Plex Live TV Channels M3U?

[cparker63]

OK I've been wanting to try this for awhile so I installed Docker and gave it a shot. I believe I installed everything correctly but I can't get 127.0.0.1:7777 to come up in my browser for the Channels entry details. Here's a copy of the install log:

2024-06-22 21:02:13 Initialize XML File
2024-06-22 21:02:13 Run channels to load self.channel_list
2024-06-22 21:02:15 New token for us_east generated at 2024-06-23 03:02.13 +0000
2024-06-22 21:02:17 Day One Initialization of EPG data
2024-06-22 21:02:17 Retrieving us_east EPG data for 2024-06-23 through 2024-06-23
2024-06-22 21:02:43 Continuing to retrive us_east EPG data....Elapsed time: 25.55 seconds. 150 Channels parsed
2024-06-22 21:03:16 Continuing to retrive us_east EPG data....Elapsed time: 58.66 seconds. 300 Channels parsed. Please wait
2024-06-22 21:03:42 Continuing to retrive us_east EPG data....Elapsed time: 85.33 seconds. 450 Channels parsed
2024-06-22 21:03:56 Retrieving us_east EPG data complete. Elapsed time: 98.74 seconds. 551 Channels parsed.
2024-06-22 21:04:00 ⇨ http server started on [::]:7777

When I go back to the main Containers page it lists the plex-for-channels container as running, but the column under "Ports" is blank? Trying to figure out what is wrong and how to get Source URL and EPG credentials entered?

[babsonnexus]

@cparker63

127.0.0.1

Not enough info.

1. Show us your docker run command so we can see what you did and if anything is wrong there.

2. What is your installation setup? I.E., are you on a Windows/Mac/Linux server? Is Docker installed on the same type of server or a different one?
   -- Depending upon this answer might be your connection issues. You should try using the IP address or server name of the machine Docker installed on. If it is the same server, you can use localhost.

3. You mention the port column being empty. Can you provide a screen shot?

4. Do you have anything else running in Docker or anywhere else already on port 7777? If so, you need to map to a different port during creation, like 8888:7777.

[cparker63]

Thank you for helping! Answers:
Question 1:

docker run --hostname=docker-desktop --env=PLEX_PORT=127.0.0.1 --env=PLEX_CODE=us_east --env=PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/root/.local/bin --env=LANG=C.UTF-8 --env=GPG_KEY=7169605F62C751356D054A26A821E680E5FA6305 --env=PYTHON_VERSION=3.12.3 --env=PYTHON_PIP_VERSION=24.0 --env=PYTHON_GET_PIP_URL=https://github.com/pypa/get-pip/raw/dbf0c85f76fb6e1ab42aa672ffca6f0a675d9ee4/public/get-pip.py --env=PYTHON_GET_PIP_SHA256=dfe9fd5c28dc98b5ac17979a953ea550cec37ae1b47a5116007395bfacff2ab9 --env=PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 --network=host --workdir=/app --restart=unless-stopped --label='org.opencontainers.image.created=2024-05-24T00:09:33.471Z' --label='org.opencontainers.image.description=' --label='org.opencontainers.image.licenses=' --label='org.opencontainers.image.revision=dfd73adf84244b603d05d3e57d6e194857de2446' --label='org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/jgomez177/plex-for-channels' --label='org.opencontainers.image.title=plex-for-channels' --label='org.opencontainers.image.url=https://github.com/jgomez177/plex-for-channels' --label='org.opencontainers.image.version=1.10b' --runtime=runc -d Package plex-for-channels · GitHub

Question 2:

Windows 10 Pro 22H2

Question 3:

Question 4:

I had tried Tubi for Channels which also used Port 7777 but I had uninstalled it before attempting this.

[chDVRuser]

@cparker63

--env=PLEX_PORT=127.0.0.1

Change that to the port number you want (you have an IP address there)
Since you're running it in the host network (--network=host), it won't display port mapping.
If you want it to run in the bridge network and use port mapping you have to drop the --network=host and --env=PLEX_PORT and include the port mapping you want.

You also have a lot of unnecessary statements in your docker run command.

[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.