Pluto TV and Stirr

[tokyotony]

Hi everyone,

Someone recently commented on a post in YouTube that Channels support integrating Pluto TV and Stirr. I've done a quick search on the forums, and it looks like they are not currently supported. Am I correct?

Thanks,

Tony

[speedingcheetah]

Add Pluto with Custom Channels

So, now that we support adding Custom Channels via M3U, as mentioned above, here's a nice little tool to get you a Channels optimized Pluto M3U playlist that uses our extended tags to make things look great in Channels. [Screen Shot 2020-11-16 at 8.20.08 PM] [Screen Shot 2020-11-16 at 8.22.38 PM] You can read more here: BETA: Custom Channels via M3U Playlists!

[maddox]

Where was the post?

[tokyotony]

See Richard's reply to my post to this YouTube video...

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[Fofer]

You're in the discussion sub-forum whose topic is the new feature that makes this integration possible:

BETA: Custom Channels via M3U Playlists

OK, as promised, here's a cool little project you can prop up with Docker and get a Channels optimized M3U playlist and EPG for Pluto. This differs from other Pluto M3Us as it utilizes the extended tags we created to let you add richer data and art into the UI allowing for what you see in the screenshots I posted above. https://hub.docker.com/r/jonmaddox/pluto-for-channels All ya gotta do is launch this docker container and it will sit on a port and serve out the M3U and EPG. It updates every …

[tokyotony]

Okay. This looks too technical for me. If it were w as easy as adding a source, I’d try it.

[scottuf]

No need to setup Docker for Pluto, it just adds some features, but isn't needed..

BETA: Custom Channels via M3U Playlists

How to add PlutoTV 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.

For Stirr the links are:
M3U: https://techzyon.com/epg/stirr.m3u
Guide: https://techzyon.com/epg/stirr_guide.xml

[Jason_Trippe]

Has anyone been able to find an m3u for Xumo?

[mike_here]

No m3u for xumo, but you can try:

fHDHR/fHDHR_XUMO

It's in early beta and has some issues (streams on-demand for some channels instead of live TV).

[BobbyDing]

I have pluto working using the docker image that puts those channels onto the 9000 range. What channel range does stirr show up in the guide with?

[tokyotony]

Thanks so much @scottuf! The below worked great! Unbelievable. All in one guide/app!

@scottuf

No need to setup Docker for Pluto, it just adds some features, but isn't needed..

How to add PlutoTV 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.

[tokyotony]

@scottuf

No need to setup Docker for Pluto, it just adds some features, but isn't needed..

I'm seeing almost always this alert (Interrupted) for shows I DVR on Pluto TV. I realize this is a beta but wondering if this is normal? The limited skimming of the recordings looks like it hasn't been interrupted.

[Edwin_Perez]

That usually happens with an interrupt to the internet connection. It can happen real quick and you might not even notice it when watching.

[tmm1]

The interrupted problem is because of the techzyon m3u. If you share these Pluto m3u playlists with other people, it causes conflicts and stream disconnections.

The steams have unique identifiers in them. With everyone using the same one, the Pluto servers don’t love it.

This is one of the things that the pluto-for-channels project corrects.

[Richard_smith]

So this doesn't work on Android?

[Hockeyrcks9901]

I haven't researched the differences in channels available from Pluto or Stirr yet but is there a similar Docker planned for Stirr to avoid the issues?

[Fofer]

maddox's answer to that question is here: BETA: Custom Channels via M3U Playlists

[_Mike]

Thanks @Macnbaish! I THOUGHT that I had set that up correctly, but I think I missed the epg file. I have it up and running now.

Another dumb question. Maybe for @maddox - What is the best way to keep the docker image up to date? I don't believe it can update itself, right? How will I know if a newer version is released?

[scottuf]

@_Mike

What is the best way to keep the docker image up to date? I don't believe it can update itself, right? How will I know if a newer version is released?

I signed up for a github account and am watching that project. I'll get an email notification when it's updated.

https://github.com/maddox/pluto-for-channels

[tmm1]

If you go to the pluto-for-channels page in your docker (http://xxx:8080) it will show the current version and latest version.

@maddox

But I just snuck in some helpful stuff. It now shows the version that's running, and does an update check to let you know if there's a newer version.

You can view this on the status page at the root of the URL. I bet some of you didn't even know this page existed!

Here's what it looks like now.