[mythtvnz] local and master backend settings

[Nick Rout]

On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 10:46 PM, Roger Searle <roger.searle at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 18/09/11 21:32, tortise wrote:
>> On 18/09/2011 7:09 p.m., Roger Searle wrote:
>>> No idea why, but having them both as 127.0.0.1 just would not work (for
>>> the FE connecting to the BE).  And now with them set to the box's static
>>> address, the FE is happy (whereas it wasn't previously).
>> I can probably answer that - the Frontend needs to know where to go to
>> connect to the Backend, Frontend needs to know Backend's IP
>> address...does that help?  (Sending the Frontend to itself using
>> 127.0.0.1 is going to fail cause its not the backend!)
>>
> I may have not been clear in what I was setting, I was referring to the
> local and master server IP addresses as set on the backend.  The
> defaults are as per this:
>
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/User_Manual:Detailed_configuration_Backend#Host_Address_Backend_Setup
>
> Anyway, I've now got it set with the static IP address of the box, given
> I intend having a separate front end at some point.  I have EPG
> populated again and some schedules set up, mythweb backend status is
> telling me I have a scheduled programme recording right now, and I am
> smiling :)
>
> I'll be looking into sV's database backup comment when I have a chance,
> I see there is a script, and I have the wiki page open in my browser for
> reading asap...

if you are using mythbuntu it is backed up automatically out of a the
script /etc/cron.weekly/mythtv-database.

I move mine to /etc/cron.daily and bump the maximum to be held as two
weeks worth.