Kayo for Channels

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#103

Not sure if this happens for you currently, but for me, the main.js does open chrome fine but does not load the kayo sports website, so not sure if its my setup or if kayo has blocked Puppeteer. this is what chatgpt tells me

#104

So you’re using both the main.js and m3u I provided?

Still seems to be loading it fine for me, not sure what chrome version I have.

#105

Yes correct. I'll have another go tomorrow at it. Does the m3u need to be loaded into the channels dvr app or can would another IPTV client like tivimate be able to access the channels from within the m3u?

Also, with the cc4c source, would it run ok on a nas or does it have to be installed on say a workstation/laptop/desktop that has access to the Google chrome browser?

#106

I’m honestly not too sure, I think the code seems to point to common installation paths of chrome. So I assume whatever machine you’re using needs to have chrome installed.

And I’m not too sure about tivimate. Due to the chrome:// links in the m3u, im not sure what it would be compatible with.

Possibly both these questions could be answered on the main CC4C thread.

If you want it in tivimate you could always bring it into channelsdvr and then export the m3u. Can also bring some good guide data across from channels that way.

#107

thanks for sending me the info on the cc4c blank page issue. I've got an older version of chrome which I'll install and retest and see if that helps.

#108

ok, so update on my side. have been able to get a desktop and laptop to have the m3u launch chrome and then the stream from kayo does start playing. maybe a really dumb/noob question from me but i was assuming that this method for paying through channels dvr was so that the stream from kayo would actually end uo playing in channels dvr and not a chrome session. is this by design? so in essence the kayo stream does load in chrome but stays in chrome and does not end up in the channels dvr session when the channel i pressed.

#109

So the m3u should go in your channels live tv sources now and then when you click on it on your device it should capture the video that’s in chrome and stream it to your device.

Yes it will play on your desktop but that’s only so it can capture it. Should be able to use your computer as normal with it in the background too.

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#110

yeah cool thanks. so for me for now, it looks like the only thing that its not doing is capturing the playing stream in chrome and sending it to channels on my device. ill keep working on it - thanks mate

#111

Finally got this working as designed. I'm unsure if I should be posting this next bit but the root cause of all my issues since trying to test this has been using the github instructions of "bun main.js". Using bun to start the main.js code pretty much rendered everything to be seriously unstable. When using "node main.js" (with node js being installed locally as well) the code works perfectly on windows.

#113

Thanks to Prismcast by @hjd - I've added some new features to this standalone project.

This has both some advantages and disadvantage over Pirsmcast - I'll leave it up to you to use what best fits your needs.

Features added:

  • Capture fed through ffmpeg for mpegts output due to slightly quicker tuning than hls (4-5seconds rather than 10-12)
  • Fined tuned channel select and fullscreen toggle
  • Auto playlist creator (http://IP:5589/playlist.m3u)
  • HDHR emulation for easy addition to other media servers (Though Channels recommended for the most reliable playback via the M3U playlist)

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tYpZCB7Fd2FnaY2QaV86n8ScZAhoL3D8?usp=share_link

Any requests and feedback is very much welcomed.

#114

How about a little more info, like a Readme.
I see there is an exe and a Binary.
How is this used, a step by step.
Does it run with WIn 11 server?
Thanks

#115

Sorry, same setup as the normal cc4c but heavily modified for only kayo.

Will make a GitHub fork and post here sometime soon detailing setup and endpoints to launch each channel.

EDIT: GitHub - tresby/chrome-capture-for-kayo: Capture video and audio from a Chrome tab

#116

If you have the kayo stream and clearkeys you can edit them in an m3u list to play via tivimate and OTT navigator, my subscription has lapsed so have only got old feeds and keys