Pluto for Channels

[masonrory]

Wow, this is great. I read almost everything here for quite a while and... got everything working within a couple hours. So my question is...

Channels Server is on a very old iMac that can't run Docker. My Mac mini is running it - it stays on all the time anyway, so no worries. I was able to point Channels to the files being served up on the Mini no problem!

The question is - now that I have the image running, can I close out the terminal and just keep Docker running? I believe that's the case.

The other question is... when this machine restarts, will I then need to run that same command line or will Docker restart and run it until it actually is instructed to end?

[maddox]

Version 1.2.2 is up:

• Mogrifies movie genres to conform to major top level genres in Channels

This helps fix Pluto movie genres so they conform to those expected in Channels so that they show up in the new On Later browsing.

[maddox]

Version 1.2.3 is up:

• Mogrifies series genres to conform to major top level genres in Channels

This helps fix Pluto series genres so they conform to those expected in Channels so that they show up in the new On Later TV Show browsing.

[maddox]

Versions 1.2.4 and 1.2.5 have been pushed up with updates to series genre mapping.

[getamy]

Hi I am trying to get Pluto to work and so confused. I went into Custom Channels and did all this but no channels are showing up.. I have a mac am i dong something wrong? thanks for help Amy
Add Source: select M3U Playlist
Give it a nickname: e.g. PlutoTV
Leave HLS as default stream
Leave Source as URL
Enter this URL: https://techzyon.com/epg/plutotv.m3u

Once the source is added, click on trash icon.
You should see an option "Pick Guide Provider", click on this button.
Under the dropdown where it shows USA, select Custom URL. Enter this URL:
https://techzyon.com/epg/plutotv_guide.xml
Click on save.

The PluoTV channels should now show up in the guide.

[mike_here]

From what I've read on the forum this method no longer works. The only supported method for Pluto is the Docker container.

BETA: Custom Channels via M3U Playlists

I've also emailed in a wireshark trace from vlc connecting to one of my security cameras.

[AtoZ0to9]

Use these for Pluto links if avoiding docker

https://i.mjh.nz/PlutoTV/

[getamy]

Hi I tried and did not work. Does that go under the URL? Thanks!

[TheRabbit1940]

Like in this example for Stirr: (I use docker for pluto)
Stream Format
HLS

Source
URL
https://i.mjh.nz/Stirr/all.m3u8
Options
Refresh URL daily

XMLTV Guide Data
https://i.mjh.nz/Stirr/all.xml

Refresh Every 3 Hours

The URLs for Pluto would be:
The links for Pluto would be: (Assuming you are in the US)
https://i.mjh.nz/PlutoTV/us.m3u8
https://i.mjh.nz/PlutoTV/us.xml

I have no idea who maintains it but it works.

[getamy]

OK so I cannot use a Docker as my computer is older and version does not support latest. DO I need a docker? sorry so new to all of this

[AtoZ0to9]

No, no docker, use the 2 links just above your last post, the us.m3u8 and us.xml

3 hour guide refresh

[getamy]

wow great thank you!!! Can I record with this?

[getamy]

Also do Need to change the Provider under settings?

[TheRabbit1940]

Yes you can record. That is it. It should work. At least until the person that maintains it quits doing it like the techzyon person did.

Of course it would be way better to use the docker pluto supported here. It would be nice if they did Stirr too.

[Fofer]

@TheRabbit1940

It would be nice if they did Stirr too.

This was created and graciously shared months ago, works great:

Stirr for Channels

A lot of you seemed to want it and I needed a quick and fun little project this evening so here you go... Stirr for Channels. Seems to work for me but let me know how it goes for y'all! You can manually set a station ID by setting the STIRR_STATION_ID environment variable to something like san-francisco. You can find a station ID here: https://tin-torch-double.glitch.me Editor's Note: While Stirr for Channels makes these channels watchable live, there is not enough data included for record…

[TheRabbit1940]

Thanks. I'll check it out.

[Channels2021]

I had major problems with Pluto recordings until I switched to the Docker method, fyi.

[Fofer]

Same here. Those shared links may be easy to set up, but their channels time out all the time. I think too many people might be using them at the same time or something? Not worth it. The docker method is rock solid and works great!

[babsonnexus]

@getamy

OK so I cannot use a Docker as my computer is older and version does not support latest.

I had this same issue as my Channels Server is sitting on a VERY old Windows laptop. However, you do not need the Docker running on the same machine so long as you can reference it on network (by name or IP address). I now have my Pluto and Stirr Dockers running on a Raspberry Pi, but it could be any machine that can run it, really.

[Channels2021]

@eh750channels, thanks for liking my post...

@Channels2021

Docker is much better in every aspect but I still have to manually re-download the guide data regularly, even with the auto setting on.

but I will say that the docker setup on my end has been much more solid lately. Same hardware and settings. Don't know exactly why but just commenting on my experience.