Hey All,
Just wanted to follow up on this thread. After working with different solutions for push notifications, I ended up creating my own lightweight tool called ChannelWatch specifically for getting Pushover notifications when TV viewing begins.
@bnhf - Thanks for all your work on OliveTin! My use case was pretty specific, so I built something focused just on watching for viewing activity in the logs.
For anyone interested, ChannelWatch is a simple Docker container that:
- Monitors the Channels DVR log file in real-time
- Sends Pushover notifications when someone starts watching TV
- Includes channel name, number, and resolution in the notification
- Uses minimal resources (perfect for NAS devices)
I've made a detailed announcement post with setup instructions here:
The tool is open source and available on both GitHub and Docker Hub:
- GitHub: https://github.com/CoderLuii/ChannelWatch
- Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/coderluii/channelwatch
Thought this might be useful for others who want a dedicated solution for viewing notifications!