[mythtv-users] Demise of Mythweb

[Mike Hodson]

Run myth web-app on 127.0.0.1 with Apache, nginx, haproxy or stunnel in
front listening on Lan.

On Mon, Feb 3, 2025, 15:43 John Lovejoy <john at wombatmanor.net> wrote:

> I am currently running MythTV from the v35 PPA on Ubuntu 25.10
>
> For the last couple of times I have performed an "apt upgrade", all
> elements of MythTV being upgraded as normal, except for mythtv-backend
> which has been marked as "not upgrading".
>
> If I manually perform an "apt install mythtv-backend", I am told that
> mythweb will be removed.
>
> If I understand correctly, this is because mythweb is being totally
> deprecated, with users expected to rely on the web app interface on port
> 6544.
>
> If this is the case, it is totally unacceptable to me, because it does
> not seem possible to secure the web app interface, whereas it is fairly
> easy to password protect mythweb.
>
> I love the fact that I can log on to mythweb from anywhere in the world
> to alter my recording schedules. I cannot keep everyone else in the
> world from doing the same (or worse, modifying the backend setup). I am
> sure that I am not the only person to do this.
>
> Is there a way of securing the web app? Is there a way of keeping
> mythweb (other than reverting to an earlier version and never updating)?
>
> John
>
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