Pluto for Channels

Yes, @tmm1 mentioned this last week or so. With version 1.2.8 of the Pluto Docker, he added channel-number to the M3U.

If you go to your sources setting and change it so that Pluto's original channel numbers are ignored, then your own channel number assignments from before should return.

CleanShot 2021-10-26 at 12.51.39

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Thanks! My feeble search before posting came up short. I have made the change and all is right in the world (or at least in my guide).

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Quick question for all you Pluto TV users. Do many of the Pluto stations just show a "Pluto TV" logo along with some floating yellow circles? It's as if the stations are offline. Many other stations work perfectly fine. Is this common?

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I just checked several channels at random and they all worked.
Which channels specifically are you seeing this on?
Do you see the same thing if you just go Pluto TV's website and watch there?

I see it when they are in a commercial break and the commercial(s) don't play. I'm sure it's completely automated, so consider those "glitches".

Getting duplicates of a channel using Pluto for Channels docker container as a source.

From container playlist

#EXTINF:0 channel-id="tv-land-drama-ptv1" channel-number="0"    tvc-guide-title="TV Land Drama" group-title="Entertainment", TV Land Drama
#EXTINF:0 channel-id="tv-land-drama"      channel-number="130"  tvc-guide-title="TV Land Drama" group-title="Entertainment", TV Land Drama

I have seen this before. Not truly duplicates. One channel is embedded and repeats a handful of episodes. The other has a broader selection of episodes. They got rid of a few of those embedded channels a while back. Looks like they are adding others.

In my case the schedule listings are identical for both channels.

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Maybe the docker should ignore channels with number set to zero.

Great, if that would solve it.
I do have Channels DVR set to ignore channel-number from M3U.
Both channels show the same schedule and play the same content.

Is there a video or step by step on installing and running this - especially on a QNAP or Synology NAS

My main problem is the kinda janky way that QNAP handles Docker containers I think

No need to horse around with Docker if you aren't comfortable with it. Details HERE.

THANKS - worked 1st time

this really adds value to channels DVR - I only get 6 OTA stations where I am at, so adding a few more is great !

Pluto is available as a separate app - the killer feature of doing it this way is being able to select the handful of stations that you want - plus the ability to record programs

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AND... the interface of the Pluto app sucks horribly.

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I used this one and it worked! I spent hours trying to figure it out. Thank you so much!

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You shouldn't use those anymore.

There is a thread for non docker links in here, anyone help, at work and not supposed to be typing this.

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https://nocords.xyz

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@Linda_Hildebrand

So for a little more clarification, the website https://i.mjh.nz has the .m3u8 and .xml for:

PlutoTV
Stirr
Plex
Samsung TV+
PBS (a handful of channels, not what it used to be)

However, due to those links being used millions of times, and still being used, using them will leave you susceptible to interruptions in playback when someone else accesses the channel you are watching. So. What this means is that you should only use links from that site as a last resort. For example, I use them for SamsungTV+, Plex, and PBS because I'm aware of no other way / place / etc to find / create those links.

PlutoTV and Stirr:

You have 2 different ways to avoid using the links at https://i.mjh.nz

The docker route (advanced, requires maintenance)
The non-docker route using links from https://nocords.xyz/

This is kind of a no brainer if you don't want to or cant use docker. @HankLloydRight has done a fantastic job adapting the docker scripts to run on his enterprise grade equipment with his own resources so that we don't have to.

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I think the SamsungTV now has a docker option (I'm using docker on my Linux server). Pretty sure there is a thread on here if anyone is interested. I don't use it that much, so may drop it soon.

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I linked to the non-docker method by @HankLloydRight which is the https://nocords.xyz/ method.

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