Control Panel

Overview

The Overview page opens the Web UI and shows the access information and system details you need to connect to StreamShuttle.

• Web UI Access: Use the Local or VPN URL to open StreamShuttle in a browser.
• Network Details: Review the local network address and VPN connection information.
• System Information: Check the operating system, StreamShuttle version, and build date.

General Settings

Hub Settings

Configure the hubs running on this PC.

By default, both Temporary Event Storage and the Temporary Database use memory. If StreamShuttle crashes or the computer shuts down unexpectedly, you will lose any events that have not completed. To prevent data loss, uncheck "Use memory" for Temporary Event Storage. You can also specify where to persist temporary data. Ideally, use a different disk from the Storage Root. You must also persist the Temporary Database to disk by unchecking "Use memory" or selecting "Snapshot."

Leaving the Temporary Database in memory while enabling snapshotting provides the best performance. Storing the Temporary Database directly on disk may cause performance issues, especially if the disk is not an SSD or is not fast enough. With snapshotting enabled, most drives will be sufficient for storing temporary data, including slower external USB drives.

The events will be recovered the next time StreamShuttle is restarted.

* Most changes require the hub services to be restarted. Changing the "Storage Root" without first copying the existing data to the new location will result in data loss.

Certificate Options

You need a valid certificate to use every app feature on mobile devices, including PWA installation and push notifications.

A certificate is created automatically when StreamShuttle starts for the first time. It secures traffic between your devices and StreamShuttle services. You must manually install this certificate on each device where you use the app to avoid insecure or self-signed certificate warnings. These warnings appear because the certificate was generated locally instead of by a trusted certificate authority. Installing the certificate tells the device to trust it.

Service Actions

Used to view logs and manage application services.

DDNS Configuration

Dynamic DNS (DDNS) ensures that you can reach your home network even when its public IP address changes. Most internet service providers do not give customers a static IP address, so an outage or network maintenance may result in a new address. DDNS updates a DNS server with your new IP address. You can then use the DDNS hostname to access your network instead of updating the IP address in every device configuration.

* Ideally, enable DDNS before configuring the VPN.

Enable DDNS

• Toggles the DDNS service.

VPN Configuration

This section lets you quickly set up and manage a secure VPN so you can access StreamShuttle securely from anywhere.

Enable VPN

• Toggles VPN management.

VPN Endpoint

Configure the IP address or hostname used to connect to the VPN when you are away from home.

Server Configuration

This area is used to configure the address space the VPN uses for clients and which port we should use to connect to the VPN.

VPN Server Actions

This area is used to control the VPN service and generate VPN server keys.

Automatic Port Forwarding

The Automatic Port Forwarding configuration attempts to open the VPN port automatically. When enabled, StreamShuttle tries to open the port through UPnP or NAT-PMP. If this does not work, you will see a "FAILED" message and must forward the port manually in your router.
You can usually find instructions by searching for your router's model number with "open port" or "port forward."

VPN Clients

Use the VPN clients section to create and manage configurations for connecting to the VPN server and StreamShuttle.

Some changes require you to restart the VPN server. For example, a new client cannot connect until you restart the VPN. When a restart is required, a banner prompts you to select "Save and Restart VPN."