How to add a CCcam line to an Enigma2 receiver

Updated August 2026

A plain walkthrough for adding your cccam.io line to any Enigma2 box: where the config lives, what to paste, how to restart, and how to confirm it worked.

Adding a line to an Enigma2 box takes about five minutes. You paste one line into a config file, restart the softcam, and check the log. This guide covers the general flow; for image-specific steps see our OpenATV and OpenPLI pages.

What you need

• A cccam.io line (trial or paid). You’ll have a username, a password, and two server hostnames - we ship a pair so your receiver can fail over if one host has a problem.
• SSH or telnet access to the receiver.
• CCcam installed on the box. Most Enigma2 images include it.

1. Open the CCcam config

SSH in and open the config file. The path varies by image:

nano /etc/CCcam.cfg
# some images use:
# nano /var/etc/CCcam.cfg
# nano /usr/keys/CCcam.cfg

2. Add your C-lines

Add both server lines at the end, replacing the placeholders with your own credentials:

C: server1.cccam.io 12000 <username> <password> no { 0:0:1 }
C: server2.cccam.io 12000 <username> <password> no { 0:0:1 }

Two lines, one per host. If the first host is ever unreachable, the receiver uses the second automatically. Save and exit.

3. Restart CCcam

/etc/init.d/softcam restart
# or, on some images:
init 4 && sleep 2 && init 3

4. Confirm it connected

Tail the CCcam log:

tail -f /tmp/CCcam.log

You should see CONNECTED within a few seconds, followed by a card list. Switch to an encrypted channel - the picture should decrypt in under a second.

If it doesn’t decrypt

Most first-time failures come down to a blocked outbound port (12000), a wrong receiver clock, or a mistyped password. Work through the troubleshooting guide, and use the line tester to confirm the credentials themselves are good before you keep digging on the box.