ESPN+ with Custom Channels via ADBTuner

[mdo77]

Looks great! Can you further expand on each of the variables? Eager to give this a go.

[bnhf]

@mdo77

Can you further expand on each of the variables?

The ones for @KineticMan's project?

[Jean0987654321]

Looks good. Any plans of making it an one-click install on olivetin?

[bnhf]

@Jean0987654321

Any plans of making it an one-click install on olivetin?

Yes. I'd like to get a couple of people to install it "manually" first, just in case any tweaks are needed. But I've tried to structure it with Project One-Click in mind.

[mdo77]

Sorry, I'm late to the game here. Is there a name/thread for @kineticMan's project? I can look there I suppose.

[bnhf]

@mdo77

Is there a name/thread for @kineticMan's project?

It's in the cc4c thread here:

Chrome Capture for Channels

ESPN4CC4C — ESPN+ Virtual Channels for Channels DVR Hey everyone — I’ve been working on a side project that turns ESPN+ events into real, playable channels inside Channels DVR. It’s called ESPN4CC4C, and it runs as a lightweight Docker container that builds and maintains a full M3U and XMLTV lineup from the ESPN+ schedule. Once it’s running, Channels DVR can treat them like regular TV channels — guide data, program titles, the works. You’ll need to have Chrome Capture for Channels (CC4C) alre…

But if you just want the basics for the env vars to use with the version on Docker Hub, I've added some comments below:

@bnhf

TAILNET=tailxxxxx.ts.net # for Tailscale/MagicDNS users
TZ=US/Mountain # your local timezone in standard Linux format
VC_RESOLVER_BASE_URL=http://htpc6:8094 # The hostname or IP where you're hosting this project (with port #)
VC_RESOLVER_ORIGIN=http://htpc6:8094 # The hostname or IP where you're hosting this project (with port #)
CC_HOST=cc4c2 # The hostname or IP where you're hosting the cc4c project, or leave as-is if you're not using cc4c
APP_MODULE=bin.vc_resolver:app # leave as-is
VC_M3U_PATH=./out/playlist.m3u # leave as-is
HOST_DIR=/data # The parent directory on your Docker host where you'd like this project's data stored. Must be writable

[KineticMan]

I squashed quite a few major bugs last night on ESPN4CC4C. It’s still “beta” so please let me know if you guys see anything. But I feel much more confident in it recently.

Great integration @bnhf!

[TJN]

Thanks for pulling this together!

Would it be possible to filter the guide to only display ESPN+ events or put a tag/descriptor in the guide to indicate which ESPN network? This would avoid selecting a channel that will fail when you only have ESPN+ credentials.

[KineticMan]

Yep filtering is on my shortlist for next update. Will add what kind of ESPN and also sport types.

[hancox]

@bnhf

Next, for ADBTuner, you'll want to be running at least development build 20251108-1. If you're a Windows or Mac user an internal host called host.docker.internal should already be configured. Linux users will want to add this to their Docker Compose (Portainer is once again the easiest way to do this):

    extra_hosts:
      - host.docker.internal:${DOCKER_GATEWAY:-172.17.0.1} # host.docker.internal is generally not predefined on Linux hosts.

With ADBTuner updated, and extra hosts: added, you'll need the following in your ADBTuner Custom Configurations:

I'm on Mac, believe i did this via 1-click (but not 100% sure), and don't have this set.

I added it via portainer, updated, and still not seeing anywhere to add the custom config. I'm on 20251109-4

[bnhf]

@hancox

I added it via portainer, updated, and still not seeing anywhere to add the custom config. I'm on 20251109-4

You'd want your ADBTuner Docker Compose to look something like this:

services:
  adbtuner:
    # GitHub home for this project with setup instructions: Caution! This project is not open source, and is not available on GitHub
    # Docker Hub home for this project: https://hub.docker.com/u/turtletank99
    image: turtletank99/adbtuner:${TAG}
    container_name: adbtuner
    dns_search: ${DOMAIN} # Change to the name of your LAN's domain, which is usually local or localdomain
    init: true
    ports:
      - ${HOST_PORT}:5592 # Use the same port number the container is using, or optionally change it if the port is already in use on your host
    volumes:
      - adbtuner:/app/.config
    extra_hosts:
      - host.docker.internal:${DOCKER_GATEWAY:-172.17.0.1} # host.docker.internal is generally not predefined on Linux hosts.
    restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
  adbtuner:
    name: ${HOST_VOLUME}

With env vars similar to this:

TAG=development
DOMAIN=localdomain tailxxxxx.ts.net
HOST_PORT=5592
HOST_VOLUME=adbtuner_config

The ADBTuner custom config section is found here:

http://<docker host>:5592/configurations

[hancox]

@bnhf

The ADBTuner custom config section is found here:

http://<docker host>:5592/configurations

thanks - this was my gap.

Gave this a small shot this afternoon, but running into the following: (removed the ID after tune figuring it might be identifying)

2025-11-10 19:11:39.974 - stream - [Tune blah] localhost:5592 | Go-http-client/1.1

2025-11-10 19:11:39.976 - stream - [Tune (blah)] No active tuners found for ESPN+14. Reserving a new tuner.

2025-11-10 19:11:39.976 - tuner_management - [Tune blah] Attempting to reserve tuner for: ['com.espn.gtv', 'com.espn.gtv'].

2025-11-10 19:11:40.981 - tuner_management - [Tune blah] Attempting to reserve tuner for: ['com.espn.gtv', 'com.espn.gtv'].

2025-11-10 19:11:41.992 - tuner_management - [Tune blah] Attempting to reserve tuner for: ['com.espn.gtv', 'com.espn.gtv'].

2025-11-10 19:11:43.002 - tuner_management - [Tune blah] Attempting to reserve tuner for: ['com.espn.gtv', 'com.espn.gtv'].

2025-11-10 19:11:44.006 - tuner_management - [Tune blah] Attempting to reserve tuner for: ['com.espn.gtv', 'com.espn.gtv'].

2025-11-10 19:11:45.011 - tuner_management - [Tune blah] Attempting to reserve tuner for: ['com.espn.gtv', 'com.espn.gtv'].

2025-11-10 19:11:46.016 - tuner_management - [Tune blah] Attempting to reserve tuner for: ['com.espn.gtv', 'com.espn.gtv'].

2025-11-10 19:11:47.026 - tuner_management - [Tune blah] Attempting to reserve tuner for: ['com.espn.gtv', 'com.espn.gtv'].

2025-11-10 19:11:48.036 - tuner_management - [Tune blah] Attempting to reserve tuner for: ['com.espn.gtv', 'com.espn.gtv'].

2025-11-10 19:11:49.040 - tuner_management - [Tune blah] Attempting to reserve tuner for: ['com.espn.gtv', 'com.espn.gtv'].

2025-11-10 19:11:50.045 - stream - [Tune (blah)] No tuners available for: ['com.espn.gtv', 'com.espn.gtv'].

[bnhf]

@hancox

2025-11-10 19:11:50.045 - stream - [Tune (blah)] No tuners available for: ['com.espn.gtv', 'com.espn.gtv'].

Any chance you haven't installed the ESPN app on your streaming sticks?

[hancox]

Nope - made sure and tuned on that (already working) Onn prior to installing

[bnhf]

@hancox

Nope - made sure and tuned on that (already working) Onn prior to installing

Can you confirm com.espn.gtv is the correct package name on an Onn device? I've only tested on FireSticks.

[hancox]

Based on play store for Onn device, it looks like it might be:

id=com.espn.score_center

I'm going to try it out

[hancox]

still no dice - it did seem to get slightly further though, and lock the tuner:

2025-11-10 20:10:31.049 - tuner_management - [Tune gfjiuyBTLZ9PMRQuyKykzD] Attempting to reserve tuner for: ['com.espn.score_center', 'com.espn.gtv'].

2025-11-10 20:10:31.051 - tuner_management - [Tune gfjiuyBTLZ9PMRQuyKykzD] Available Tuners:

2025-11-10 20:10:31.051 - tuner_management - [Tune gfjiuyBTLZ9PMRQuyKykzD] Name: Onn Priority: 

2025-11-10 20:10:31.051 - tuner_management - [Tune gfjiuyBTLZ9PMRQuyKykzD] Using first available tuner (by priority).

2025-11-10 20:10:31.051 - tuner_management - [Tune gfjiuyBTLZ9PMRQuyKykzD] Reserved Tuner: Name: Onn Priority: 

2025-11-10 20:10:31.051 - stream - [Tune (gfjiuyBTLZ9PMRQuyKykzD)] Tuning to ESPN+5 on Onn

2025-11-10 20:10:31.052 - stream - [Tune (gfjiuyBTLZ9PMRQuyKykzD)] Using channel configuration: ESPN+ Deep Links - Show Tuning Process (51af5028-092f-4ddc-b4ea-d5e5fca58cac)

2025-11-10 20:10:31.351 - lib.adb - [Tune (gfjiuyBTLZ9PMRQuyKykzD)] ADB: 192.168.50.148 - pidof com.espn.score_center

2025-11-10 20:10:31.411 - stream - [Tune (gfjiuyBTLZ9PMRQuyKykzD)] Resolving dynamic URL (http://host.docker.internal:8094/whatson/5) for channel.

2025-11-10 20:10:32.128 - stream - [Tune gfjiuyBTLZ9PMRQuyKykzD] Redirecting to stream after 1.08 seconds (fixed delay of 1 seconds exceeded). Tuning is still in progress.

2025-11-10 20:10:32.129 - uvicorn.access - 138.68.32.225:0 - "GET /stream/127 HTTP/1.1" 307

2025/11/10 20:10:32 [PROXY] 138.68.32.225 -> GET "/proxy/1?requestKey=gfjiuyBTLZ9PMRQuyKykzD" -> "http://192.168.50.59:8090/stream0"

2025-11-10 20:10:36.449 - stream - [Tune (gfjiuyBTLZ9PMRQuyKykzD)] ERROR: Could not retrieve dynamic URL data: timed out

[bnhf]

@hancox

still no dice - it did seem to get slightly further though, and lock the tuner:

Check in Portainer-Networks, and see what the IP address of your Docker Gateway bridge is:

If it's something other than 172.17.0.1, we'll need to adjust the value of DOCKER_GATEWAY in the env vars section of your adbtuner stack.

[hancox]

it is 172.17.0.1 , but i also tried setting explicitly - no change unfort

[hancox]

Another data point - when i hit dvrserver:8094 in a browser, I get:

{"detail":"Not Found"}