add the port.
Well, I tried it both with and without the port number and I'm still struggling to get it to work. I don't have great mobile phone service where I live so I may have to try it when I'm closer to civilization to eliminate that variable...
Check the Tailscale app
Also make sure you choose Connect at Home when using Tailscale
Hmmmm....it's working now. Not sure what it was. Thank you everyone for the assistance.