Cool now send me a screenshot of your settings page from FastChannels.
Your server IP should be filled in first box (with that IP u just gave)
Mine looks this:
I think I found my problem. At some point I was using tailscale and I still had that turned on in Channels. I turned it off and things are working. This is great. Thank you so much!
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Update alert - Version 3.2.0
- New: Vizio WatchFree+ scraper — 424 clear-HLS channels, EPG, logos, descriptions, Gracenote IDs from tmsStationId
- New: Pin channel to feed (
) — assign/remove a channel from any feed directly from the channels table; shows pin state and allows removal from the same dropdown - New: Inline column filters — Source, Category, DUP, and Res header dropdowns; no drawer needed
- New: Stats for Nerds overlay — codec/stream stats in the preview player
- New: Update available modal — nav version tag opens an update details modal
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I'm wondering what Channels DVR is looking for because it's not showing up there
/devices/M3U-Pluto
{
"Provider": "m3u",
"DeviceID": "M3U-Pluto",
"FriendlyName": "Pluto",
"ModelNumber": "HDHRCOMPAT-1",
"Lineup": "XMLTV-Pluto",
"Channels": [
{
"ID": "pluto.62ba60f059624e000781c436",
"GuideNumber": "30001",
"GuideName": "00s Replay",
"HD": 1,
"Station": "pluto.62ba60f059624e000781c436",
"Logo": "http://192.168.1.4:5523/logos/08e03280659b3b9be49c4e86b6c55be8.png",
"Categories": [
"Movie",
"Movies"
]
},
{
"ID": "pluto.68487fb3f212bedacf5a53e3",
"GuideNumber": "30002",
"GuideName": "50 Cent Action",
"HD": 1,
"Station": "pluto.68487fb3f212bedacf5a53e3",
"Logo": "http://192.168.1.4:5523/logos/b37688ff8778748e490fb49cef724d71.png",
"Categories": [
"Entertainment"
]
},
or in the Channels Helper bookmarklet
Maybe it wants tvc-guide-description
maybe? I'm kind of confused myself... Hell I thought it went in the XML file for EPG - not the m3u.
I have updated to v3.2.0. It seems that I am not able to perform a stream audit on the new Vizio Watch free+ source. When I click the Run Audit button, nothing launches.
Did you run a scrape first?
From PLM, I always send both with the same value, like this, just to be safe:
#EXTINF:-1 tvc-guide-title="00s Replay" channel-id="plm_0001" tvg-id="pluto.62ba60f059624e000781c436" tvg-name="00s Replay" tvg-logo="http://localhost:7969/logos/08e03280659b3b9be49c4e86b6c55be8.png" tvg-chno="1001" channel-number="1001" tvg-description="The new millennium ushered in a new era of filmmaking. Revisit the best films from the year 2000 on — from Hollywood hits to indie darlings — without ever having to mail back your DVD rental, right here on 00s Replay." tvc-guide-description="The new millennium ushered in a new era of filmmaking. Revisit the best films from the year 2000 on — from Hollywood hits to indie darlings — without ever having to mail back your DVD rental, right here on 00s Replay." group-title="Movies" tvc-guide-stationid="" tvc-guide-art="" tvc-guide-tags="" tvc-guide-genres="" tvc-guide-categories="Movie" tvc-guide-placeholders="" tvc-stream-vcodec="" tvc-stream-acodec="",00s Replay
http://localhost:7969/play/pluto/62ba60f059624e000781c436.m3u8
I don't think the API is exposing all the fields, because I can't see it there, but I can see it here:
And here:
I did not manually run a scrape. It looked like a scrape had already been run just after I updated the container. "Last Scraped 2026-04-20 13:03 PDT" as below.
I'm running a manual scrape now. When it's completed, I'll try another audit.
UPDATE: Still a no-go on the "Run Audit" button, even after running a scrape. However, the "Recheck All" button did trigger the process.
Yep. Just created a test m3u and Channels DVR needs it in tvc-guide-description
Agree. Because I do see it in /devices and /channels
If this can be fixed, I can then run my curl/jq script to list all channels with descriptions.
sounds like you uncovered a bug there. i think first time run audits need to be "recheck all" - i'll fix. tnx for reporting.
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Thanks for my two requests... the Pin channel to feed is even better than I expected...since it checks to see if it's already a member as well as list the feed it's in...
Love the stats for nerds pop-up..
@KineticMan Question on channels in Feeds...
Let's say I added BBC Earth from let's say the Pluto source to my Animal and Nature Feed.
I am now going thru the new Vizio source and I see BBC Earth, but according to the display, it's already in an established feed and when I check the drop down, I do see that it's in my Animal and Nature Feed.
So the question is: are there multiple BBC Earth in that A&N Feed? And if so, does this mean I now have a somewhat "failover" channel?
Meaning, if I select BBC Earth in my A&N Feed, it will search thru all the BBC Earth and play the first one it finds, and possibly/hopefully play the next one if the first fails?
Just a cosmetic change.... work if/when you have time...
In the Feed tab... notice how the names are displayed.... duplicate and then no space between the Earth and the Source...
Ummmm. I suspect CDVR would just combine them? Honestly not sure what would happen. Experiment and let me know
@KineticMan Re-classification request...
Dinos 24/7 is currently classified as Kids... sorry but it's a bit too scary for some of the younger kids...
Request it be re-classified or moved to the "Nature" Category.
U know you can override yourself, right? Just click on the category in admin/channels.