Pluto for Channels

[chDVRuser]

The default is 10 simultaneous streams.
You can change it. If you really think you'll be using more than that.
Here's the link in the Topic thread for that project.
https://community.getchannels.com/t/pluto-for-channels-kineticman-docker/45872#tuning-concurrent-streams-3

This Topic thread is for the maddox docker.

Here are the three currently available sources

Pluto TV On Screen Message "Pluto TV is longer available on this device"

Which of the three Project "flavors" of Pluto for Channels are you using? maddox docker Pluto for Channels - #1002 by maddox > GitHub - maddox/pluto-for-channels: M3U generator optimized for Channels' custom channels. KineticMan docker Pluto for Channels - KineticMan docker > GitHub - kineticman/pluto-for-channels: Forked from jgomez177/pluto-for-channels. Bobby_Vaughn windows exe Pluto-Windows_4C Released > GitHub - nuken/Pluto-Windows_4C: A native Windows Pluto playlist pro…

Please post in the appropriate Topic thread depending on which Project you use.
Or post general questions unrelated to a specific Project in Pluto TV On Screen Message "Pluto TV is longer available on this device"

[akskinz]

I've been having this same issue since updating to the latest docker image almost daily. I either need to reload the m3u or when that hasn't fixed it, i need to restart the server to get it back.

[frazzxr]

Hi. jxxaxxys post above to switch to the KineticMan docker seems to have solved my issue. It also has the benefit of only needing one source to support 10 streams. Hope it helps you.

[akskinz]

Thanks... I'll give it a try.

[bellbm]

Getting this on all of my channels. Using Maddox docker. What can I do to get channels back

[chDVRuser]

Are you running the latest maddox docker version?
You have read about the changes to Pluto limiting streams and requiring an account, right?

I lost all Pluto channels -

Here are the new options

[bellbm]

thank you, sorry, should have searched more, back up and running now

[jkister]

@speedingcheetah

Change to mpeg-ts. Pluto is very bad for streaming quality video. Their ads cause issues.

well i thought changing to mpeg-ts fixed it, but it's still happening -- it survives some commercials and not others. any other ideas ?

[Bobby_Vaughn]

That is an issue even on Pluto's own app. The way the inject ads causes this. One thing that may help is clearing the cache on the channels app.

[olderi]

Is there a chance Channels devs will add a working PlutoTV feature straight into DVR settings, without needing to tinker with additional docker images etc?

[maddox]

@olderi

Is there a chance Channels devs will add a working PlutoTV feature straight into DVR settings, without needing to tinker with additional docker images etc?

No. This is an appropriate use of Custom Channels and community contributions.

[olderi]

Thank you for a quick reply. My skills are not so good that I could configure the new PlutoTV configs, used to use PlutoTV when it didn't require auth + docker etc settings.

I guess I'll just have to learn to live without it for now...

[babsonnexus]

I believe in you that you or anyone else can learn Docker! It's not as daunting as it might seem from the outside, especially with the tools we have now to make it easy peasy. If you were able to get Channels up and running, then you already have 90% of the skills and knowledge necessary.

I'll link to the below because it has all the basics:

Requesting native Windows installations for projects and add-ons

I already do, but that doesn't stop the same complaints from other OS users. Still, to answer this more in depth: Explanation for why compiling for a specific OS is difficult (read first three) And this is assuming the code was written in a universal language like Python and has a web front end, both of which might not be true. If you want a desktop application or use a different coding language, then none of this may apply and you might be writing for every OS individually. This is an in…

[Bobby_Vaughn]

If you don't want to go the docker route, you can try the Windows installer.

Pluto-Windows_4C Released

I'm going to start a thread for the Windows Pluto App. I will stop maintaining my Docker version since @maddox and @KineticMan have fixes for the stream limit issue on theirs. Pluto Windows 4 Channels DVR A native Windows bridge for integrating Pluto TV channels into Channels DVR. This application replaces the need for Docker by providing a standalone .exe that runs in your system tray, manages M3U playlists, and automatically updates EPG data. Username and Password fields have been added to t…

[mgantt87]

@maddox any suggestions for this issue? I also have to reload the m3u every day or two.

[maddox]

Yeah, but it doesn't proxy, and so you're hitting the 24 hour timeout on the session since it's sending out full authenticated urls to Channels.

In short, you really should just move on to one of the other projects. maddox/pluto-for-channels is pretty much over.

[chDVRuser]

And if you're going to go the docker route, I highly recommend KineticMan's FastChannels - FAST Channels aggregator/manager which will allow much more than just Pluto from one docker container.

[chDVRuser]

Thank you for kick-starting this idea and laying the ground work.

[andrewsugg]

This setup doesn't work any longer, does it?

[HermanHome]

Any issues with the current implementation? Can't seem to get any Pluto channels to start streaming. Restarted the container and looked in logs and it keeps saying stream limit reached, but currently there is only one thing being played and it is not off of Pluto. I have 4 Tuners add as sources. @maddox is there anything you are aware of that would be preventing the stream from starting with the current implementation?