[mythtv-users] Backend inside a docker container

[Monkey Pet]

On Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 10:35 AM James Abernathy <jfabernathy at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> On Sat, Feb 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM Monkey Pet <monkeypet at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Anyone attempted? There are very old mythtv docker images and I know zero
>> about building a new docker image, so I am about to embark on this path. I
>> have a hdhomerun network tuner, so I think it should be relatively easy to
>> bring up the backend in a docker container. Any pointers or hints would be
>> appreciated.
>>
>
> I've never attempted mythtv in a Docker Container, but I have used
> Mythtv-backend running in an Ubuntu 24.04 Minimal server VM.  Since it
> doesn't have any snaps installed I can play with it.
>

I found this, but I haven't tried it yet, so in case you have time to try
it and see it working with v35 ;)

https://hub.docker.com/r/instantlinux/mythtv-backend


>
> I currently have an Endeavour OS (Archlinux) workstation that has a spare
> partition setup to support the Mythtv Storage directories.  If I'm not
> running Mythtv under Arch, then I can run it in the VM and connect to the
> extra hard drive with NFS.  SInce my tuners for playing are all HDHomerun
> networked tuners it works in VMs if you use a bridge instead of a NAT, the
> default.
>
> Fun project to test the viability of Ubuntu server as my production
> backend.  I ended up going with Debian 12 server as the backend.
>
> JIm A
>
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