SAT>IP Server/Client configuration

I'm attempting to get two machines running TVheadend configured, one as the IPTV server exporting the tuners and the other as the IPTV client connecting to these tuners

I've not found a working example or much documentation on this so I'm not sure if I'm nearly there or completely barking up the wrong tree.

My configuration is as follows:

One machine with with DVB-S tuners and TVheadend configured as the SAT>IP server
SAT>IP source number 1

I've then generated the channels.m3u file with http://ip-of-server:9981/playlist
I've seen scripts to generate the m3u file but I'm guessing this is no longer required
I can view the streams fine in a browser

The other machine with TVheadend configured DVB Inputs>Networks>IPTV Automatic Network

URL -> file:///home/me/channels.m3u (not sure if it's file:// or file:///, but tried both)
SAT>IP source number 1

But, it's not discovering any Muxes or Services when I do a force scan.

Is anyone able to give me any pointers, or documentation I'm missing, to help with this.

Many thanks,

Replies (3)

RE: SAT>IP Server/Client configuration - Added by Nicolas Rioja over 6 years ago

Hi,

I´m also interested a similar scenario like yours... did you get it working at the end?

My intention is run two tvheadends:

Tvheadend running @ LibreElec 8.2.5 (RPi2). Acting as SAT>IP server to export the DVB-T network
Tvheadend 4.2.3-20 ~ LibreELEC Tvh-addon v8.2.112

Tvheadend running @ QNAP QTS 4.3.4.0551 (NAS). Acting as SAT>IP client to manage the exported DVB-T network
Tvheadend 4.3-1236~g518d57bee

Both of them has configured the DVB-T network with all the muxes and services mapped and, I haven´t deleted any information regarding that previously to configure all of this.

The sat>ip server (RPi2) is configured in this way...

The output in the log is this:

2018-04-26 22:47:15.494 satips: Starting SAT>IP RTSP server 192.168.10.9:554
2018-04-26 22:47:15.494 satips: SAT>IP Server reinitialized
2018-04-26 22:47:15.494 satips:   HTTP 192.168.10.9:9981, RTSP 192.168.10.9:554
2018-04-26 22:47:15.494 satips:   descramble 1, muxcnf 0
2018-04-26 22:47:15.494 satips:   tuner[fe=1]: DVB-T #2
2018-04-26 22:47:15.494 satips:   tuner[fe=2]: DVB-T #2
2018-04-26 22:47:16.076 satips: SAT>IP server announces an empty tuner list to a client 192.168.10.9 (missing network assignment)

With this configuration, I can see in the client (NAS) the two DVB-T (SAT>IP) tuners coming from the server (RPi2) IP address. Below you can find the General configuration of SAT>Ip :

And below the configuration of one of the SAT>Ip tuners:

The first question that I have is about the message when I configure the Sat>ip server...

2018-04-26 22:47:16.076 satips: SAT>IP server announces an empty tuner list to a client 192.168.10.9 (missing network assignment)

What means that message?¶

Following with the setup and reading the documentation I reach to the part of "SAT>IP Source" and says this:

Only networks with the “SAT>IP Source” field set are exported through the SAT>IP protocol. This field is matched through the “src” parameter asked from the SAT>IP client. Usually (and by default) this value is 1. For satellite tuners, this value determines the satellite source (dish). By specification position 1 = DiseqC AA, 2 = DiseqC AB, 3 = DiseqC BA, 4 = DiseqC BB, but any numbers may be used - depends on the SAT>IP client. Note that if you use a similar number for multiple networks, the first matched network containing the mux with requested parameters will win (also for unknown mux).

Next question, where should I configure that parameter? In the network of the Tvh server (RPi2) or in the Tvh client (QNAP)???¶

Since I didn´t know where to do it... I leaved it configured in both networks in the two Tvheadend. See the image below:

Well so, even with the above configurations made, I´m unable to view the DVB-T channels from the Tvh client (QNAP). Can someone tell me what I´m doing wrong?¶

Thank you very much and best regards

RE: SAT>IP Server/Client configuration - Added by g siviero over 6 years ago

On the Rpi server in Configuration > General -> SAT>IP -> RTSP port try 9983
On the Qnap (client) in TV adapters> Basic Settings -> Tuner configuration try to select "Auto".
On the Qnap (client) at least in one of the tuners enable the Over-the-air EPG (if you don't populate the EPG in other ways).
Anyway everything else seems correct, you have 72 DVB-T mapped channels on the QNAP, what do you mean you are unable to see them?

RE: SAT>IP Server/Client configuration - Added by Nicolas Rioja over 6 years ago

@g siviero I´m nickiman in the QNAP forum, don´t know if you remember me...

Yes, the services mapped that you have seen in the picture are the ones were working before QNAP broke the firmware with the QTS update and leave our DVB-USB devices useless.
As you can see, my intention is to make a workaround for our situation in order to still use the virtualdj´s QPKG.

I´ve seen your post today... thanks for try to help me I´ve finished my setup two days ago. Once I´ve restarted both Tvheadend it starts to work.

My configuration is like the pictures showed but with some remarks:
1.- Only the sat>ip source needs to be configured in the sat>ip server.
2.- Since my DVB-T device is a Dual Tuner and in the SAT>IP server configuration I exported the 2 tuners my configuration in order to get all available the "Tuner configuration" must be DVBT-2
3.- Linked inputs must be disabled (even in the picture are enabled) this feature seems to doesn´t work when the tuners are in SAT>IP mode.

Best regards.

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