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Real-Time Alerts for Your Channels DVR

ChannelWatch sends real-time alerts the moment your Channels DVR starts recording, streaming, or running low on disk.

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v1.0 live MIT licensed Deploy status: Passing
Migration is automatic in v1.0 — your settings carry over. Migration guide

Quick setup

How it works

Deploy once, connect your Channels DVR, and choose where ChannelWatch sends alerts.

  1. Deploy

    Run one `docker-compose.yml`.

  2. Connect

    Add your Channels DVR in the web UI.

  3. Get alerts

    Pick a provider and start receiving alerts.

One compose file. Web UI handles the rest.

Proof of value

The difference

ChannelWatch turns hidden DVR activity into a steady, readable stream of alerts and status.

Without ChannelWatch

  • Check your DVR manually to see what's recording or playing.
  • Find out about disk space when recordings start failing.

With ChannelWatch

  • Instant alerts on your phone the moment live TV, VOD, or a recording changes.
  • Disk space warnings before you lose a recording — with configurable thresholds.

Coverage

What ChannelWatch monitors

Live TV, recordings, playback, disk space, multi-DVR installs, and the alerts that keep all of it visible.

Never miss a live event

Get an instant notification when someone starts watching live TV — with channel name, program title, and which device is tuned in.

Know every recording, start to finish

Scheduled, started, completed, cancelled — ChannelWatch tracks the full recording lifecycle and alerts you at every step.

Stop losing recordings to a full drive

Set your own thresholds. Get a warning before disk space becomes a problem, not after a recording fails.

One dashboard for all your DVRs

ChannelWatch v1.0 monitors multiple Channels DVR servers from a single install — with per-DVR notification routing and independent alert settings.

See all alert types and features

Product tour

See it in action

The dashboard and diagnostics views make monitoring, troubleshooting, and proof easy to scan.

ChannelWatch dashboard showing real-time stream monitoring, upcoming recordings, and disk usage
Evidence Real-time dashboard — active streams, upcoming recordings, and disk usage at a glance.

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Trust

Built by the same community it monitors

Open-source, actively shipped, and easy to verify before you install.

Next step

Up and running in 60 seconds.

Use one docker-compose.yml, connect your Channels DVR in the web UI, and start receiving alerts in minutes.

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