This report provides a detailed analysis of the structure, parameters, and best practices for oscam.conf .
: Links the DVB API to a specific user account defined in your oscam.user file.
: The time (in milliseconds) OScam waits for a reader to respond before timing out. A standard value is 5000 (5 seconds). oscam.conf
Enables OSCam to act as a CCcam server for CCcam clients. | Parameter | Description | Example | |-----------|-------------|---------| | port | Listening port for CCcam protocol | port = 12000 | | version | Reported CCcam version to clients | version = 2.3.2 | | nodeid | Unique node ID (hex) | nodeid = 1234567890ABCDEF |
[global] logfile = /var/log/oscam.log clienttimeout = 5000 fallbacktimeout = 2500 preferlocalcards = 1 nice = -1 maxlogsize = 1000 [cache] max_time = 15 [dvbapi] enabled = 1 au = 1 user = dvbapi_local boxtype = dreambox [webif] httpport = 8888 httpuser = admin httppwd = SecurePassword123 httpallowed = 127.0.0.1,192.168.1.0-192.168.1.255 [cccam] port = 12000 version = 2.3.2 reshare = 1 Use code with caution. 6. Best Practices and Troubleshooting This report provides a detailed analysis of the
This includes settings related to the management of access control, such as which CA systems are supported and how they are configured.
[reader] blocks (card readers / network clients) A standard value is 5000 (5 seconds)
Here is a standard configuration used by many hobbyists for a stable local setup:
: Defines where OScam writes its operational logs. You can specify a file path (e.g., /var/log/oscam.log ), set it to stdout to view logs in the console, or use syslog .
httpport = 8889 httpsupported = 1 httpssl = 1 httpservercert = /etc/oscam/cert.pem httpserverkey = /etc/oscam/key.pem
[global] nice = -1 logfile = /var/log/oscam/oscam.log clientmaxidle = 120 waitforcards = 1 [webif] httpport = 8888 httpuser = admin httppwd = password httpallowed = 127.0.0.1,192.168.0.0-192.168.255.255 [dvbapi] enabled = 1 au = 1 pmt_mode = 0 user = local_user boxtype = dreambox [cccam] port = 12000 version = 2.3.0 reshare = 1 Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard Pro-Tips for Tuning