[mythtv-users] Can I have frontend without installing backend.

[George Nassas]

On 2010-03-24, at 5:25 PM, Robin Smith wrote:

> If you are running a single combined backend and frontend, then leave
> this at its default value of 127.0.0.1. This is often referred to as
> the local loopback IP address. If you have multiple frontends
> connecting to this backend then you will need to set this address to
> the same address as the real IP address eg 192.168.2.11 as it appears
> on your network. If you have a DNS Server running on your network you
> can just put the hostname eg "MythBackend". Your DNS Server will
> translate this to its real IP address.

One other thing that I didn't see in a quick scan of that page is you also have to tell mysql to listen for connections on the machine's IP number. A mythfrontend communicates with both the database and the backend. On debian the default config is to have mysql listen to 127.0.0.1 so you'll have to tweak /etc/mysql/my.cnf.

I didn't know you could use hostnames for the BE address, that was a regularly requested feature in the past and was always shot down for reasons I never understood. If it works then great but should your FE fail to find the BE then try IP numbers.

- George