[mythtv-users] Any problem with main frontend also being household network server?

Mike Perkins mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk
Wed Aug 8 09:08:14 UTC 2012


On 08/08/12 09:49, Damian wrote:
>
> The negatives, to me, seem to be that I'd be replacing 1 box with 2 boxes. One
> frontend machine and one network server (which I assume would also be the myth
> backend .. otherwise it would be 2 'always on' machines, which just seems nuts).
> 2 machines rather than one means both more expense and more space needed (when
> we are already losing space due to the garage conversion.
>
Huh? The mythtv backend is just a process running on your server. No need to 
invent another box. If it's on 24x7 and it holds the storage (plus mysql, of 
course) then that's the place to put your backend.

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Mike Perkins



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