Pluto For Dummies

Channels DVR Server
#64

Looks like it's in the source data direct from Pluto:

{"_id":"5efbd39f8c4ce900075d7698","slug":"star-trek-1","name":"Star Trek","hash":"#StarTrek","number":150,"summary":"Boldly go to the channel that brings you Star Trek: The Next Generation, along with the USS Enterprise’s big-screen adventures, all day long."

{"_id":"5f77879983bec60007e2a196","slug":"star-trek-2","name":"Star Trek 2","hash":"#StarTrek2","number":150,"summary":"Boldly go to the channel that brings you Star Trek: The Next Generation, along with the USS Enterprise’s big-screen adventures, all day long."
#65

If you switch back to "Ignore channel numbers from M3U" it works again.

Also, wasn't there a ST:TOS channel? I can't find it now. Just two TNG channels.

#66

No, just the one Star Trek channel that does all series.

The Pluto Docker has been like this forever, it's not new. It's coming from Pluto for some odd reason and part of the reason I originally switched to ignoring channel numbers (aside from the overlap with real channels from other services).

#67

But there are two distinct ST streams with different programming on them.

#68

Huh, I thought the 2nd one was just the same programming, but apparently not. I've had it unfavorited for so long that I hadn't seen it's weird guide data. It looks like the channel is caught in some type of temporal loop:

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The metadata is messed up, too:

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I took a look at the m3u and every channel that has a "2" or a "3" version has a group-title="Pluto TV" in its code line as opposed to one of the intended categories:

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#69

On the https://nocords.xyz/ home page, I added a line to indicated the pluto-for-channels version running on the backend:

Running pluto-for-channels version: 1.2.8

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#70

StarTrek2 channel has always been there, but it shows no commercials and plays the same 7-8 episodes in a loop, or this was how it was when I investigated when the Pluto container was first released.

#71

I am working on improving the guide data, so specifics about which channels and programs are not acting well would be appreciated.

Hello Aman, my Series Passes are not recording from PlutoTV channels. For example, Midsomer Murders episodes are recording from OTA PBS stations, but not the eponymous PlutoTV channel. Thanks.

#72

You would need a separate pass for the Pluto guide data

#73

Thank you Aman. I see that Series passes for PlutoTV have a unique Series Pass ID. Is there a way to combine the 2 so it doesn't record programs already in the DVR?

#74

No

#75

excellent work! Only problem is it only shows 1 day of guide. How can we see the full guide?

#76

You only get 12hrs of guide for Pluto

#77

Thank you for the info. I have one question. Where do I run this command?

docker run -d --restart unless-stopped --name pluto-for-channels -p 8080:80
-e PLUTO_USERNAME='[email protected]'
-e PLUTO_PASSWORD='yourpassword'
-e START=80000
jonmaddox/pluto-for-channels

If it is a command prompt, I get error messages such as:

C:\Windows\System32>docker run -d --restart unless-stopped --name pluto-for-channels -p 8080:80
'docker' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Please be specific I have limited knowledge of this kind of stuff.

Thank you in advance!

#78

The Maddox version is mostly obsolete, you should look for...

This one of you're on Windows and don't want to mess with a container:

Or Kineticman's container version:

#79

First and foremost... Educate yourself on docker, Google is your friend. "How to use Docker on Windows". You will be amazed at the amount of knowledge there is to be had...

#80

Thank you for your reply. Limited as in one-time I have used Docker desktop to get Pluto setup initally some years ago. Hard drive crashed and now I do not remember anything about containers. I installed Docker Desktop and ran jonmaddox script or container and now I need to figure out where to run the command to have my username and password loaded for Pluto. I can handle the rest, I think.

I have searched Google high and low and I cannot find the answer to this specific question.

#81

If you're going to be installing a Pluto docker container I would recommend FastChannels instead.
Channels — Community

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#82

I appreciate you for sending this info. On the surface it looks easier. So hopefully I can figure it out.

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#83

I have faith in you. You can do it.