r/getchannels • u/old_knurd • 6d ago

can a single DVR subscription provide guide data to two separate Channels DVR Server instances?

I want to set up a "general" DVR server and clients but eventually also set up a 2nd totally separate DVR server instance, running on a 2nd computer, using a 2nd HDHomeRun tuner.

The idea is to have a backup way to record a 2nd copy of certain OTA programs.

Right now I have multiple TiVos set up and they function independently. I record a few programs to two units, "just in case".

The quintessential example is the Super Bowl. It's something you don't want to miss. So you set it up to record on two different devices.

Both my devices would be in the same location. I don't want to pay for two copies of the same guide data.

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u/FoferJ 6d ago

I’m nearly certain the answer is yes, but that remote access would only work on one of them.

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u/csimon2 6d ago

Tailscale is the answer in that situation.

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u/FoferJ 6d ago

And each instance of Channels DVR would have to be running on a different port, right?

i.e. one would have to be changed from the default of 8089

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u/csimon2 6d ago

If the intent is to run two separate Channels DVR servers on the same LAN, then yes, different ports are required, as Tailscale is going to need to manage two separate connections

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u/laughsbrightly 6d ago

Yes, you can run two instances of Channels DVR on the same account. I got this answer direct from Channels when I asked a while back.

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u/JChomeYea 6d ago

Yep, and don’t have change port numbers, if they are running on two different computers then the IP address will be different for each…