I have a linux version ready. I only tested it on Ubuntu, but should work on most 64-bit Linux. Not built for ARM Processors or 32-bit systems. Instructions are on the GitHub repo page.
And the release is here:
First, I did try searching this topic and didn't find anything.
Using the windows version with n*xtpvr and it is working great. Thanks much to developer and anyone else involved!
General content question - most channels work perfectly. A handful of channels display as audio only. At least 1 channel it seemed to be show dependent, but, qello seems consistent.
I've tried...
Updating Codecs (shark007)
Taking the stream directly to vlc (Pluto > gateway-ap > nPvr > vlc)
Have not yet tried using ffmpeg, or anything else, inline to transform the stream.
Is the Qello channel delivered, in some way, differently than other channels?
Is this a known issue with a known solution?
Is there a way to go directly from the gateway ap to vlc on a specific channel to see what that does?
Other things worth trying?
Thanks
The script is just a proxy. It only provides what Pluto provides from their api. As far as VLC goes, you should be able to load the M3U in VLC and select the different channels to view them through the VLC menu.
Good to know, thank you. Obviously something with my setup. I'll keep trying things.
When I get home today I'll make sure there is nothing off about the playlist. It could be that NextPVR does something odd with what it assumes are music only channels instead of video channels.
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I pulled the guide data for Qello and nothing looks odd.
<programme channel="696998915a0ae9e1b563f0c6" start="20260627122500 +0000" stop="20260628000000 +0000">
<title>Qello Concerts</title>
<desc>no info available</desc>
<icon src="https://images.pluto.tv/channels/696998915a0ae9e1b563f0c6/featuredImage_1770231484215.jpg?fill=blur&fit=fill&fm=jpg&h=900&q=75&w=1600" />
<episode-num system="pluto">e60f1531a2670f1154d585c4</episode-num>
<episode-num system="original-air-date">2026-06-26 12:47:15</episode-num>
<date>20260626</date>
<series-id system="pluto">07ee14b64546b8f33b7f443b</series-id>
<category>no info available</category>
</programme>
<channel id="696998915a0ae9e1b563f0c6">
<display-name>Qello Concerts</display-name>
<icon src="https://images.pluto.tv/channels/696998915a0ae9e1b563f0c6/colorLogoPNG_1770231500279.png" />
</channel>
#EXTINF:-1 channel-id="pluto-qello-concerts" tvg-id="696998915a0ae9e1b563f0c6" tvg-chno="4900" group-title="Music Videos" tvg-logo="https://images.pluto.tv/channels/696998915a0ae9e1b563f0c6/colorLogoPNG_1770231500279.png" tvc-guide-art="https://images.pluto.tv/channels/696998915a0ae9e1b563f0c6/colorLogoPNG_1770231500279.png" tvg-name="113296" tvc-guide-title="Qello Concerts" tvc-guide-description="Qello Concerts by Stingray transforms any screen into the ultimate concert experience. Watch thousands of full-length concert films and music documentaries by yesterday's legends and today's icons on any device anytime!",Qello Concerts
http://192.168.10.238:7777/pluto/us_east/watch/696998915a0ae9e1b563f0c6
New release with updated headers and passing a clientTime parameter to align with the latest changes to Pluto. These changes are made to both the Windows and Linux versions.
I installed the new version v1.1.8 earlier today. The console running on my server shows at the top that it's now running v1.1.8. However, when I try bringing it up in my browser to check it at http://192.168.1.33:7777/
It says it's still version: Pluto for Channels .NET v1.1.7 ?
I just forget to change one of the hard coded version numbers.
A few, what are likely, basic streamlink and ffmpeg integration questions.
The newest streamlink is supposed to handle some of plutos odnesses around commercials, etc. I'm assuming the answer is no, but, wondering if streamlink does/can automatically get integrated into all internet originated streams?
Alternatively, is there somewhere in this stream flow that a bat file can "plug in" to try various streamlink and/or ffmpeg settings to "fix" the Pluto streams before they get to (in my case) nextpvr?
The usual way of doing this in nextpvr is an "extra" that can pipe the stream thru whatever is wanted prior to nextpvr seeing it. I can go back to using the extra but just checking if there would be another way before scrapping my current setup and going that route.
With current setup - MOST Pluto channels work well for live viewing. The few recordings I've tried so far have issues at ads (frozen video, etc) where the stored recording is the problem not the viewing.
Any and all insights appreciated!
If you can provide me with any type of tags, parameters or query strings that NextPVR uses to force a remux on a stream, I'd be glad to have that added as an option. I could also add any custom M3U tags that NextPVR requires, but this app is only a proxy. It does nothing with the Pluto stream except hands it to Channels DVR in a Playlist. It literally takes what Pluto offers and produces the M3u file and the EPG file. This project is freely available on GitHub for forking and making any changes or additions you may need. I set it up to be a basic proxy for my personal needs, which it meets. The freezing ads with Pluto has been an ongoing problem that I can only assume relates with how Pluto injects their commercials into the stream. The freezing even happens on their own apps and website.
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I don't see the issues you describe using FastChannels. Pluto videos play and record fine. Channels commercial skips them though sometimes it misses the commercials and that's ok for me as I simply use my remote to skip over them.
FastChannels runs as a Docker Container. To run it I enabled Hyper-V on my N100 PC. Then installed Ubuntu Server as a VM under Hyper-V and then Docker on Ubuntu which allowed me to Install FastChannels. I also installed Portainer as it makes managing Docker Containers much easier.
You can find instructions how to do all of this with google searches. There are a bunch of steps yet it's all easy.
I appreciate both replies!
I'll be evaluating and testing my options and will come back with anything I learn or questions. Thanks much!
I just upgraded to the latest ver 4c. My channels app is updated and such. Since I have upgraded to 4c, all Pluto commercials that show on live now hang the stream anytime a commercial is played. I'm not sure if that's a 'Channels' issue or something else. Any insight would be great. This is something that just started happening.
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Make sure your Pluto Channels source has the Stream Format set to MPEG-TS and not HLS
That was it... I owe you a beer! Thanks for the support and app!
What's the new version just released all about, does it fix something? V1.1.9
Thanks!
It is an attempt to improve the commercial freezing. I switched the sid to stay the same during stream recovery.
So this is interesting, at least to me. With Nextpvr and v1.19 all channels I test are audio only. When I go back to 1.17 most channels (except the few already discussed) work correctly. I will test with vlc directly and report results.
This is not the use case the tool is designed for and not expecting you to put time into this. Just reporting an oddity. When I have time my plan is to reconfigure my setup such that streamlink and/or ffmpeg can be incorporated prior to Npvr which "should" resolve most of my stream issues.
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As everyone probably guessed, going straight from the pluto portal to VLC works fine. Clearly an Npvr issue. I'll move forward with streamlink/ffmpeg integration and see where that gets me.