Live TV/DVR Recordings Not Working/Content folder empty

[Adam Wishne]

Currently when I set a recording the folder is created and an NFO file created but there is no content in the folder after the recording. Any thoughts on if I am missing something basic?

[TheDreadPirate]

Is it being moved to the series or movies folder you set? Are you using a post processing script that would move it?

[Adam Wishne]

Is it being moved to the series or movies folder you set?  Are you using a post processing script that would move it?

Neither - not being moved to Shows folder. Items in that folder are only created via Sonarr. No post processing script, only have "{path}"

The folder gets created but no playable media shows up.

Here are some log entries from this morning when I tested it on some random PBS show

"[2025-01-01 14:07:10.758 +00:00] [INF] [161] Jellyfin.LiveTv.Recordings.RecordingsManager: Beginning recording. Will record for 22.820692556666668 minutes.
[2025-01-01 14:07:10.758 +00:00] [INF] [161] Jellyfin.LiveTv.Recordings.RecordingsManager: Writing file to: "/config/data/data/livetv/recordings/Lyla in the Loop/Lyla in the Loop 2025_01_01_14_00_00.ts"
[2025-01-01 14:07:10.874 +00:00] [INF] [137] Jellyfin.LiveTv.Recordings.RecordingsManager: Opened recording stream from tuner provider
[2025-01-01 14:07:12.819 +00:00] [INF] [137] Jellyfin.LiveTv.Recordings.RecordingsManager: Copying recording stream to file "/config/data/data/livetv/recordings/Lyla in the Loop/Lyla in the Loop 2025_01_01_14_00_00.ts"
[2025-01-01 14:07:13.286 +00:00] [INF] [154] Jellyfin.LiveTv.Recordings.RecordingsManager: Triggering refresh on "/config/data/data/livetv/recordings/Lyla in the Loop/Lyla in the Loop 2025_01_01_14_00_00.ts"
[2025-01-01 14:07:13.287 +00:00] [INF] [154] Jellyfin.LiveTv.Recordings.RecordingsManager: Refreshing recording parent "/config/data/data/livetv/recordings"
[2025-01-01 14:09:01.300 +00:00] [INF] [161] Emby.Server.Implementations.Session.SessionWebSocketListener: Sending ForceKeepAlive message to 1 inactive WebSockets.
[2025-01-01 14:13:01.301 +00:00] [INF] [136] Emby.Server.Implementations.Session.SessionWebSocketListener: Sending ForceKeepAlive message to 1 inactive WebSockets.
[2025-01-01 14:15:49.301 +00:00] [INF] [143] Emby.Server.Implementations.Session.SessionWebSocketListener: Sending ForceKeepAlive message to 1 inactive WebSockets.
[2025-01-01 14:18:37.303 +00:00] [INF] [133] Emby.Server.Implementations.Session.SessionWebSocketListener: Sending ForceKeepAlive message to 1 inactive WebSockets.
[2025-01-01 14:23:01.301 +00:00] [INF] [150] Emby.Server.Implementations.Session.SessionWebSocketListener: Sending ForceKeepAlive message to 1 inactive WebSockets.
[2025-01-01 14:25:49.301 +00:00] [INF] [135] Emby.Server.Implementations.Session.SessionWebSocketListener: Sending ForceKeepAlive message to 1 inactive WebSockets.
[2025-01-01 14:28:37.302 +00:00] [INF] [148] Emby.Server.Implementations.Session.SessionWebSocketListener: Sending ForceKeepAlive message to 1 inactive WebSockets.
[2025-01-01 14:30:02.058 +00:00] [INF] [128] Jellyfin.LiveTv.Recordings.RecordingsManager: Recording stopped: "/config/data/data/livetv/recordings/Lyla in the Loop/Lyla in the Loop 2025_01_01_14_00_00.ts"
[2025-01-01 14:30:02.058 +00:00] [INF] [128] Emby.Server.Implementations.Library.MediaSourceManager: Live stream "a50e4b3700679d33f57db197edb6b7e9" consumer count is now 0
[2025-01-01 14:30:02.058 +00:00] [INF] [128] Emby.Server.Implementations.Library.MediaSourceManager: Closing live stream "e2329f4997b378e64ccf8fa396deb76e_af999c25a00715699361240d4c6c7a53_a50e4b3700679d33f57db197edb6b7e9"
[2025-01-01 14:30:02.058 +00:00] [INF] [128] Jellyfin.LiveTv.TunerHosts.M3UTunerHost: Closing "LiveStream"
[2025-01-01 14:30:02.058 +00:00] [INF] [128] Emby.Server.Implementations.Library.MediaSourceManager: Live stream "e2329f4997b378e64ccf8fa396deb76e_af999c25a00715699361240d4c6c7a53_a50e4b3700679d33f57db197edb6b7e9" closed successfully
[2025-01-01 14:30:02.677 +00:00] [INF] [128] Jellyfin.LiveTv.Recordings.RecordingsManager: Triggering refresh on "/config/data/data/livetv/recordings/Lyla in the Loop/Lyla in the Loop 2025_01_01_14_00_00.ts"
[2025-01-01 14:30:02.976 +00:00] [INF] [128] Jellyfin.LiveTv.Recordings.RecordingsManager: Refreshing recording parent "/config/data/data/livetv/recordings"
[2025-01-01 14:30:03.150 +00:00] [INF] [132] Emby.Server.Implementations.Library.LibraryManager: Removing item, Type: "Movie", Name: "Lyla in the Loop", Path: "/config/data/data/livetv/recordings/Lyla in the Loop/Lyla in the Loop 2025_01_01_14_00_00.ts", Id: 45e44238-4ec6-7f39-2299-1bf6970707ad
[2025-01-01 14:32:01.300 +00:00] [INF] [163] Emby.Server.Implementations.Session.SessionWebSocketListener: Sending ForceKeepAlive message to 1 inactive WebSockets.
[2025-01-01 14:34:49.300 +00:00] [INF] [149] Emby.Server.Implementations.Session.SessionWebSocketListener: Sending ForceKeepAlive message to 1 inactive WebSockets.
[2025-01-01 14:37:37.301 +00:00] [INF] [154] Emby.Server.Implementations.Session.SessionWebSocketListener: Sending ForceKeepAlive message to 1 inactive WebSockets.
[2025-01-01 14:41:01.301 +00:00] [INF] [154] Emby.Server.Implementations.Session.SessionWebSocketListener: Sending ForceKeepAlive message to 1 inactive WebSockets.
[2025-01-01 14:43:49.300 +00:00] [INF] [134] Emby.Server.Implementations.Session.SessionWebSocketListener: Sending ForceKeepAlive message to 1 inactive WebSockets.
[2025-01-01 14:46:37.303 +00:00] [INF] [167] Emby.Server.Implementations.Session.SessionWebSocketListener: Sending ForceKeepAlive message to 1 inactive WebSockets."

[TheDreadPirate]

And you don't have any other apps managing your media?

Do you have a cap on how many episodes of a series are kept?

[onemorejeff]

When I start a DVR recording the .nfo files are created. Also a "0" byte .ts file is created, it does not grow. My setup is simple, no Docker. It is being run on a RasPi 5. I am not yet using any "post processing". I found an article that indicated checking the box for "Auto-loop live streams" found in the "Live TV" ---> "Tuner Devices"  ---> "Live TV Tuner Setup". Although I saw no relation to that being a fix, it did work. I was now recording just fine. And that setting does cause problems. I'm watching a live tv show and it will go back arounf 10 minutes and play from there. I can re-select the channel and it plays normally for a while and it does it again. I've unchecked that setting and now the DVR does not record as indicated in the 1st part of this post. I'm sorry I'm a newbie, but I don't know why it won't record. Is this a known issue? I've looked and find nothing. Am I doing something wrong? I cannot find more on that also.