Setting up DVR storage on a single-drive WD My Cloud NAS

Before you continue, make sure you have the following:

• HDHomeRun DVR subscription
• One or more compatible HDHomeRun device: see List of DVR compatible HDHomeRun devices
• A non-“Home” WD My Cloud NAS

These instructions are provided for users who cannot run the Windows install tool.

1. Go to the NAS webpage. This is usually available at http://wdmycloud/ or http://wdmycloud.local/. If you know the IP address of your My Cloud you can also enter that in your browser's address bar. Log in once you arrive at the page.

2. Enable SSH support. Go to the Settings page, Network, and set SSH to ON.

   Western Digital now uses “sshd” instead of “root” for the ssh username.

3. Open a terminal window (on Mac OS, open Terminal.app. For Windows 10 click here) and type “ssh sshd@wdmycloud” or “ssh sshd@<ip address of My Cloud>”, e.g. “ssh sshd@192.168.0.102”

   Log in with the same password you use to access the web interface.

4. Download the HDHomeRun DVR software package by running one of the following (just choose one):

   Version	Command
   OS 5 - Stable	wget -O /tmp/hdhomerun_dvr.apkg https://download.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/hdhomerun_record_wdc_WDMyCloud_os5.apkg
   OS 5 - Beta	wget -O /tmp/hdhomerun_dvr.apkg https://download.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/hdhomerun_record_wdc_WDMyCloud_os5_beta.apkg

5. Install the HDHomeRun DVR software package. Run the following command:

   upload_apkg -d -s 1 -p ../../../../../tmp/hdhomerun_dvr.apkg

6. Start the DVR. Run the following command:

   /mnt/HD/HD_a2/Nas_Prog/hdhomerun_dvr/start.sh

7. Disable SSH support. Go to the Settings page, Network, and set SSH to OFF.

Manual installation for older WD NAS models that don't support install packages:

1. Go to the NAS webpage. This is usually available at http://wdmycloud/ or http://wdmycloud.local/. If you know the IP address of your My Cloud you can also enter that in your browser's address bar. Log in once you arrive at the page.

2. Enable SSH support. Go to the Settings page, Network, and set SSH to ON.

   Western Digital now uses “sshd” instead of “root” for the ssh username.

3. Open a terminal window (on Mac OS, open Terminal.app. For Windows 10 click here) and type “ssh sshd@wdmycloud” or “ssh sshd@<ip address of My Cloud>”, e.g. “ssh sshd@192.168.0.102”

   Log in with the same password you use to access the web interface.

4. Copy and paste the following commands one by one, pressing return/enter after each line:

   cd /shares/HDHomeRun
   
   wget -O hdhomerun_record http://download.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/hdhomerun_record_linux
   
   dd if=hdhomerun_record bs=4096 skip=1 | tar -xz hdhomerun_record_arm
   
   sudo chmod +x hdhomerun_record_arm
   
   echo -e \#\!/bin/sh\\n/shares/HDHomeRun/hdhomerun_record_arm \$1 --conf /shares/HDHomeRun/hdhomerun.conf | sudo tee /etc/init.d/hdhomerun_record
   
   sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/hdhomerun_record
   
   sudo ln -sf /etc/init.d/hdhomerun_record /etc/rc2.d/S99HDHomeRun
   
   echo RecordPath=/shares/HDHomeRun/ | sudo tee /shares/HDHomeRun/hdhomerun.conf
   
   sudo /etc/init.d/hdhomerun_record start

5. Disable SSH support. Go to the Settings page, Network, and set SSH to OFF.

• Q: If the NAS loses power or reboots will the Record Engine autostart?
• A: Yes.

• Q: Do I need to create a Share Folder titled HDHomeRun? Where are recordings saved?
• A: No, you do not. If you're setting up a brand new My Cloud, recordings will be saved to Public\HDHomeRun. If you already have an HDHomeRun folder in the ROOT of the NAS, the Record Engine will continue to use the existing folder.

• Q: How do I uninstall this?
• A: SSH in (see step 3 above) and run:

  del_apkg hdhomerun_dvr

Once you finish setting up a DVR storage device, see our guide link below for instructions on using the DVR features in the HDHomeRun app.
Instructions on using the DVR features in the HDHomeRun app