Repository navigation
[Feature]: Watch History Contains Server Up/Down Events, Why? :-) #30
Description
Use case
Have a Watch History which is purely ... watch history!
:-)
Current workaround
None
Proposed solution
I rebooted the server running Channels DVR after an OS update (which is not the same machine running ChannelWatch docker container), and now I find Events in my Watch History that maybe don't belong there?
Description of "Watch History" is "Search and filter recent playback and recording activity"
So maybe events such as:
"DVR is Unreachable" and "DVR has Recovered" don't really belong in there?
They certainly belong in some log somewhere - but maybe not there?
Just opening it for discussion ... I can see it could be argued both ways?
:-)
Acceptance criteria
Channels DVR reachability etc events wouldn't clutter up the Watch History?
How important is this to you?
Nice to have
Alternatives considered
No response
Additional context
No response
Activity
CoderLuii commentedon Oct 28, 2026
Looking into this 🕵️♂️
You're right, Watch History should stay focused on playback and recordings. I'm working on a fix that keeps DVR connection events in Recent Activity and makes sure the history filters, totals and CSV export follow the same rule.
stephenjharrington commentedon Oct 28, 2026
👍🏻 Thanks @CoderLuii
CoderLuii commentedon Oct 28, 2026
@stephenjharrington, fixed in v1.6.4: Watch History now shows playback and recording activity. DVR connection and disk events stay in Recent Activity, and your existing records stay intact.
Search, client filters, totals and CSV exports follow the same rule. The client menu also includes devices from older retained activity.
Install it from Settings > Updates. You don't need to recreate your container. Thanks for pointing this out.
v1.6.4 release notes
CoderLuii commentedon Oct 28, 2026
@stephenjharrington, here's where those events appear: Dashboard > Recent Activity. Leave the activity filter on All to see DVR disconnects and recoveries.
This example uses demo data and shows desktop and mobile side by side.
Here's the Watch History change before and after, using the same demo data on both sides:
stephenjharrington commentedon Oct 28, 2026
Nice work @CoderLuii, thanks!