[mythtv-users] Sync 2 remote backends over VPN

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Sep 12, 2008, at 2:35 PM, robbinsck1 at gmail.com wrote:

> Hey all,  this probably isn't as technical as the cat thread...but  
> here is my goal.
>
> I have a myth setup (that rocks) and I've recently set my brother up  
> with one as well.
>
> I have an ip-cop secure VPN tunnel between our two houses so I can  
> access all his resources with lan ip's securely and visa-versa.
>
> Now, how would I sync both servers so that it shows identical  
> "recorded programs" so basically they are mirrored in some respects.  
> I know its not possible to mirror them in real-time because of  
> network speed. My thoughts are some sort of user-job that runs at  
> night and syncs that days recorded content. Some sort of import/ 
> export script.
>
> Has anyone ventured down this road or have links to like information?

rsync for the video files, but merging the database information would  
be a nightmare.