Oscam+server+config May 2026

[reader]
label                         = local_card
protocol                      = internal
device                        = /dev/sci0
cardmhz                       = 357
mhz                           = 450
group                         = 1
emmcache                      = 1,3,2
blockemm-unknown              = 1
blockemm-g                    = 1
au                            = 1
caid                          = 0x1830
detect                        = cd
mhz_auto                      = 1

Key Parameters Explained:

################################## [reader] label = pay_server protocol = cccam device = payserver.org,12000 user = buy_user password = buy_pass group = 3 cccmaxhops = 2 cccreshare = 1 inactivitytimeout = 15 fallback = 1

| Feature | Benefit | |---------|---------| | Very stable | Can run for months without restart | | Low latency | ECM (Entitlement Control Message) times often < 100 ms | | Supports many card types | Works with most CAID systems | | Web interface | Live status, logs, user monitoring | | Load balancing | Distribute requests across multiple cards | | Cache exchange | Reduce card requests between trusted peers | | IPv6 ready | |

This section is hardware dependent. Below is a config for a standard serial reader (ttyUSB0). Adjust device and mhz based on your card type. oscam+server+config

[reader]
label                         = local_card
enable                        = 1
protocol                      = mouse
device                        = /dev/ttyUSB0
caid                          = 1802
force_irdeto                  = 0
boxkey                        = AABBCCDDEEFF0011   # (REDACTED for security)
rsakey                        = AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...
detect                        = cd
mhz                           = 600
cardmhz                       = 600
group                         = 1
emmcache                      = 1,3,2,0
blockemm-unknown              = 1
blockemm-s                    = 1
blockemm-g                    = 1
saveemm-u                     = 1
saveemm-s                     = 1
au                            = 1
ratelimitecm                 = 5
ratelimitseconds             = 10

Why ratelimitecm? This prevents a faulty client from flooding your card with requests. A physical card has a max request rate (usually 4-6 ECMs per second). Limit it at the reader level.

Don't run OSCam in a screen session. Use systemd.

Create /etc/systemd/system/oscam.service: [reader] label = local_card protocol = internal device

[Unit]
Description=OSCam Card Server
After=network.target
[Service]
Type=forking
User=oscam
Group=oscam
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/oscam -b -c /etc/oscam -t /tmp/.oscam
ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Enable it:
sudo systemctl enable oscam && sudo systemctl start oscam

Many users confuse the server listening configuration (which goes into oscam.conf) with peer definitions. In oscam.server, only outgoing connections to other servers are defined.