[mythtv-users] webfrontend vs. mythweb

[Greg Oliver]

On Thu, Jul 7, 2022 at 9:42 AM James Abernathy <jfabernathy at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>
> On Thu, Jul 7, 2022 at 10:19 AM Stuart Auchterlonie <
> stuarta at squashedfrog.net> wrote:
>
>> On 06/07/2022 17:23, James Abernathy wrote:
>> > What is the status of the webfrontend replacing mythweb?
>> >
>> > I've used both but I like the fact that if I can install mythtv on a
>> > system, I get the webfrontend by default and don't have to figure out
>> > how to install apache php and configure mythweb.
>> >
>> > I see a number of features tagged as beta in webfrontend. Is there a
>> > target for the webfrontend being the primary web tool for mythtv?
>> >
>>
>> mythweb still functions, but is not being developed at all.
>> patches are welcome to keep it functioning until there is a replacement
>>
>> the "webfrontend". this is the original attempt at being able
>> to manage the backend via the embedded web server (thanks Stuart M)
>> due to it's use of QtScriptEngine (which is deprecated) and the
>> hard ties into the UPnP stack (which creates the web server - don't ask)
>> this is also no longer maintained or developed.
>>
>> THE FUTURE!!!!!!
>>
>> We are working on an angular based web app which utilizes the services
>> API to do all the work.
>>
>> There is a *LOT* todo, including expanding the API to be able to do
>> everything we need.
>>
>> If you are at all versed in Angular, or just interested in helping out
>> please do get in touch.
>>
>> The current WIP version of this can be found at
>> http://<your_backend>:<backend_port + 200>
>> all active development is on master, the version on fixes/32 is a
>> skeleton.
>>
>> Questions?
>>
>>
>> Regards
>> Stuart
>>
>
> Thanks for the explanation. A lot clearer now. I wish I had the software
> skills to help out but when I programmed, "Angular" described  the cut on
> the corner of the IBM punch cards. I was really good at Fortran, Cobol,
> PL/1 and IBM 360 assembly. :-)
>
> My current production MythTV is based on v32 on a Kubuntu 22.04 system in
> a closet with FireTV 4K front ends for Leanfront and mythfrontend.
> Everything works great.
>
> However, I keep tinkering and test systems based on Raspberry PI 4's or
> Intel NUCs for use in my camper or elsewhere. There is no perfect solution
> for those yet, but I'm getting close. My biggest problem is that the RPI OS
> isn't the best solution for MythTV on the RPI4 and I'm not a fan of *buntu
> based OS's on the NUC due to snapd and other Canonical weirdness.
>

I did a project for a friend a while back utilizing Pi 2,3 and 4.  I tried
a lot of different OSes on them and found ArchLinux Arm to be the best for
them.  They keep up with the optimized branches targeting the specific CPUs
in them well ahead of anyone else.  It is a very well maintained distro for
the Arm boards (not just PIs).  Just my $.02 if you have never tried it.



> Thanks to all the developers who still have the skills to work on this
> project.
>
> Jim A
>
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