Plex Live TV Channels M3U?

[babsonnexus]

@cparker63

--env=PLEX_PORT=127.0.0.1

As @chDVRuser said, you put in incorrect variables; this should be a port number.

On the GIT, it shows these options:

docker run -d --restart unless-stopped --network=host -e PLEX_PORT=[your_port_number_here] -e PLEX_CODE=local[,us_west,etc.] --name  plex-for-channels ghcr.io/jgomez177/plex-for-channels

docker run -d --restart unless-stopped -p [your_port_number_here]:7777 --name  plex-for-channels ghcr.io/jgomez177/plex-for-channels

Where it says [your_port_number_here], you need to put the number of the port you want to use (i.e., 7777, 8888, 3298, whatever, a number... and don't use the brackets, just the number).

I'm also assuming you are copying the run out of Docker Desktop, which will show all that other garbage. I meant like one of the two above; what you put in.

[chDVRuser]

And unless things have changed, Docker Desktop for Windows does not do host mode networking.
So he'll have to port map using the second run command you show.

[cparker63]

Thanks guys. So I took out the previous container and made a new one using this command in the Terminal:

docker run -d --restart unless-stopped --network=host -e PLEX_PORT=7777 -e PLEX_CODE=us_east --name plex-for-channels Package plex-for-channels · GitHub

Here is a screenshot of the installation log:

And finally a screenshot of the Status window:

So as far as I can tell it is running, but my brain can't figure out what to enter in the Custom Channels, Add Source, URL or EPG entries.

Granted, this all might just be way over my head to figure out...my apologies.

[cparker63]

Stand by I will try what chDVRuser suggested.

[cparker63]

FIGURED IT OUT!! Guys thanks so much I really appreciate the help I was totally lost.

[chDVRuser]

You should install this if you're going to be using docker containers with Channels DVR

Project One-Click: All-in-One Installations of Docker Extensions and CDVR Custom Channels

Now that there are a host of excellent Docker-based extensions for Channels DVR, @mjitkop and @bnhf thought it was about time we had an excellent way to install them! Specifically, an all-in-one "one-click" approach that would spin-up the container and do the Custom Channels setup as well. OliveTin and Portainer were perfect for this project, and are prerequisites. OliveTin provides the user interface for the minimal set of values you need to provide and Portainer, with its API, allows for the …

[Fofer]

@OCS

I gave it a shot for only one channel for my s/o. Akc channel. Sadly it would stop playong about every minute. Would have to restart the stream. Just not worth it.

I had that same issue when I was using this M3U: https://i.mjh.nz/Plex/us.m3u8
However, once I switched over to the the plex-for-channels docker instead, installed easily via OliveTin's aforementioned Project One-Click, the problem was resolved. Now Plex streams play continuously, without interruption. As always, YMMV...

[Chris_Edmonson]

For some reason https://i.mjh.nz/Plex/us.m3u8 changed the stream links a few days ago and broke my channels. It resulted in a 401 - unauthorized error.
Was : (i.mjh.nz/Plex)
Now: (jmp2.uk/Plex)

I updated my PlexIPTV.sh script to allow for either. That script replaces it with: (epg.provider.plex.tv/library/parts)

Hope this info is helpful for others. It took me a bit to figure out what changed.

[john9527]

Thanks for reporting this and figuring out what changed. I didn't see it since I've not been running Channels while looking at alternatives.

I've updated my gist with the change.

[Dudesuper]

Got Plex working via docker but the guide doesn’t show any information

[nevetsyad]

I lost Stirr, PBS, Samsung, and Plex on my QNAP hosted DVR Can we fix it via a software update? This sucks.

[krazijoe]

@nevetsyad

I lost Stirr, PBS, Samsung, and Plex on my QNAP hosted DVR Can we fix it via a software update? This sucks.

What have you done to troubleshoot the issue?

[chDVRuser]

Those aren't Channels DVR sources, they're third party. So Channels DVR can't fix it.
You can check the section here for docker sources.

Custom Channels

[radioboy]

The Plex container works great, but one of the channels that used to have guide data, no longer does. It's obscure... but it's "GameTV Go"... it only lists every program as "GameTV Go ()". I can't figure out why. It appears to be a channel with data when I search my lineup to manually adjust/map...yet it never actually loads any data. Any ideas?

[joagomez]

It pulling the same data as the web is showing so not sure I see a problem here

[radioboy]

Ah thanks... I guess they have borked the guide data on the web! I hadn't thought to check that first. Thanks! I'll send a note to Plex/GameTV Go to see if they can fix the web info as that will presumably, fix the guide info we receive.

[tvdvr]

I too lost Plex at the end of August. Is there a non-docker url for the playlist and epg?

[Fofer]

There is not.

[them8os235]

These URLs for EPG from one of our fearless leaders at the start of this thread are still active.
https://i.mjh.nz/Plex/

But I can't attest to their accuracy as I haven't found a currently active M3U to use it. If anyone has a working one that that would be fantastic. I will add tho eyeballing the US file contents to the Plex Live TV App Guide, series+episode numbers seems to lineup.

[babsonnexus]

In case anyone else is having the same issue I am with @joagomez's Plex Docker:

Error retrieving local EPG