---
title: Install vdr-server on Raspberry Pi using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of vdr-server for on Raspberry Pi - the Video
  Disk Recorder
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/vdr-server/raspbian
---

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# Install vdr-server on **Raspberry Pi**

# vdr-server

[Oliver Grawert (ogra)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ogra "View all snaps from Oliver Grawert (ogra)")

* [Oliver Grawert (ogra)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ogra "View all snaps from Oliver Grawert (ogra)")
* [Photo and Video](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=photo-and-video)

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/vdr-server/raspbian#install)

#### the Video Disk Recorder

This vdr-server snap ships with vdr and the vnsiserver plugin enabled by
default. Optionally the streamdev (server), epgsearch, epgfixer, live and
dvbapi plugins can be enabled and disabled at runtime using

```
 snap set vdr-server pluginname=true
```

All configuration files are stored in /var/snap/vdr-server/current/lib/

To allow vdr to work seameless please connect the dvb, hardware-observe,
network-control and process-control interfaces of this snap.

If you need additional plugins included in the snap, please file an issue
at <https://github.com/ogra1/vdr-server/issues>

### Package name

* vdr-server

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### License

* GPL-2.0-only

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### Last updated

* 3 February 2022 - latest/stable
* 14 October 2025 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/ogra1/vdr-server](https://github.com/ogra1/vdr-server "https://github.com/ogra1/vdr-server")

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### Contact

* [github.com/ogra1/vdr-server/issues](https://github.com/ogra1/vdr-server/issues "https://github.com/ogra1/vdr-server/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/vdr-server/raspbian#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Raspberry Pi and install vdr-server

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

On a [Raspberry Pi](https://www.raspberrypi.org/) running the latest version of [Raspbian](https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/) snap can be installed directly from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

You will also need to reboot your device:

```
sudo reboot
```

After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:

```
sudo snap install snapd
```

### Install vdr-server

To install vdr-server, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install vdr-server
```

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