FastChannels - FAST Channels aggregator/manager

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#1194

Hmm, I wonder what I'm doing wrong, then. I'm home now, and testing. Using FastChannels 3.5.1. Other channels are playing fine, but this first attempt at a YouTube livestream does not.

These are my settings:

SCR-20260505-suno
SCR-20260505-suno1036×1296 153 KB

SCR-20260505-stxx
SCR-20260505-stxx1556×1422 161 KB

The FastChannels log says:
2026-05-05 21:48:14,753 INFO app.routes.play: [play] request ip=192.168.65.1 source=custom channel_id=108ec551-bf4d-49aa-a6dc-5a1ec8ebd380 channel_name=Lofi Girl: Relaxing Piano Radio Calm Music to Focus To

But on AppleTV Channels client I get this error:

Streaming to the tuner failed. Press play to try again.
M3U: Could not parse playlist from 10.0.1.21:5523: Can't detect playlist type

Am I missing something obvious?

#1195

I don't think you did anything wrong. Looks like the detector didn't pickup the right URL after detection (notice it's still the webpage url). I tested the URL you put in there and got a really long one (what I've noticed with other YouTube live streams). Try detect again?

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#1196

yep - bug in Plex detector. fixing.

also, i'll look more into the channels report. like I mentioned, I did very little with it to start. Basically, its looking at the data it has - which is last scrape. so, if one of your scrapes failed for some reason (most likely 403, the upstream API just had a hiccup), it would count that scrape as valid still (for this report). I'd probably need to re-think the logic there, but honestly not sure how deep I'll go on that report since it's pretty niche.

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#1197

Thanks, that did the trick, it works. I'lll be using this feature a lot and will be adding lots of live streams now. Awesome!

I'm pleased to report that sometimes... triple stamping works! :slight_smile: I just tested remotely again (over cellular) and the same livestream is playing fine via Channels my usual way, without requiring a VPN or Tailscale. Turns out the error I was getting this weekend when traveling wasn't because of the stamps, it was because the correct URL hadn't been detected by FastChannels in the first place and I didn't notice. Thanks for the solution!

Here's more new channels I'm happy to add to the ambiance category:

Also happy to see these channels work brilliantly as Multiview ingredients:

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I imagine this coming in handy for next year’s Coachella with multiple live streams, or F1 races where they have multiple streams with different camera angles playing at once.

#1198

I've been gone for a bit, but I would have given you a warning about YouTube: for non-logged in users (and sometimes logged in ones) it can respond with a "check if you are a human" request. More so, it's something they are increasing the use of, so there is no guarantee how long this approach will work, or how consistently. yt-dlp, and thus PLM Streaming Stations has a built-in workaround to handle this, so if you want to continue supporting YouTube, Twitch, and other similar streaming sites, it's something you'd probably want to look into!

#1199

This ?

#1200

I keep getting this in the logs of channels

2026/05/06 14:39:12.751636 [M3U] Refreshed lineup for FAST with 750 channels
2026/05/06 14:39:17.426754 [DVR] Fetched guide data for XMLTV-FAST in 132ms
2026/05/06 14:39:18.356403 [ERR] No stations available in lineup XMLTV-FAST after guide data download: XML syntax error on line 75240: illegal character code U+0008
2026/05/06 14:39:19.279963 [ERR] Failed to get placeholder channels for lineup XMLTV-FAST: XML syntax error on line 75240: illegal character code U+0008
2026/05/06 14:39:19.287111 [IDX] Pruned 0 expired groups from XMLTV-FAST in 7ms.
2026/05/06 14:39:19.751421 [DVR] Waiting 1h17m40s until next job 1778101020-147 Mexico
2026/05/06 14:39:55.904549 [DVR] Fetched guide data for XMLTV-FAST in 136ms
2026/05/06 14:39:56.805162 [ERR] No stations available in lineup XMLTV-FAST after guide data download: XML syntax error on line 75240: illegal character code U+0008
2026/05/06 14:39:57.718108 [ERR] Failed to get placeholder channels for lineup XMLTV-FAST: XML syntax error on line 75240: illegal character code U+0008
2026/05/06 14:39:57.718200 [IDX] Pruned 0 expired groups from XMLTV-FAST in 38µs.

Also it caused my channels to crash

2026/05/06 06:30:07 [Recovery] 2026/05/06 - 06:30:07 panic recovered:
runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
runtime/panic.go:336 (0x4936b7)
runtime/signal_unix.go:931 (0x493685)
sync/atomic/type.go:94 (0x209b087)
sync/rwmutex.go:72 (0x209b072)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/dvr/recorder.go:639 (0x209b081)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/dvr/recorder.go:711 (0x209bed0)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http_dvr_guide.go:283 (0x27d2038)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:420 (0x276eef3)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:397 (0x276ebaf)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:372 (0x276e887)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:334 (0x276dc28)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/recovery.go:101 (0x1867bf0)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/logger.go:249 (0x1866d09)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-contrib/[email protected]/sessions.go:54 (0x2771ee4)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-contrib/[email protected]/handler.go:99 (0x2133e73)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:596 (0x280d2ae)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/gin.go:689 (0x1865d3d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/gin.go:643 (0x18656ec)
net/http/server.go:3311 (0x77f4ed)
net/http/server.go:2073 (0x75de6f)
runtime/asm_amd64.s:1771 (0x498de0)



2026/05/06 06:30:07 [Recovery] 2026/05/06 - 06:30:07 panic recovered:
runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
runtime/panic.go:336 (0x4936b7)
runtime/signal_unix.go:931 (0x493685)
sync/atomic/type.go:94 (0x209b087)
sync/rwmutex.go:72 (0x209b072)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/dvr/recorder.go:639 (0x209b081)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/dvr/recorder.go:711 (0x209bed0)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http_dvr_guide.go:283 (0x27d2038)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:420 (0x276eef3)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:397 (0x276ebaf)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:372 (0x276e887)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:334 (0x276dc28)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/recovery.go:101 (0x1867bf0)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/logger.go:249 (0x1866d09)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-contrib/[email protected]/sessions.go:54 (0x2771ee4)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-contrib/[email protected]/handler.go:99 (0x2133e73)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:596 (0x280d2ae)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/gin.go:689 (0x1865d3d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/gin.go:643 (0x18656ec)
net/http/server.go:3311 (0x77f4ed)
net/http/server.go:2073 (0x75de6f)
runtime/asm_amd64.s:1771 (0x498de0)



2026/05/06 06:30:07 [Recovery] 2026/05/06 - 06:30:07 panic recovered:
runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
runtime/panic.go:336 (0x4936b7)
runtime/signal_unix.go:931 (0x493685)
sync/atomic/type.go:94 (0x209b087)
sync/rwmutex.go:72 (0x209b072)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/dvr/recorder.go:639 (0x209b081)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/dvr/recorder.go:711 (0x209bed0)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http_dvr_guide.go:283 (0x27d2038)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:420 (0x276eef3)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:397 (0x276ebaf)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:372 (0x276e887)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:334 (0x276dc28)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/recovery.go:101 (0x1867bf0)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/logger.go:249 (0x1866d09)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-contrib/[email protected]/sessions.go:54 (0x2771ee4)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-contrib/[email protected]/handler.go:99 (0x2133e73)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:596 (0x280d2ae)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/gin.go:689 (0x1865d3d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/gin.go:643 (0x18656ec)
net/http/server.go:3311 (0x77f4ed)
net/http/server.go:2073 (0x75de6f)
runtime/asm_amd64.s:1771 (0x498de0)



2026/05/06 06:30:07 [Recovery] 2026/05/06 - 06:30:07 panic recovered:
runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
runtime/panic.go:336 (0x4936b7)
runtime/signal_unix.go:931 (0x493685)
sync/atomic/type.go:94 (0x209b087)
sync/rwmutex.go:72 (0x209b072)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/dvr/recorder.go:639 (0x209b081)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/dvr/recorder.go:711 (0x209bed0)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http_dvr_guide.go:283 (0x27d2038)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:420 (0x276eef3)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:397 (0x276ebaf)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:372 (0x276e887)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:334 (0x276dc28)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/recovery.go:101 (0x1867bf0)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/logger.go:249 (0x1866d09)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-contrib/[email protected]/sessions.go:54 (0x2771ee4)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-contrib/[email protected]/handler.go:99 (0x2133e73)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:596 (0x280d2ae)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/gin.go:689 (0x1865d3d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/gin.go:643 (0x18656ec)
net/http/server.go:3311 (0x77f4ed)
net/http/server.go:2073 (0x75de6f)
runtime/asm_amd64.s:1771 (0x498de0)



2026/05/06 06:30:07 [Recovery] 2026/05/06 - 06:30:07 panic recovered:
runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
runtime/panic.go:336 (0x4936b7)
runtime/signal_unix.go:931 (0x493685)
sync/atomic/type.go:94 (0x209b087)
sync/rwmutex.go:72 (0x209b072)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/dvr/recorder.go:639 (0x209b081)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/dvr/recorder.go:711 (0x209bed0)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http_dvr_guide.go:283 (0x27d2038)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:420 (0x276eef3)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:397 (0x276ebaf)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:372 (0x276e887)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:334 (0x276dc28)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/recovery.go:101 (0x1867bf0)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/logger.go:249 (0x1866d09)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-contrib/[email protected]/sessions.go:54 (0x2771ee4)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-contrib/[email protected]/handler.go:99 (0x2133e73)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:596 (0x280d2ae)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/gin.go:689 (0x1865d3d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/gin.go:643 (0x18656ec)
net/http/server.go:3311 (0x77f4ed)
net/http/server.go:2073 (0x75de6f)
runtime/asm_amd64.s:1771 (0x498de0)



2026/05/06 06:30:07 [Recovery] 2026/05/06 - 06:30:07 panic recovered:
runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
runtime/panic.go:336 (0x4936b7)
runtime/signal_unix.go:931 (0x493685)
sync/atomic/type.go:94 (0x209b087)
sync/rwmutex.go:72 (0x209b072)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/dvr/recorder.go:639 (0x209b081)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/dvr/recorder.go:711 (0x209bed0)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http_dvr_guide.go:283 (0x27d2038)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:420 (0x276eef3)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:397 (0x276ebaf)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:372 (0x276e887)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:334 (0x276dc28)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/recovery.go:101 (0x1867bf0)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/logger.go:249 (0x1866d09)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-contrib/[email protected]/sessions.go:54 (0x2771ee4)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-contrib/[email protected]/handler.go:99 (0x2133e73)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:596 (0x280d2ae)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/gin.go:689 (0x1865d3d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/gin.go:643 (0x18656ec)
net/http/server.go:3311 (0x77f4ed)
net/http/server.go:2073 (0x75de6f)
runtime/asm_amd64.s:1771 (0x498de0)



2026/05/06 06:30:07 [Recovery] 2026/05/06 - 06:30:07 panic recovered:
runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
runtime/panic.go:336 (0x4936b7)
runtime/signal_unix.go:931 (0x493685)
sync/atomic/type.go:94 (0x209b087)
sync/rwmutex.go:72 (0x209b072)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/dvr/recorder.go:639 (0x209b081)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/dvr/recorder.go:711 (0x209bed0)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http_dvr_guide.go:283 (0x27d2038)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:420 (0x276eef3)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:397 (0x276ebaf)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:372 (0x276e887)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:334 (0x276dc28)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/recovery.go:101 (0x1867bf0)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/logger.go:249 (0x1866d09)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-contrib/[email protected]/sessions.go:54 (0x2771ee4)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-contrib/[email protected]/handler.go:99 (0x2133e73)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:596 (0x280d2ae)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/gin.go:689 (0x1865d3d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/gin.go:643 (0x18656ec)
net/http/server.go:3311 (0x77f4ed)
net/http/server.go:2073 (0x75de6f)
runtime/asm_amd64.s:1771 (0x498de0)



2026/05/06 06:30:08 [Recovery] 2026/05/06 - 06:30:08 panic recovered:
runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
runtime/panic.go:336 (0x4936b7)
runtime/signal_unix.go:931 (0x493685)
sync/atomic/type.go:94 (0x209b087)
sync/rwmutex.go:72 (0x209b072)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/dvr/recorder.go:639 (0x209b081)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/dvr/recorder.go:711 (0x209bed0)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http_dvr_guide.go:283 (0x27d2038)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:420 (0x276eef3)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:397 (0x276ebaf)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:372 (0x276e887)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:334 (0x276dc28)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/recovery.go:101 (0x1867bf0)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/logger.go:249 (0x1866d09)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-contrib/[email protected]/sessions.go:54 (0x2771ee4)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-contrib/[email protected]/handler.go:99 (0x2133e73)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:596 (0x280d2ae)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/gin.go:689 (0x1865d3d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/gin.go:643 (0x18656ec)
net/http/server.go:3311 (0x77f4ed)
net/http/server.go:2073 (0x75de6f)
runtime/asm_amd64.s:1771 (0x498de0)



2026/05/06 06:30:08 [Recovery] 2026/05/06 - 06:30:08 panic recovered:
runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
runtime/panic.go:336 (0x4936b7)
runtime/signal_unix.go:931 (0x493685)
sync/atomic/type.go:94 (0x209b087)
sync/rwmutex.go:72 (0x209b072)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/dvr/recorder.go:639 (0x209b081)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/dvr/recorder.go:711 (0x209bed0)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http_dvr_guide.go:283 (0x27d2038)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:420 (0x276eef3)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:397 (0x276ebaf)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:372 (0x276e887)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:334 (0x276dc28)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/recovery.go:101 (0x1867bf0)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/logger.go:249 (0x1866d09)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-contrib/[email protected]/sessions.go:54 (0x2771ee4)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-contrib/[email protected]/handler.go:99 (0x2133e73)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:596 (0x280d2ae)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/gin.go:689 (0x1865d3d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/gin.go:643 (0x18656ec)
net/http/server.go:3311 (0x77f4ed)
net/http/server.go:2073 (0x75de6f)
runtime/asm_amd64.s:1771 (0x498de0)



2026/05/06 06:30:08 [Recovery] 2026/05/06 - 06:30:08 panic recovered:
runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
runtime/panic.go:336 (0x4936b7)
runtime/signal_unix.go:931 (0x493685)
sync/atomic/type.go:94 (0x209b087)
sync/rwmutex.go:72 (0x209b072)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/dvr/recorder.go:639 (0x209b081)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/dvr/recorder.go:711 (0x209bed0)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http_dvr_guide.go:283 (0x27d2038)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:420 (0x276eef3)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:397 (0x276ebaf)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:372 (0x276e887)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:334 (0x276dc28)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/recovery.go:101 (0x1867bf0)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/logger.go:249 (0x1866d09)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-contrib/[email protected]/sessions.go:54 (0x2771ee4)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-contrib/[email protected]/handler.go:99 (0x2133e73)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/fancybits/channels-server/http.go:596 (0x280d2ae)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/context.go:192 (0x1858f4d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/gin.go:689 (0x1865d3d)
github.com/gin-gonic/[email protected]/gin.go:643 (0x18656ec)
net/http/server.go:3311 (0x77f4ed)
net/http/server.go:2073 (0x75de6f)
runtime/asm_amd64.s:1771 (0x498de0)

2026/05/06 06:30:08.347008 [SYS] Goodbye.
2026/05/06 06:30:24.331959 [SYS] Starting Channels DVR v2026.04.29.0232 (linux-x86_64 pid:7) in /channels-dvr/data
2026/05/06 06:30:24.356315 [SYS] Started HTTP Server on 8089
2026/05/06 06:30:24.806876 [HDR] Found 1 devices
2026/05/06 06:30:24.836678 [M3U] Refreshed lineup for FastChannelsDefaultGracenote with 14 channels
2026/05/06 06:30:25.102730 [M3U] Refreshed lineup for FDTV with 59 channels
2026/05/06 06:30:25.265464 [M3U] Refreshed lineup for FDTV2 with 2 channels
2026/05/06 06:30:25.309933 [M3U] Refreshed lineup for FastChannelsDefault with 750 channels
2026/05/06 06:30:25.777796 [DVR] Recording engine started in /data/media/DVR
2026/05/06 06:30:25.778138 [DVR] Waiting 5h26m34s until next job 1778086620-144 KSAT 12 News at Noon
2026/05/06 06:30:26.016401 [SYS] Bonjour service running for dvr-tower.local. [192.168.8.102]
2026/05/06 06:30:35.801694 [IDX] Pruned 89 expired airings from X-M3U in 10ms.
2026/05/06 06:30:35.801732 [DVR] No listings for XMLTV-FastChannelsDefault (10436 airings, 0 groups); starting indexer..
2026/05/06 06:30:35.813126 [IDX] Pruned 3 expired airings from XMLTV-FDTV2 in 11ms.
2026/05/06 06:30:35.827022 [IDX] Pruned 80 expired airings from USA-OTA78253 in 14ms.
2026/05/06 06:30:35.959190 [DVR] Fetched guide data for XMLTV-FastChannelsDefault in 132ms
2026/05/06 06:30:36.732518 [ERR] No stations available in lineup XMLTV-FastChannelsDefault after guide data download: XML syntax error on line 53108: illegal character code U+0008
2026/05/06 06:30:37.554053 [ERR] Failed to get placeholder channels for lineup XMLTV-FastChannelsDefault: XML syntax error on line 53108: illegal character code U+0008
2026/05/06 06:30:37.554144 [IDX] Pruned 0 expired groups from XMLTV-FastChannelsDefault in 35µs.
2026/05/06 06:30:38.881988 [SYS] Created database snapshot: backup-20260506.113037
2026/05/06 06:30:38.914547 [SYS] Removing old backup backup-20260427.142018
#1201

Are you running the latest version of FastChannels?
He supposedly fixed the code to filter out control characters like that backspace.

#1202

I may have some leaking through it appears.

#1203

Your DVR panics don't appear to be related to the guide data issue.
I would create a new post if they still happen.

#1204

No it hasn't happened since.

#1205

Version 3.6.0 pushed

Features

  • Synthesized EPG for Custom Channels — placeholder programme blocks (30 min–4 hr, configurable per channel) fill the guide so custom channels show up in client guide grids instead of being blank

Improvements

  • Improvement to Plex scraper behind the scene
  • XMLTV and M3U output sanitization — control characters in scraped EPG data no longer break client XML parsers; M3U EXTINF labels also sanitized
  • YouTube extraction reliability — switched to Node.js yt-dlp invocation with --player-skip webpage to reduce failures on bot-protected pages
  • Referer-aware iframe detection — stream detector passes the parent page URL as Referer when chasing iframes, fixing detection failures on same-origin-gated pages
  • Bot-protection and data-attribute stream detection — detector now handles Cloudflare-gated pages and streams embedded in HTML data- attributes
  • Improved audit error detail — audit report shows richer, better-categorized failure descriptions
  • Per-channel delete for missed-scrape channels — channels absent from 3+ consecutive scrapes now show a Delete button alongside "not in output," permanently removing them from the DB
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#1206

Pulling :latest isn't working.
Is it available?

#1207

Looks all clear here?

#1208

Hmm, using Portainer and it's not pulling the new version using tag latest
Strange, I selected to recreate the container and it worked. Wasn't updating from the Stack.

#1209

I remember my first beer, too

1 Like
#1210

How about a put back in output cuz it's working button (plays in built-in player)

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#1211

already in there- i think click "not in output"

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#1212

Thanks, that worked.

1 Like
#1213

Not quite sure what will happen after next scrape - like will it start getting flagged to not in output after 3 missed scrapes.. keep an eye on it.