Frndly TV for Channels

Playground Custom Channels
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#1353

If you have Portainer running on the same device you can still inspect the container
You can also exec into the container and run the command env

root@fc4ff90416f6:/usr/src/app# env
HOSTNAME=fc4ff90416f6
PYTHON_VERSION=3.8.19
IS_DOCKER=1
PWD=/usr/src/app
PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION=57.5.0
TZ=America/Los_Angeles
HOME=/root
[email protected]
LANG=C.UTF-8
GPG_KEY=E3FF2839C048B25C084DEBE9B26995E310250568
PASSWORD=Monkey123!
TERM=xterm-256color
SHLVL=1
PYTHON_PIP_VERSION=23.0.1
PYTHON_GET_PIP_SHA256=dfe9fd5c28dc98b5ac17979a953ea550cec37ae1b47a5116007395bfacff2ab9
LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
PYTHON_GET_PIP_URL=https://github.com/pypa/get-pip/raw/dbf0c85f76fb6e1ab42aa672ffca6f0a675d9ee4/public/get-pip.py
PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
_=/usr/bin/env

Or use the docker cli to inspect the container docker inspect | Docker Docs

# docker inspect --format '{{join .Config.Env "\n"}}' frndlytv-for-channels
PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
LANG=C.UTF-8
GPG_KEY=E3FF2839C048B25C084DEBE9B26995E310250568
PYTHON_VERSION=3.8.19
PYTHON_PIP_VERSION=23.0.1
PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION=57.5.0
PYTHON_GET_PIP_URL=https://github.com/pypa/get-pip/raw/dbf0c85f76fb6e1ab42aa672ffca6f0a675d9ee4/public/get-pip.py
PYTHON_GET_PIP_SHA256=dfe9fd5c28dc98b5ac17979a953ea550cec37ae1b47a5116007395bfacff2ab9
IS_DOCKER=1
TZ=America/Los_Angeles
[email protected]
PASSWORD=Monkey123!
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#1354

Apparently the issue is special characters in the password.... I removed $ and ! and it worked.

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#1355

Notice recently that my Frndly channels (not all, ION plus for example) quit providing
CC, but I could still receive CC if I log in directly into the app. Using the Docker method with channels. Any advice, thanks.

#1356

Most likely using WebVTT subtitles which Channels DVR doesn't display.
Try playing the channel in VLC to check

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#1357

Thanks, I guess just have to watch within channels without the subtitles, I do get it with OTA just not as clean as FrndlyTV…

#1358

Why would the CCs disappear after years of being there? It is multiple Frndly TV stations where they just disappeared.

#1359

If they're delivered via Closed Captions imbedded in the video stream, Channels DVR will display them. If they're delivered via a WebVTT subtitle stream, Channels DVR does not support that and drops that stream (doesn't display WEBVTT subtitles).

To answer your question. Perhaps some were previously Closed Captions and are now WEBVTT subtitles?

If they're recordings you have it's easy enough to tell if they have closed captions. If they were aired with WEBVTT subtitles when recorded, Channels DVR would not have saved the WEBVTT subtitles stream in the recording (it drops the stream like it didn't exist).

#1360

also mpv doesn't support webvtt so probably no support is incoming

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#1361

Hey - I am so excited to see WEST was added to the FRNDLY lineup on the app…what do we have to do to get it into Channels DVR with the python? Any help is much appreciated. Thanks.

#1362

I actually show that WEST and the three different DOVE channels need to be added..but not sure how that happens.

#1363

You can manually map them using "Search all lineups".

#1365

Are you talking about manually adding the guide to the channel? That I know how to do, if that is what you are referring to. I am trying to pull the channel itself in. Right now it says I have 56 total FRNDLY channels. But there are actually 60 and one of them includes WEST.

#1366

I'm not seeing the channel in the docker.
Gracenot ID: 193653
Plays very nicely on the FRNDLY app.

#1367

If you're using the "two source" method, the three "Dove" channels are in the "No EPG" source.
It looks like "WEST" is a new channel addition to Frndly as of today.

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#1368

I am using Python. Does that make a difference?

#1369

That's a good question. I am using the docker container for Frndly. From what I see on @matthuisman 's Frndly TV page, it looks like the python version may offer the same two sources. One uses Gracenote data for EPG, and one does not.

My Channels sources are as follows: (use your own server IP address and Frndly port)

Channels Source 1
Stream Format: HLS
Refresh: Daily
Source URL: http://192.168.1.100:8183/playlist.m3u8?gracenote=include
XMLTV Data URL: (Leave Blank)

Channels Source 2
Stream Format: HLS
Refresh: Daily
Source URL: http://192.168.1.100:8183/playlist.m3u8?gracenote=exclude
XMLTV Data URL: http://192.168.1.100:8183/epg.xml?gracenote=exclude
#1370

@matthuisman , when you happen to have a chance, could you please add the new "WEST" channel?

#1371

Hey buddy, would this apply to both docker and python?

#1372

I'm fairly certain that both the docker and python methods follow the same format for configuring Channels sources. Try browsing to your server's ip address using the port 8183. You should come to a page like this. It identifies the info to be entered for your DVR custom channel sources.

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#1373

Two source method works with python.