lapicidae / vdr-server

VDR Docker Image based on Arch Linux
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The Video Disk Recorder (VDR) is a free (open source), non-commercial project from Klaus Schmidinger to create a digital video recorder using standard PC components. It is possible to receive, record and playback digital TV broadcasts compatible with the DVB standard.

lapicidae/vdr-server

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Image based on Arch Linux, VDR4Arch and s6-overlay.

Features

Note

The image is automatically rebuilt when any of the following sources receive an update:

Getting Started

Usage

Here are some example snippets to help you get started creating a container.

:warning: WARNING: The first start might be slow.
The first start can take longer, as non-integrated plugins are built from the AUR.

docker-compose (recommended)

Compatible with docker-compose v2 schemas.

version: "2.1"
services:
  vdr-server:
    image: lapicidae/vdr-server
    container_name: vdr-server
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=Europe/London
      - PLUGINS=epgsearch live streamdev-server vnsiserver #optional
    volumes:
      - /path/to/system:/vdr/system
      - /path/to/config:/vdr/config
      - /path/to/recordings:/vdr/recordings
      - /path/to/cache:/vdr/cache
      - /path/to/channellogos:/vdr/channellogos #optional
      - /path/to/log:/vdr/log #optional
      - /path/to/timeshift:/vdr/timeshift #optional
      - /path/to/pkgbuild:/vdr/pkgbuild #optional
    ports:
      - 8008:8008
      - 6419:6419 #optional
      - 6419:6419/udp #optional
      - 34890:34890 #optional
      - 8099:8099 #optional (extra)
    devices:
      - /dev/dvb:/dev/dvb #optional
    cap_add:
      - SYS_TIME #optional: read hint!
    restart: unless-stopped
    stop_grace_period: 60s #important

docker cli

docker run -d \
  --name=vdr-server \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=Europe/London \
  -e PLUGINS=epgsearch live streamdev-server vnsiserver `#optional` \
  -p 8008:8008 \
  -p 6419:6419 `#optional` \
  -p 6419:6419/udp `#optional` \
  -p 34890:34890 `#optional` \
  -p 8099:8099 `#optional (extra)`
  -v /path/to/system:/vdr/system \
  -v /path/to/config:/vdr/config \
  -v /path/to/recordings:/vdr/recordings \
  -v /path/to/cache:/vdr/cache \
  -v /path/to/channellogos:/vdr/channellogos `#optional` \
  -v /path/to/log:/vdr/log `#optional` \
  -v /path/to/timeshift:/vdr/timeshift `#optional` \
  -v /path/to/pkgbuild:/vdr/pkgbuild `#optional` \
  --device /dev/dvb:/dev/dvb `#optional` \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  --cap-add=SYS_TIME `#optional: read hint!` \
  --stop-timeout 60 `#important` \
  lapicidae/vdr-server

Parameters

Container images are configured using parameters passed at runtime.
These parameters are separated by a colon and indicate <external>:<internal> respectively.
For example, -p 8080:80 would expose port 80 from inside the container to be accessible from the host's IP on port 8080 outside the container.

Parameter Function
-p 8008 Http VDR-Live plugin.
-p 3000 Streamdev Server (http Streaming) [^1]
-p 8009 Optional - https VDR-Live plugin (you need to set up your own certificate)
-p 6419 Optional - Simple VDR Protocol (SVDRP)
-p 6419/udp Optional - SVDRP Peering
-p 2004 Optional - Streamdev Server (VDR-to-VDR Streaming)
-p 34890 Optional - Kodi VDR-Network-Streaming-Interface (VNSI)
-e PUID=1000 for UserID - see below for explanation
-e PGID=1000 for GroupID - see below for explanation
-e TZ=Europe/London Specify a timezone to use (e.g. Europe/London)
-e LANG=en_US.UTF-8 Default locale; see list (e.g. en_US.UTF-8)
-e PLUGINS=epgsearch live streamdev-server vnsiserver Optional - Space separated list of VDR Plugins (default: epgsearch live streamdev-server vnsiserver)
-e LOG2FILE=true Optional - Write log to file in /vdr/log
-e PROTECT_CAMDATA=true Optional - Write protect cam.data to avoid unwanted changes
-e DISABLE_WEBINTERFACE=true Optional - Disable web interface (live plugin)
-e LOGO_COPY=false Optional - Use your own station logos in /vdr/channellogos
-v /vdr/system Start parameters, recording hooks and msmtprc config
-v /vdr/config Config files (e.g. setup.conf or channels.conf)
-v /vdr/recordings Recording directory (aka video directory)
-v /vdr/cache Cache files (e.g. epgimages or cam.data)
-v /vdr/channellogos TV and radio station logos
-v /vdr/log Logfiles if LOG2FILE=true
-v /vdr/timeshift VNSI Time-Shift buffer directory
-v /vdr/pkgbuild Build packages: README
--device /dev/dvb Only needed if you want to pass through a DVB card to the container
Extras
-e START_NALUDUMP=true naludump: start naludump every day at 4 am (via cron) [^3]
-e START_NALUDUMP_AT=0 4 * * * naludump: crontab schedule for the start of naludump (examples)
-e START_WEBSERVER=true Web server: provision of station logos, epg images, m3u channel list and xmltv file via http [^2]
-p 8099 Web server: http port of the simple web server [^2]
-e START_XMLTV=true XMLTV: start m3u and XMLTV file generation to /vdr/cache every day at 12 am (via cron) [^4]
-e START_XMLTV_AT=0 6 * * * XMLTV: crontab schedule for starting the creation of m3u and xmltv files (examples)
-e XMLTV_DAYS=3 XMLTV: number of days to be available in the xmltv file (default: 7)
-e XMLTV_DOMAIN_NAME=example.com XMLTV: change the default domain name used in the m3u file (must be available within the container)
-e XMLTV_STREAM_PORT=4561 XMLTV: video stream (streamdev http) port in m3u (default: 3000)
-e XMLTV_LOGO_PORT=1654 XMLTV: web server port for station logos in m3u (default: 8099)
-e XMLTV_LOGO_URL=https://example.com/logos XMLTV: use external png station logos (filename ≙ lower case channel name)

Hint

If you want to use VDRs "SetSystemTime = 1" use parameter "--cap-add=SYS_TIME" (untested) [^1]: Simple interface is avalable at http://<your-ip>:3000 [^2]: When the server is running instructions available at: http://<your-ip>:8099 [^3]: WARNING: The whole process has been designed to be as safe as possible! Nevertheless, there is no guarantee that the recordings will not be damaged during the cleanup. [^4]: Plugin streamdev-server is required for playback. The default server in m3u for channels and channel images is the network alias of the container. Currently, only the German language is fully supported when converting to XMLTV format.

User / Group Identifiers

When using volumes (-v flags) permissions issues can arise between the host OS and the container, we avoid this issue by allowing you to specify the user PUID and group PGID.

Ensure any volume directories on the host are owned by the same user you specify and any permissions issues will vanish like magic.

In this instance PUID=1234 and PGID=4321, to find yours use id user as below:

  $ id username
    uid=1234(dockeruser) gid=4321(dockergroup) groups=4321(dockergroup)

VDR Configuration

Directory Structure

Standard paths and their Container counterpart.

Application Setup

Please read the VDR Wiki.

Command line parameters can be changed in vdr/system/conf.d/00-vdr.conf and
configuration files are located in vdr/config/.

Webui (live plugin) can be found at http://<your-ip>:8008.
Most VDR settings can be edited via the webui remote.

Plugins

First, see if there is anything to adjust in the Webui / Remote section.

Parameters are passed via the corresponding file in vdr/system/conf.d/.
Most other files related to plugins are located in vdr/config/plugins/.

eMail Notification

For example, the VDR plugin epgsearch can send a notification by e-mail (sendmail).
To provide sendmail functionality msmtp is used and the configuration is done in vdr/system/eMail.conf.
Please refer to the msmtp documentation for configuration instructions.

Bonus

Channel IDs

A list of VDR channel IDs is automatically created when the container is stopped and can be found in vdr/cache/channelids.conf.

Recording Error Check

Scan the recordings before 'VDR 2.6.0' for errors (continuity counter), e.g. to display them in the web interface.
Just put an empty file named checkrec into the main directory of your recordings (vdr/recordings).
The process is executed at container start and runs until everything is checked.
The check is done via vdr-checkts by eTobi and the basic script comes from MarkusE.

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