Funny, I think I upgraded to the latest pre-release earlier today….but not sure why I agetting the error above.
What error are you getting?
Confusing as you quoted my post twice and then show a screenshot showing a directory is read-only
Disk full?
Frndly docker is working just fine for me too,
The FRNDLY docker is working here perfectly.
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There does seem to be an intermittent issue with the FrndlyTV for Channels docker logging in.
Maybe something to do with backend changes at FrndlyTV.
2023-09-07T16:26:00.428990864Z 401
2023-09-07T16:26:00.429750885Z Unauthorized access
2023-09-07T16:26:00.429905001Z logging in....
2023-09-07T16:26:03.279861066Z Logged in!
2023-09-07T16:26:03.631548762Z 401
2023-09-07T16:26:03.631771365Z Unauthorized access
2023-09-07T16:26:03.631986268Z 172.18.0.1 - - [07/Sep/2023 09:26:03] "GET /playlist.m3u?gracenote=include HTTP/1.1" 500 -
2023-09-07T16:26:03.632539414Z ----------------------------------------
2023-09-07T16:26:03.632787260Z Exception happened during processing of request from ('172.18.0.1', 35273)
2023-09-07T16:26:03.637665756Z Traceback (most recent call last):
2023-09-07T16:26:03.641247818Z File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/socketserver.py", line 683, in process_request_thread
2023-09-07T16:26:03.641621871Z self.finish_request(request, client_address)
2023-09-07T16:26:03.644457754Z File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/socketserver.py", line 360, in finish_request
2023-09-07T16:26:03.644680492Z self.RequestHandlerClass(request, client_address, self)
2023-09-07T16:26:03.644795429Z File "./app.py", line 25, in __init__
2023-09-07T16:26:03.644898381Z super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
2023-09-07T16:26:03.644997405Z File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/socketserver.py", line 747, in __init__
2023-09-07T16:26:03.645099286Z self.handle()
2023-09-07T16:26:03.645191460Z File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/http/server.py", line 435, in handle
2023-09-07T16:26:03.645297431Z self.handle_one_request()
2023-09-07T16:26:03.645466663Z File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/http/server.py", line 423, in handle_one_request
2023-09-07T16:26:03.645585795Z method()
2023-09-07T16:26:03.645681304Z File "./app.py", line 55, in do_GET
2023-09-07T16:26:03.645798906Z self._error(e)
2023-09-07T16:26:03.645899572Z File "./app.py", line 53, in do_GET
2023-09-07T16:26:03.645994044Z routes[func]()
2023-09-07T16:26:03.646088139Z File "./app.py", line 71, in _playlist
2023-09-07T16:26:03.646184775Z channels = frndly.channels()
2023-09-07T16:26:03.646278010Z File "/usr/src/app/frndly.py", line 150, in channels
2023-09-07T16:26:03.646409029Z rows = self._request('https://frndlytv-api.revlet.net/service/api/v1/tvguide/channels?skip_tabs=0')['data']
2023-09-07T16:26:03.646546048Z File "/usr/src/app/frndly.py", line 133, in _request
2023-09-07T16:26:03.646648214Z return self._request(url, params=params, login_on_failure=False)
2023-09-07T16:26:03.646753245Z File "/usr/src/app/frndly.py", line 136, in _request
2023-09-07T16:26:03.646850562Z raise Exception(data['error']['message'])
2023-09-07T16:26:03.646948954Z Exception: Unauthorized access
2023-09-07T16:26:03.647044846Z ----------------------------------------
2023-09-07T16:26:03.977775285Z 401
2023-09-07T16:26:03.978019568Z Unauthorized access
2023-09-07T16:26:03.978140565Z logging in....
2023-09-07T16:26:06.751732346Z Logged in!
Did you try ogging into the app or website?
Check the config file to ensure there are no $* type stuff.
The docker can only take numbers and letters.
Sounds like either you don't use it or are unfamiliar with it.
There is no config file. It gets the config info from Environment variables in a docker container and from command line arguments when run as a python script.
See https://github.com/matthuisman/frndlytv-for-channels/blob/master/app.py for reference.
I have no issues as it's been working for me for over a year.
Just stating that the FrndlyTV server seems to be having issues lately.
Normally once the docker logs in to the FrndlyTV service, it stays logged in for about 6 hours.
The logs I shared above show it logged in and immediately after gives the 401 unauthorized access error, which means FrndlyTV forgot it just logged in less than 0.5 seconds ago. It then logs in again and everything is back to normal.
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Hey guys. Thanks for the feedback and you won’t believe what the issue ended up being…and I am wondering if any of you are MAC users….I upgraded my OS on my MAC mini, which is the machine I run channels off of. Apparently the latest OS does not include free software for NTSF external drives…what the heck…..so I had to buy a NTSF for Mac program to be able to use the external drive..and I apparently have to keep that app running constantly. Once I opened it and had it running, the error I received went away….so crazy…I didn’t mean to waste anyone’s time yesterday….but good lord that was a trip I wasn’t expecting.
Thanks for letting us know.
Last time my docker couldn't log me in i had to go over to the site and reset my password and restart the docker with the new details.
glad it all got worked out.
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Hi @matthuisman on your FrndlyTV page you say this can also work for other IPTV services...which ones have you tried and how would I set that up?
Unless you're referring to another page than this one, it just says "also works with other IPTV players," not services. Just means you can use the M3U to play the streams in something like VLC or TiviMate.
Ahhhhh I see... sorry, I misunderstood! Makes sense 
thank you!
Is this docker method, the only way to get MeTV in Channels DVR in HD? Thanks.
At this point,
This is the only way to get METV in channels unless you do one of the other options such as HDMI for channels or ADBTuner.
The FRNDLY app doesn't support deep linking.
There's this and either one of the CC4C using (Sling or Philo) or HDMI/ADBTuner tools (using DTV/Stream, Sling, Philo and any other provider that has it) or a FTA Satellite dish and receiver that provides m3u link
When it comes to FRNDLY, The docker method will deliver the best picture.
Anytime you can grab a video stream, it will always perform better than some of this other stuff.
Thanks everyone. I stopped using Docker when a better option became available for Pluto. I might have to go back to using it. I get MeTV OTA, but I miss the HD feed I was getting a while back using a m3u, that no longer works (from NY).
I remember that m3u well.
Glad FRNDLY decided to start playing the channel.
I paid for a year ahead and if all continues, i plan to renew.
Reminder, FrndlyTV isn’t a free service and will require a paid subscription. So if you are simply looking for a better quality feed for one channel you may want to consider if $10 a month is worth it to you. For me I actually got FrndlyTV because it was the only way to get The Weather Channel and it was worth it for me. I’ve stayed with it because there are a lot of great channels and none of it involves TVE which can be a headache.