Pluto for Channels - KineticMan docker

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#32

v1.24 is out!
Two updates in this release:

  • PLUTO_START — new env var that offsets all channel numbers by a fixed amount. Handy if Pluto conflicts with another source in Channels DVR. Example: -e PLUTO_START=35000

  • DRM fix — cleared the drmCapabilities flag that was causing false-positive DRM detection on some clients.

Fresh install:

docker run -d --restart unless-stopped \
  -p 7777:7777 \
  -e PLUTO_USERNAME='[email protected]' \
  -e PLUTO_PASSWORD='yourpassword' \
  -e PLUTO_START=35000 \
  --name pluto-for-channels \
  kineticman/pluto-for-channels:main

(Remove or set PLUTO_START=0 if you don't need the offset)

Existing users — update to latest:

docker pull kineticman/pluto-for-channels:main
docker restart pluto-for-channels

Full details in the README.

#33

@KineticMan really appreciate your work on this.

One question, should we be able to specify a different port? I assume changing

ports: 
  - 7777:7777

to something like

ports:
  - 7790:7777

should work?

#34

yep just leave the second one at 7777 (it's just the internal container port) but feel free to change the first to whatever you prefer.

#35

cool, that's what i thought. wasn't working. i'll get it sorted just wanted to make sure that it was capable!

thanks again @KineticMan :slight_smile:

#36

Anyway you can update your date on this. Still shows September.

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#37

Looks good thus far, thanks! I'm also adding some more robust DRM detection to PLM just in case something slips through the cracks.

Now, if you really want to take this one to the next level, I'd say it's time to implement the Gracenote/EPG-only breakout...

@Jean0987654321, do you have an even more up-to-date list that you could share?

#38

That would be quite a time consuming task to verify the station Id's

#39

Ehh...its been a while and I usually use SLM to map the gracenote ids for the channels I care about from Pluto nowadays...

I can take a look when I have time but I don't think anything has changed from those ids

#40

FYI @KineticMan, your container works without username/psswd. Must be the client id thing. :+1:t2:

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#41

I would still use your login credentials. That will make it future proof. :wink: Unless there is nasty DRM added later on.

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#42

Trying to follow along as best I can. I got the (original) Docker image going along with the update. To check, I went to http://my-ip:7777. It shows "Pluto for Channels.NET API is running". So far so good (I assume).

The part that's tripping me up is "Then hit http://MY IP:7777 for the status page with your M3U and EPG links". Could someone kindly explain where/how I find "M3U and EPG links" for this?

#43

That would be the Pluto Windows app you are running, not the docker version. Here is the link for that project Pluto-Windows_4C Released You are also on an older version. You will find the dashboard in the task bar by right clicking the Pluto Windows icon. You will need to right click that icon and stop the server before you install the latest version. Make sure you wait a minute between stopping the old and starting the new.

#44

If you are trying to install the docker one, the port 7777 is occupied by the Windows version. You would either need to adjust your port in the docker version to an open port or stop the Windows version if you do not want it installed. Stoping it in the task bar icon will completely remove it as it is a portable exe and is self contained.

#45

I see. Thank you very much.

#46

Still using your Windows version (the very first single stream version). I really like it. Just trying to stretch myself a bit with the kineticman docker.

I know with some of your (multiple stream) updates, there were issues with commercial breaks. Trying to go through all various threads to see if there were any more recent updates/fixes out since last I checked.

Thanks

#47

If using mpeg-ts with version 1.1.3, I have had 0 issues with it and the stream seems to be better quality. If you do update to the latest version, make sure you stop the one running and wait a minute so Windows will release the port. Windows likes to hold a released port for a few seconds and it will appear as in use by the script until it is fully released by Windows.

#48

Ok. Not sure if I'm using mpeg-ts. But I'll look it up & give it a go. Thanks for the reply. Much appreciated!

#49

Not sure if this is specific to the m3u aggregator I use (Dispatcharr), but when I import the M3U from this docker, I get the following:

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It's not all the channels, but about 300+ of them. I looked up and the channels that are doing this have the following:

#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="ironside-gb" tvg-id="6900997e043e3df1897d017f" tvg-chno="7208" group-title="Crime Drama" tvg-logo="https://images.pluto.tv/channels/6900997e043e3df1897d017f/colorLogoPNG_1761664014410.png" tvg-name="185200" tvc-guide-title="Ironside" tvc-guide-description="A paralyzed police veteran becomes a special consultant to the force.",Ironside
http://192.168.0.5:7777/pluto/all/watch/6900997e043e3df1897d017f

vs those that don't:

#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="48-hours-gb" tvg-id="6299e5afdd5833000727e795" tvg-chno="7361" group-title="True Crime" tvg-logo="https://images.pluto.tv/channels/6299e5afdd5833000727e795/colorLogoPNG.png" tvc-guide-title="48 Hours" tvc-guide-description="Pluto TV 48 Hours brings viewers behind the scenes of the most intriguing murders. Follow the investigators, meet the accused, and review the evidence in the original true crime docuseries, with stories of obsession, revenge, and crimes of passion.",48 Hours
http://192.168.0.5:7777/pluto/all/watch/6299e5afdd5833000727e795

Basically it looks like the absence of [tvg-name=] causes Dispatcharr to fall back to [tvc-guide-title=] which in my case is the desired state since [tvg-name=] is a number and not the channel name. Is there a future that may include an m3u option that doesn't include [tvg-name=] or at least defaults to [tvg-name=] to the channel name and not the number?

Thanks.

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#50

That's most likely the case as SLM doesn't have this issue. You'll have to bring this up to the Dispatcharr devs

#51

Thanks, posted a issue on his site. Although, I wouldn't think it's expected that tvg-name= should have numeric values, I would think it would be "ESPN", "WGAL", HGTV", etc. But I also know I am only a user and not a programmer and what may make sense to a layperson may not align with the coding perspective.

I will say all other imported sources I've used doesn't have this issue (PrismCast, SamsungTV, Plex, ADBTuner, Tubi), but as you said, it's not an issue with other solutions so let's see who may step forward with a solution.