Record to a NAS — SMB Share Setup

TIVRA can write recordings (and the live TV buffer) to an SMB network share. That means your NAS, Synology, Windows file share, or any home server with SMB enabled becomes the storage target — no more filling up your TV's internal storage.

Before you start

You'll need:

• An SMB server reachable on your local network — most commonly a NAS (Synology, QNAP, Asustor) or a Windows / macOS / Linux machine with file sharing enabled.
• A share name — e.g. media, recordings, tivra.
• A username + password for that share. Anonymous shares work too if you trust your network.
• The server's IP address or hostname — e.g. 192.168.1.50 or nas.local.

Set up the share in TIVRA

1. Open Settings › Storage.
2. Pick Add storage target › SMB network share.
3. Fill in:
   • Server — IP address or hostname. 192.168.1.50
   • Share — the share name. media
   • Sub-path (optional) — folder inside the share. tivra/recordings
   • Username + Password — leave blank for anonymous.
4. Hit Test connection. TIVRA tries a write + read on the share and reports success or what failed.
5. Once the test passes, hit Save.
6. Back on the Storage page, pick which role uses this target:
   • Recordings storage — scheduled + manual recordings.
   • Live buffer storage — the rolling pause-live buffer.

You can put both on the same SMB target, or keep recordings on SMB and the buffer on internal (recommended if your network is slow).

NAS-specific setup notes

Synology

• Make sure SMB service is enabled: Control Panel › File Services › SMB.
• Create a dedicated user (e.g. tivra) and grant it read/write to the target shared folder. Don't reuse your admin login.
• SMB v3 is supported. v1 is deprecated — turn it off on the Synology side.

Windows 10 / 11

• Right-click the folder › Properties › Sharing › Share.... Add a user, give it Read/Write.
• If TIVRA's test connection fails, check Settings › Network & Internet › Sharing options. Turn on file sharing for your Private network profile.

TrueNAS / Unraid

• Both work fine. Create a dataset / share, give your TIVRA user Read/Write, point TIVRA at it.
• TrueNAS Scale: SMB v3 by default, no extra config needed.

Troubleshooting

"Connection refused" on Test

• Server IP wrong or server is off.
• SMB service not running on the server.
• Firewall on the server blocking port 445.

"Authentication failed"

• Username / password typo.
• User doesn't have permission on the share (most common Synology mistake).
• Some servers require a domain prefix — try WORKGROUP\\tivra as the username.

"Write failed" but read works

• User has read-only access to the share. Grant write permission on the server side.

Recordings start, then drop out

• Network throughput too low. Test by copying a large file from your TV's network to the same share with a file manager app — if that's slow, the network is the bottleneck.
• Try wiring the connection if you're on Wi-Fi.