[mythtv-users] Re: Can a master backend have no inputs?

[STEPHEN BODDY]

I've not tried posting via the web mail client, so
apologies if it stuffs up threading.

--- Garry Cook <garrycook at gmail.com> wrote:
> OK, I'm not doubting you here, you may very well be
> correct. I don't
> know the answer to these questions, as I currently
> only run one MythTV
> box, combo BE/FE.
> However, wouldn't a backend without inputs just be a
> frontend? What
> would be the purpose of a slave backend with no
> inputs? Would it be to
> distribute transcoding and commercial flagging jobs?

This is my current understanding

Master Backend
  This is the controlling backend, telling slaves what
to do.
 Runs thUsually has  the DB too.

Slave Backend