The LinuxServer.io team brings you another container release featuring :-
- regular and timely application updates
- easy user mappings (PGID, PUID)
- custom base image with s6 overlay
- weekly base OS updates with common layers across the entire LinuxServer.io ecosystem to minimise space usage, down time and bandwidth
- regular security updates
Find us at:
- Discord - realtime support / chat with the community and the team.
- IRC - on freenode at
#linuxserver.io. Our primary support channel is Discord. - Blog - all the things you can do with our containers including How-To guides, opinions and much more!
- Podcast - on hiatus. Coming back soon (late 2018).
PSA: Changes are happening
From August 2018 onwards, Linuxserver are in the midst of switching to a new CI platform which will enable us to build and release multiple architectures under a single repo. To this end, existing images for arm64 and armhf builds are being deprecated. They are replaced by a manifest file in each container which automatically pulls the correct image for your architecture. You'll also be able to pull based on a specific architecture tag.
TLDR: Multi-arch support is changing from multiple repos to one repo per container image.
linuxserver/oscam
Oscam is an Open Source Conditional Access Module software used for descrambling DVB transmissions using smart cards. It's both a server and a client.
Supported Architectures
Our images support multiple architectures such as x86-64, arm64 and armhf. We utilise the docker manifest for multi-platform awareness. More information is available from docker here.
Simply pulling linuxserver/oscam should retrieve the correct image for your arch, but you can also pull specific arch images via tags.
The architectures supported by this image are:
| Architecture | Tag |
|---|---|
| x86-64 | amd64-latest |
| arm64 | arm64v8-latest |
| armhf | arm32v6-latest |
Usage
Here are some example snippets to help you get started creating a container.
docker
docker create \
--name=oscam \
-e PUID=1001 \
-e PGID=1001 \
-e TZ=Europe/London \
-p 8888:8888 \
-v <path to data>:/config \
--device /dev/ttyUSB0:/dev/ttyUSB0 \
--restart unless-stopped \
linuxserver/oscam
Passing through Smart Card Readers
If you want to pass through a smart card reader, you need to specify the reader with the --device= tag. The method used depends on how the reader is recognized.
The first is /dev/ttyUSBX. To find the correct device, connect the reader and run dmesg | tail on the host. In the output you will find /dev/ttyUSBX, where X is the number of the device. If this is the first reader you connect to your host, it will be /dev/ttyUSB0. If you add one more it will be /dev/ttyUSB1.
If there are no /dev/ttyUSBX device in dmesg | tail, you have to use the USB bus path. It will look similar to the below.
/dev/bus/usb/001/001
The important parts are the two numbers in the end. The first one is the Bus number, the second is the Device number. To find the Bus and Device number you have to run lsusb on the host, then find your USB device in the list and note the Bus and Device numbers.
Here is an example of how to find the Bus and Device. The output of the lsusb command is below.
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 076b:6622 OmniKey AG CardMan 6121
The first number, the Bus, is 002. The second number, the Device, is 005. This will look like below in the --device= tag.
--device=/dev/bus/usb/002/005
If you have multiple smart card readers, you add one --device= tag for each reader.
docker-compose
Compatible with docker-compose v2 schemas.
---
version: "2"
services:
oscam:
image: linuxserver/oscam
container_name: oscam
environment:
- PUID=1001
- PGID=1001
- TZ=Europe/London
volumes:
- <path to data>:/config
ports:
- 8888:8888
devices:
- /dev/ttyUSB0:/dev/ttyUSB0
mem_limit: 4096m
restart: unless-stopped
Parameters
Container images are configured using parameters passed at runtime (such as those above). These parameters are separated by a colon and indicate <external>:<internal> respectively. For example, -p 8080:80 would expose port 80 from inside the container to be accessible from the host's IP on port 8080 outside the container.
| Parameter | Function |
|---|---|
-p 8888 |
WebUI |
-e PUID=1001 |
for UserID - see below for explanation |
-e PGID=1001 |
for GroupID - see below for explanation |
-e TZ=Europe/London |
Specify a timezone to use EG Europe/London. |
-v /config |
Where oscam should store config files and logs. |
--device /dev/ttyUSB0 |
For passing through smart card readers. |
User / Group Identifiers
When using volumes (-v flags) permissions issues can arise between the host OS and the container, we avoid this issue by allowing you to specify the user PUID and group PGID.
Ensure any volume directories on the host are owned by the same user you specify and any permissions issues will vanish like magic.
In this instance PUID=1001 and PGID=1001, to find yours use id user as below:
$ id username
uid=1001(dockeruser) gid=1001(dockergroup) groups=1001(dockergroup)
Application Setup
To set up oscam there are numerous guides on the internet. There are too many scenarios to make a quick guide. The web interface is at port 8888.
Support Info
- Shell access whilst the container is running:
docker exec -it oscam /bin/bash - To monitor the logs of the container in realtime:
docker logs -f oscam - container version number
docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' oscam
- image version number
docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' linuxserver/oscam
Updating Info
Most of our images are static, versioned, and require an image update and container recreation to update the app inside. With some exceptions (ie. nextcloud, plex), we do not recommend or support updating apps inside the container. Please consult the Application Setup section above to see if it is recommended for the image.
Below are the instructions for updating containers:
Via Docker Run/Create
- Update the image:
docker pull linuxserver/oscam - Stop the running container:
docker stop oscam - Delete the container:
docker rm oscam - Recreate a new container with the same docker create parameters as instructed above (if mapped correctly to a host folder, your
/configfolder and settings will be preserved) - Start the new container:
docker start oscam - You can also remove the old dangling images:
docker image prune
Via Docker Compose
- Update the image:
docker-compose pull linuxserver/oscam - Let compose update containers as necessary:
docker-compose up -d - You can also remove the old dangling images:
docker image prune
Versions
- 19.02.19: - Add pipeline logic and multi arch, rebase to Alpine 3.8.
- 03.01.18: - Deprecate cpu_core routine lack of scaling.
- 13.12.17: - Rebase to alpine 3.7.
- 19.10.17: - Add ccid package for usb card readers.
- 17.10.17: - Switch to using bzr for source code, streamboard awol.
- 28.05.17: - Rebase to alpine 3.6.
- 09.02.17: - Rebase to alpine 3.5.
- 14.10.16: - Add version layer information.
- 02.10.16: - Add info on passing through devices to README.
- 25.09.16: - Initial release.