[mythtv-users] Trying to use webfrontend to view recorded shows from another network SOLVED

[Stephen Worthington]

On Thu, 19 Mar 2020 21:29:45 -0500, you wrote:

>On Wed, 18 Mar 2020 22:04:02 -0500
>dwoody5654 at gmail.com wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 17:07:53 +0000
>> mkbloke at gmail.com wrote:
>> 
>> > On Tue, 10 Mar 2020 at 23:01, D&R <dwoody5654 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > 
>> > > Here is a list of mythtv packages that are installed:
>> > >
>> > > mythtv-backend-30.0-12.20190904git5cde0578d8.fc30.x86_64
>> > > mythtv-setup-30.0-12.20190904git5cde0578d8.fc30.x86_64
>> > > mythweb-30.0-2.fc30.noarch
>> > > mythffmpeg-30.0-12.20190904git5cde0578d8.fc30.x86_64
>> > > mythtv-libs-30.0-12.20190904git5cde0578d8.fc30.x86_64
>> > > mythtv-common-30.0-12.20190904git5cde0578d8.fc30.x86_64
>> > > mythtv-frontend-30.0-12.20190904git5cde0578d8.fc30.x86_64
>> > > mythtv-base-themes-30.0-12.20190904git5cde0578d8.fc30.x86_64
>> > > mythes-1.2.4-11.fc30.x86_64
>> > >
>> > 
>> > I'm not sure if it's sensible to compare the packages you're using against
>> > what I'm using, as my system is Debian and the MythTV version is old, so
>> > the exact packaging could have changed over time.  This is what I have
>> > installed though:
>> > 
>> > libmythtv-perl 0.28.2-dmo1+deb9u1
>> > mythtv 0.28.2-dmo1+deb9u1
>> > mythtv-common 0.28.2-dmo1+deb9u1
>> > mythtv-doc 0.28.2-dmo1+deb9u1
>> > mythtv-frontend 0.28.2-dmo1+deb9u1
>> > mythtv-transcode 0.28.2-dmo1+deb9u1
>> > php-mythtv 0.28.2-dmo1+deb9u1
>> > python-mythtv 0.28.2-dmo1+deb9u1
>> > 
>> > --
>> > Cheers, Ian
>> 
>Since my situation is slightly different from others (normal would be to
>connect to mythtv on the primary computer, I have decided to take a different
>approach.
> 
>I have tested the following from a remote location:
>
>A = remote computer
>B = computer connected to internet at home, also has iptables setup.
>C = Computer has mythtv and is connected to B.
>From B sshfs the directory (/tv) from C that contains all recorded shows and
>videos.
>
>Computer C has a directory (/tv/shows) that contains file names (syntax is
>title-subtitle.mp4. The recorded programs have had ffmpeg run to reduce the
>size of the files and change the extension from .ts to .mp4. (changing the
>extension was probably not necessary)
>
>From A use sshfs to mount the directory from B.
>
>I have written a dialog script (yad). When run it displays the directory
>listing from /tv/shows. I can then watch any programs/videos I want.
>
>The above avoids the problem with webfrontend not playing some selections
>correctly and most beneficially I do not need to change the iptables rules to
>allow the connection from remote location.
>
>Thanks for the input you provided,
>
>David

One problem I can see is that sshfs is pretty slow.  You would be
better to be using SAMBA on your internal network connections
(unencrypted, so full network speed) and a faster encrypted connection
for the external connection.  I use OpenVPN for full access to my home
network from the outside, which is rather faster than sshfs when it is
hosted on a reasonably powerful PC (rather than a router).  Even
faster is Wireguard, but that has not yet been certified as being
cryptographically safe.  But it is much easier to set up than OpenVPN.