WebGrab+Plus is a multi-site EPG guide collector capable of working incrementally. It downloads the programming schedule and generates an XMLTV format file that you can use to feed your media center or Tvheadend. I first tried installing it on MacOSX and now (this article) it’s time to install it on my Linux server and of course integrate it with Tvheadend. …

Por el 2015 andaba yo buscando un Media Center casero de siguiente generación conectado a mi TV, un “pata negra” que no sea demasiado caro, que pueda conectarse por cable ethernet a un “mundo” de múltiples fuentes que incluya música, fotos, videos familiares o películas o series (tanto SD o HD) y que sea capaz de reproducir TV en tiempo real (SD o HD), que soporte bitrates altos (~40Mbps) independiente de cual sea la fuente (antena, satélite, internet). …

I published this post on Wordpress in January 2015 so, although outdated, you have a reference on how to install Tvheadend with XBMC/KODI as a client to watch Movistar TV channels. …

Having a DVD player is so 90’s. Nowadays it’s possible to combine everything into a single home Media Center with one remote to watch streaming internet channels, DTT or Satellite channels, Movistar TV, movies from your DVDs or series, home videos, listen to your music, or browse your photo collection. …

From what I understood, it’s a tool that allows you to package “Linux applications and all their dependencies” into a self-contained virtual container (something like sandboxes). That doesn’t tell us much, but what if I tell you that you can run your Linux applications (thanks to the Docker daemon) always in the same way on any platform? (for example Windows or macOS by using a super lightweight virtual machine, VirtualBox-style). Now that’s cool. …

Proof of concept to extend my home network to a remote site through the internet, from where I could consume Movistar’s IPTV services. I used a pair of Raspberry Pi 2s, connected to each other by a pair of IPSec tunnels. This post is related to Linux Router for Movistar and video on demand with Fullcone NAT on Linux. …