[mythtv-users] Portable or Exportable MythTv Environment

[Kevin Kuphal]

Phil Roberts wrote:
> How would one go about setting up a MythTv Environment (MySQL database & 
> video repository) so that:
>
> Everything resided in a standalone disk or partition, where one could:
>
> copy the entire works ( MythTv stuff only, not system files ) to a USB drive 
> for backup or export;
>
> then:
>
> connect the USB drive to another system to process ( 
> edit/transcode/burn/Watch...etc ) the recorded programs while the initial 
> system records new programs ( it is the only one with a tuner and we want to 
> take some of the workload off of the machine without networking overhead ).
>
> Presume both systems have MythTv installed on them as far as the binary 
> files are concerned.
>   
One idea: Run it all in a virtual machine, then pack that up and take it 
with you.  Use a "remote" frontend running on the physical machine for 
best video performance, etc.

Kevin