OliveTin for Channels: An Interface for Misc Channels DVR Scripts & Tricks

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#1225

Could it be that my ADBTuner and DVR are on different machines ?

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[
  {
    "name": "Remote1",
    "device_ip_address": "192.168.50.177",
    "device_connected": true,
    "streaming_endpoint": "http://192.168.50.242:8086/0.ts",
    "streaming_endpoint_connected": true
  },
  {
    "name": "Remote2",
    "device_ip_address": "192.168.50.47",
    "device_connected": true,
    "streaming_endpoint": "http://192.168.50.242:8086/2.ts",
    "streaming_endpoint_connected": true
  },
  {
    "name": "Remote3",
    "device_ip_address": "192.168.50.67",
    "device_connected": true,
    "streaming_endpoint": "http://192.168.50.242:8086/4.ts",
    "streaming_endpoint_connected": true
  },
  {
    "name": "Remote4",
    "device_ip_address": "192.168.50.37",
    "device_connected": true,
    "streaming_endpoint": "http://192.168.50.242:8086/6.ts",
    "streaming_endpoint_connected": true
  },
  {
    "name": "Remote5",
    "device_ip_address": "192.168.50.184",
    "device_connected": true,
    "streaming_endpoint": "http://192.168.50.242:8086/10.ts",
    "streaming_endpoint_connected": true
  }
]
2025-05-01 10:32:06 - No ALERT_EMAIL configured or apprise_url specified

HOSTNAME=olivetin
CHANNELS_DVR=192.168.50.11:8089
CHANNELS_DVR_ALTERNATES=
CHANNELS_CLIENTS=
ALERT_SMTP_SERVER=
ALERT_EMAIL_FROM=[Redacted]@gmail.com
ALERT_EMAIL_PASS=[Redacted]
ALERT_EMAIL_TO=[Redacted]@gmail.com,xxxxxxxxxx
UPDATE_YAMLS=true
UPDATE_SCRIPTS=true
PORTAINER_TOKEN=[Redacted]
PORTAINER_HOST=192.168.50.11
PORTAINER_PORT=9443
PORTAINER_ENV=null
#1226

I was sending the wrong message to the log, it should indicate that all ADBTuner devices are connected. I'm tweaking it now, and I'll push a fix shortly. Thanks for letting me know.

#1227

The correct message is being sent to the correct logfile now, so if you could pull :latest again and give it a try, I'd appreciate it. Look in 192.168.50.11-8089_adbtuneralerter_latest.log for confirmation.

You should see:

2025-05-01 12:31:26 - All ADBTuner devices are reporting connected
#1228

2025-05-01 12:12:54 - All ADBTuner devices are reporting connected

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#1229

New bnhf/olivetin:latest (aka bnhf/olivetin:2025.05.02) pushed this morning that converts ChannelWatch from an Action to a Project One-Click deployment. More details here:

#1230

I am receiving the below error when trying the final step on OliveTin EZ-Start: The Next Generation. Deploy OliveTin-for-Channels from the Command Line without the Need for Portainer to be Installed in Advance! but since the topic is now closed i couldnt post there :frowning: Can you help me figured out the issue? I tried to change the host port from 8080 to 8090 but no luck.

JSON response from http://192.168.10.18:9000/api/stacks/create/standalone/string?endpointId=1:
{"message":"failed to deploy a stack: compose up operation failed: Error response from daemon: Mounts denied: \nThe path /data/olivetin/data is not shared from the host and is not known to Docker.\nYou can configure shared paths from Docker -\u003e Preferences... -\u003e Resources -\u003e File Sharing.\nSee https://docs.docker.com/ for more info.","details":"Failed to deploy a stack: compose up operation failed: Error response from daemon: Mounts denied: \nThe path /data/olivetin/data is not shared from the host and is not known to Docker.\nYou can configure shared paths from Docker -\u003e Preferences... -\u003e Resources -\u003e File Sharing.\nSee https://docs.docker.com/ for more info."}
false

#1231

This is likely the issue. What platform are you installing OliveTin on?

#1232

Ubuntu desktop 24.04.2. I agree and tried to figure out how to make that path available but couldn’t get it to work. Kinda a novice on Linux. But not afraid to try. lol.

#1233

I get the attraction to the Desktop versions of Linux OS's, especially for new users familiar with MacOS or Windows. But the reality is, the Desktop versions of Linux have to be locked down in ways that actually make it more difficult for new users. Especially when, more often than not, the goal is not to replace MacOS or Windows -- but rather to create a server.

You might try using a parent path, that's in the home directory for the user you created when setting things up. Maybe, /home/<your usename> for your HOST_DIR?

#1234

I'm not afraid to go Ubuntu server...

Quick back story- Dad & I split the cost of DTV Str3am. We had DTV dish and for a few months both at the same time with two different account logins. With all the changes going on there, some services we login on with stream and some on the sat account (which no longer exists) This is causing all kinds of issues on our devices. Even just regular apps like the AppleTV. For a long time our CDVR server was running on Ubuntu server, and it worked fantastic. We decided to try out things like CC4c etc and moved the system to WIN11 for ease of use. Well then came football season and we just left it alone.

I decided this was a good time to go back to linux and try all the cool new stuff the community has developed.while we wait for DTV to figure out their issues. This test server is a laptop. I've had lots issues with the HDD and the 2.5g Ethernet adapter not coming back after a reboot. Spent hours with ChatGPT trying to get this resolved but have reached my wits end. So thought it may be easier with Ubuntu Desktop. Clearly it's the same amount of hassle.

So, here we are :stuck_out_tongue:

#1235

Ok so i have figured out the issue is the external drive is not mapped correctly. However, i am going to trash this setup and go back to Ubuntu Server

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#1236

@bnhf I am trying to get this set up with the EZ-Start method and I've gotten as far as "Install Portainer on your Docker Host" but when I run that I get the following:

c6eda21903057f73ef25d505a2b74545e368d04e074aeee82d18f679818a2482
Portainer container created successfully

Portainer token creation and environment initialization failed...

When I go to port 9000 it looks as if Portainer is running and a local environment was created but there are no stacks. I'm on a Synology NAS and previously I had set up Portainer first. That was on a different machine so I thought I'd try the EZ-Start method this time. Should I just start from scratch and go back to that method or is there something I could do to continue with the EZ-Start method? Thanks!

EDIT: Since Portainer seemed to have installed correctly I went ahead and followed the steps to install OliveTin I used before. The only issue I encountered was that I got an error about ezstart already being associated with another container but once I stopped/deleted the olivetin-ezstart container I was able to proceed as normal and run the variable generator.

#1237

Thank you SO much for the EZ-Start. I successfully installed Portainer and Olivetin. I think its running correctly as when I run health check I get the following:

OliveTin Container Version 2025.07.03
OliveTin Docker Compose Version 2025.03.26-ezstart

HTTP Status: 200
Effective URL: http://10.0.0.23:8089/

I tried to Create a Plex-for-Channels Stack in Portainer + CDVR Custom Channels - when activated received error ------>curl: (7) Failed to connect to 10.0.0.23 port 9443: Connection refused

My CDVR server and Portainer, are on different machines. Portainer is running on local Linux VM.

How do I set the script to use local Portainer to create the stack and specify the CDVR IP and port to create the channel source ??.

Thank you,

#1238

It looks like you missed a step in the EZ-Start process, as when you're all done, you won't see the -ezstartat the end of your Docker Compose Version. Tale a look at the instructions again and make sure you performed all the steps as described.

For example, did you start accessing OliveTin using port 1337 instead of 1338?

#1239

Yes....at the end of the EZ start install I accessed OliveTin on port 1337 and continue to do so. If I was to transition to 1338 I sure did miss something.

#1240

1337 is correct when you're done. Could you post your full Healthcheck here please? Standard Output only needed...

#1241

Does Olivetin work with the Portainer docker desktop extension or only its standalone?

I've been trying to get a PORTAINER_TOKEN from the extension, however I can not locate its generator. THX

#1242
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#1243

Thanks, I wanted some clarification before uninstalling.

::Update:: Works great, @chDVRuser thanks for the help

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#1244

Standard Output:

Checking your OliveTin-for-Channels installation...
(extended_check=false)

OliveTin Container Version 2025.07.03
OliveTin Docker Compose Version 2025.03.26-ezstart

----------------------------------------

Checking that your selected Channels DVR server (10.0.0.23:8089) 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://10.0.0.23:8089/

----------------------------------------

Checking that your selected Channels DVR server's data files (/mnt/10.0.0.23-8089) are accessible:
Folders with the names Database, Images, Imports, Logs, Movies, Streaming and TV should be visible...


If the listed folders are NOT visible, AND you have your Channels DVR and Docker on the same system:

Channels reports this path as...
C:\Users\JJW\Videos\ChannelsDVR

When using a Windows path in Portainer, change the backslashes to slashes like this...
C:/Users/JJW/Videos/ChannelsDVR

When using WSL with a Linux distro and Docker Desktop, it's also possible to use...
/mnt/c/Users/JJW/Videos/ChannelsDVR

----------------------------------------

Checking that your selected Channels DVR server's log files (/mnt/10.0.0.23-8089_logs) are accessible:
Folders with the names data and latest should be visible...


If the listed folders are NOT visible, AND you have your Channels DVR and Docker on the same system:

Channels reports this path as...
C:\ProgramData\ChannelsDVR

When using a Windows path in Portainer, change the backslashes to slashes like this...
C:/ProgramData/ChannelsDVR

When using WSL with a Linux distro and Docker Desktop, it's also possible to use...
/mnt/c/ProgramData/ChannelsDVR

----------------------------------------

Checking if your Portainer token is working on ports 9000 and/or 9443:

Portainer http response on port 9000 reports version 
Portainer Environment ID for local is 
Portainer https response on port 9443 reports version 
Portainer Environment ID for local is 

----------------------------------------

Here's a list of your current OliveTin-related settings:

HOSTNAME=olivetin-ezstart
CHANNELS_DVR=10.0.0.23:8089
CHANNELS_DVR_ALTERNATES=
CHANNELS_CLIENTS=
ALERT_SMTP_SERVER=
ALERT_EMAIL_FROM=[Redacted]@
ALERT_EMAIL_PASS=[Redacted]
ALERT_EMAIL_TO=[Redacted]@
UPDATE_YAMLS=true
UPDATE_SCRIPTS=true
PORTAINER_HOST=10.0.0.23
PORTAINER_PORT=9443
PORTAINER_ENV=2

----------------------------------------

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 
options edns0 trust-ad ndots:0

# Based on host file: '/etc/resolv.conf' (internal resolver)
# ExtServers: [host(127.0.0.53)]
# 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::	ip6-localnet
ff00::	ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1	ip6-allnodes
ff02::2	ip6-allrouters
172.18.0.3	olivetin-ezstart

Standard Error:

+ dvr=10.0.0.23:8089
+ hostHealthcheck=0
+ [[ 0 == 0 ]]
+ hostHealthcheck=
++ awk -F: '{print $1}'
++ echo 10.0.0.23:8089
+ channelsHost=10.0.0.23
++ echo 10.0.0.23:8089
++ awk -F: '{print $2}'
+ channelsPort=8089
+ logFile=/config/10.0.0.23-8089_healthcheck-olivetin_latest.log
+ healthcheck=/config/fifopipe_containerside.sh
+ main
+ containerHealthcheck
+ echo -e 'Checking your OliveTin-for-Channels installation...'
+ [[ -n '' ]]
+ echo -e '(extended_check=false)\n'
++ grep pageTitle: /config/config.yaml
++ awk '{print $3}'
+ olivetinVersion=2025.07.03
+ echo -e 'OliveTin Container Version 2025.07.03'
+ echo -e 'OliveTin Docker Compose Version 2025.03.26-ezstart\n'
+ echo -e '----------------------------------------\n'
+ echo -e 'Checking that your selected Channels DVR server (10.0.0.23:8089) is reachable by URL:'
+ echo -e 'HTTP Status: 200 indicates success...\n'
++ curl --fail --output /dev/null --max-time 5 -w 'HTTP Status: %{http_code}\nEffective URL: %{url_effective}\n' http://10.0.0.23:8089
+ curlDVR='  % 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://10.0.0.23:8089/'
+ echo -e '  % 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://10.0.0.23:8089/\n'
+ echo -e '----------------------------------------\n'
+ echo -e 'Checking that your selected Channels DVR server'\''s data files (/mnt/10.0.0.23-8089) are accessible:'
+ echo -e 'Folders with the names Database, Images, Imports, Logs, Movies, Streaming and TV should be visible...\n'
+ ls -la /mnt/10.0.0.23-8089
ls: cannot access '/mnt/10.0.0.23-8089': No such file or directory
+ echo -e '\nIf the listed folders are NOT visible, AND you have your Channels DVR and Docker on the same system:\n'
+ echo -e 'Channels reports this path as...'
++ curl -s http://10.0.0.23:8089/dvr
++ jq -r .path
++ tee -a /config/10.0.0.23-8089_healthcheck-olivetin_latest.log
+ dvrShare='C:\Users\JJW\Videos\ChannelsDVR'
+ [[ C:\Users\JJW\Videos\ChannelsDVR == *\\* ]]
+ windowsOS=true
+ [[ -n true ]]
++ sed 's|\\|/|g'
++ echo 'C:\Users\JJW\Videos\ChannelsDVR'
+ dvrShare=C:/Users/JJW/Videos/ChannelsDVR
+ echo -e '\nWhen using a Windows path in Portainer, change the backslashes to slashes like this...\nC:/Users/JJW/Videos/ChannelsDVR\n'
+ [[ -n true ]]
++ echo C:/Users/JJW/Videos/ChannelsDVR
++ sed -E 's|^([A-Za-z]):|/mnt/\L\1|'
+ dvrShare=/mnt/c/Users/JJW/Videos/ChannelsDVR
+ echo -e 'When using WSL with a Linux distro and Docker Desktop, it'\''s also possible to use...\n/mnt/c/Users/JJW/Videos/ChannelsDVR'
+ echo -e '\n----------------------------------------\n'
+ echo -e 'Checking that your selected Channels DVR server'\''s log files (/mnt/10.0.0.23-8089_logs) are accessible:'
+ echo -e 'Folders with the names data and latest should be visible...\n'
+ ls -la /mnt/10.0.0.23-8089_logs
ls: cannot access '/mnt/10.0.0.23-8089_logs': No such file or directory
+ echo -e '\nIf the listed folders are NOT visible, AND you have your Channels DVR and Docker on the same system:\n'
+ echo -e 'Channels reports this path as...'
++ curl -s 'http://10.0.0.23:8089/log?n=100000'
++ grep -m 1 'Starting Channels DVR'
++ awk '{print $NF}'
++ tee -a /config/10.0.0.23-8089_healthcheck-olivetin_latest.log
++ awk '{sub(/[\\/]?data$/, ""); print}'
+ logsShare='C:\ProgramData\ChannelsDVR'
+ [[ C:\ProgramData\ChannelsDVR == *\\* ]]
+ windowsOS=true
+ [[ -n true ]]
++ echo 'C:\ProgramData\ChannelsDVR'
++ sed 's|\\|/|g'
+ logsShare=C:/ProgramData/ChannelsDVR
+ echo -e '\nWhen using a Windows path in Portainer, change the backslashes to slashes like this...\nC:/ProgramData/ChannelsDVR\n'
+ [[ -n true ]]
++ echo C:/ProgramData/ChannelsDVR
++ sed -E 's|^([A-Za-z]):|/mnt/\L\1|'
+ logsShare=/mnt/c/ProgramData/ChannelsDVR
+ echo -e 'When using WSL with a Linux distro and Docker Desktop, it'\''s also possible to use...\n/mnt/c/ProgramData/ChannelsDVR'
+ echo -e '\n----------------------------------------\n'
+ echo -e 'Checking if your Portainer token is working on ports 9000 and/or 9443:\n'
+ [[ -z 9443 ]]
+ portainerPort=9443
++ curl -s -k --max-time 3 -H 'Authorization: Bearer ' http://10.0.0.23:9000/api/status
++ jq -r .Version
+ echo 'Portainer http response on port 9000 reports version '
++ curl -s -k -X GET --max-time 3 -H 'X-API-Key: ' http://10.0.0.23:9000/api/endpoints
++ jq '.[] | select(.Name=="local") | .Id'
+ echo 'Portainer Environment ID for local is '
++ curl -s -k --max-time 3 -H 'Authorization: Bearer ' https://10.0.0.23:9443/api/status
++ jq -r .Version
+ echo 'Portainer https response on port 9443 reports version '
++ curl -s -k -X GET --max-time 3 -H 'X-API-Key: ' https://10.0.0.23:9443/api/endpoints
++ jq '.[] | select(.Name=="local") | .Id'
+ echo 'Portainer Environment ID for local is '
+ echo -e '\n----------------------------------------\n'
+ echo -e 'Here'\''s a list of your current OliveTin-related settings:\n'
+ echo HOSTNAME=olivetin-ezstart
+ echo CHANNELS_DVR=10.0.0.23:8089
+ echo CHANNELS_DVR_ALTERNATES=
+ echo CHANNELS_CLIENTS=
+ echo ALERT_SMTP_SERVER=
+ awk -F@ '{print "ALERT_EMAIL_FROM=[Redacted]@" $2}'
+ echo ''
+ [[ -n ALERT_EMAIL_PASS ]]
+ echo 'ALERT_EMAIL_PASS=[Redacted]'
+ echo ''
+ awk -F@ '{print "ALERT_EMAIL_TO=[Redacted]@" $2}'
+ echo UPDATE_YAMLS=true
+ echo UPDATE_SCRIPTS=true
+ [[ -n '' ]]
+ echo PORTAINER_HOST=10.0.0.23
+ echo PORTAINER_PORT=9443
+ echo PORTAINER_ENV=2
+ echo -e '\n----------------------------------------\n'
+ echo -e 'Here'\''s the contents of /etc/resolv.conf from inside the container:\n'
+ sed 's/tail.*\.ts\.net/tail[Redacted].ts.net/' /etc/resolv.conf
+ echo -e '\n----------------------------------------\n'
+ echo -e 'Here'\''s the contents of /etc/hosts from inside the container:\n'
+ cat /etc/hosts
+ [[ -n '' ]]
+ [[ -n '' ]]
+ [[ -n '' ]]
+ cat /config/10.0.0.23-8089_healthcheck-olivetin_latest.log