@JBgotM seems you got lucky with the right support people, just tried this, front-line support was awesome, they escalated the same request to the next level up and I got a polite Foxtrot Oscar. So at this point hulu live tv & TVE seems to be functionally dead in channels DVR for new folks unless the devs can find a way around the current issue.
Guess i need to look for a new provider, but one of my key requirements is ESPN works with channels DVR....
I had the same awful authentication experiences with Hulu Live TV as most, and dumped it.
I've had fairly good luck with YoutubeTV so far using TVE, with the exception of FS1/FS2/BTEN dropouts once in a while (Channels developers do get around to fixing it).
It has ESPN1, ESPN2, and ESPNU.
@Kryptonyte thanks, i literally just signed up for the 21 day YTTV trial while i stepp away from this thread 
- anything else i should know? I am running the synology package (installed years ago) can i just add it as a provider or do i need to mess around with the YTTV docker container i see folks talking about?
I run on Windows so I can only speak to that, but as far as I know, yeah, YoutubeTV is added the same way other TVE providers are (pulldown option). The 2FA has been a problem for YoutubeTV TVE authentication. Searching the forum will probably yield most folks creating some kind of family account without 2FA and using that for Channels.
thanks, yeah it didn't work, hit the browser may be insecure issue
disabling MFA on the google account doesn't work so off to try a new google account as someone recommended, tbh at this point getting my tivo with lifetime subscription out of storage and subscribing to comcast is starting to look the 'well it works' option (i am not going to say better as its not), sigh
Is there a list of the Hulu TVE channels vs YTTV TVE channels to compare? Have you missed anything from Hulu since you switched over?
Thanks to Maddox in adding the CSV export option.
I went to export mine just now and unfortunately I can't figure out how to determine which channels are actually available via TVE by a specific provider based on that CSV output.
Until someone chimes in on how to use that CSV file to determine TVE availability, you can select a provider on this webpage to see current TVE availability and compare that way.
I was in your boat also. My NAS would not authenticate YTTV (account without MFA) and receive the insecure message. I could not get Hulu to work either. I setup a small laptop/desktop and installed Channels DVR there and added YTTV with no problems at all. I set the machine to never sleep and never accept Windows Update unless critical. I also setup the machine to auto login if a reboot did occur. This machine has absolutely nothing running but Channels DVR (and CC4C). I removed the monitor and put the machine in the corner of the room alone running.
On my normal Channels setup, I added a custom channels source pointing to the other server and everything works fine.
source: http://192.168.xx.xx:8089/devices/ANY/channels.m3u?format=ts
xmltv guide: http://192.168.xx.xx:8089/devices/ANY/guide/xmltv?duration=1209600
Stupid setup but it works flawlessly for me.
EDIT: sorry, I guess I forgot that this remote machine is also setup with a CC4C (chrome-capture-for-channels :web browser config) for receiving all the YTTV channels that are not on TVE. The CC4C config opens a chrome page to the website for YTTV specified live stream and sends it to Channels DVR as a custom channels source. I can watch or record SyFy or Cartoon Network or Comedy Central or any YTTV live channel.
hmm had a quick look at that, i notice the instructions say to git close the project and build locall (i am on linux) but i notice the fancybits docker hub seems to have a pre-built image fancybits/chrome-capture-for-channels - Docker Image | Docker Hub can i just pull this with a compose or do i need to follow the github as-is?
i am also unclear how that opens a web page on linux that is purely text mode...
also given this is the hulu provider thread, i just setup new instance using docker and hulu still doesn't work at all 
(i needed someway to watch ESPN as of 11/10/25 
i just don't see that the docker TVE container worksr for hulu?
it eventually just gave me a chrome timeout
Seeing this now as well - Chrome Timeout when attempting to login
Hulu was working fine then today I started getting bombed with 2FA emails from them and determined it was Channels causing them. I made the mistake of removing it and now cannot readd it as it just keeps trying to verify the login. Is there any way to add a prompt to send the code they email so it will finish the verification process?
I'm having a similar issue, I cannot get the ESPN channels nor BigTen, FS1 or FS2. I AM getting the "my disney via Hulu" one time passcode emails. I'm not sure HOW I add that into Channels. I had not issues TVE'ing these channels for years. Thoughts?
I'm having the same problem. I literally just switched from DirecTV Stream to Hulu Live today because DTV got too expensive. From looking around the forums, there is no solution. 2FA is required by Hulu now, no way to turn it off, and there is no way in Channels to enter the response. Looks like I may be saving even more dropping channels too. Unfortunate, because I really like it, but if it won't work, it won't work.
Same issue here. Still unable to add Hulu as a TVE source due to 2FA.
I have been able to access my Hulu+LiveTV in Channels via PrismCast, but (at least on my machine) the quality of the chrome capture is not really comparable to what I would get with TVE. I tried running PrismCast in Docker and it was not really watchable at all. When I run PrismCast as a Node.js package, it's watchable, but still some jittery video at times. My machine is pretty old, so maybe YMMV.
I'm having the same issue with YTTV as Hulu Live. How did you get past this?
I'm attempting to set up TVE with Hulu Live TV on my Synology NAS, but keep getting the "Chrome Timed Out" error. It looks from my email like Hulu is sending me 2FA codes, but I never have an opportunity to input them. I can't seem to find a way to launch a browser from the NAS to log in to Hulu from the device, and it does not appear to be an option to disable 2FA through my Hulu account. I've tried searching the community but if the answer is on here it's eluding me.
Are there any recommendations for you to add Hulu Live as a source when running Channels DVR on a Synology NAS?
Thanks!
Yesterday we had a power outage and now my Hulu doesnt work any longer. It's asking for a 1 time password that I can't put in. Ugh. This worked for the last 2 years but it's back
Hello.
@Maddox and @tmm1
I am very curious about what I see in the logs for DVR server and tve_chrome.
DVR logs: It looks like Channels DVR Server is attempting to impersonate nbcentertainment as the requestor of the passive authentication. I fully realize that what I'm about to say is not apples to apples. When launching an NBC app on a mobile device and linking to Hulu as my provider, I am prompted for login to Hulu via MyDisney.com's standard login which prompts for the email address, I provide that and tap continue, I am prompted for my MyDisney.com password. It is not a passive login.
Given that the Channels DVR Server web UI has the user select the provider, this must allow for different action based on the user's provider selection.
Rather than attempting a passive login, why isn't the interactive MyDisney.com login page presented as is the standard experience in any linking with many apps?
It seems that displaying the provider's interactive login is an enhancement that could apply to several providers based on the comments.
tve_chrome: the log shows several messages related to deprecated endpoints, registration errors, and failed to open pipe server process messages. The last looks like a potential issue on my installation. These other API errors seem like they might need to be addressed.
I provided this feedback in my support ticket last month but the individual working with me stopped replying to the ticket which ultimately left me unsubscribing again. I have clearly re-subscribed in hopes of making this request here and finding a way to get this working.
Looking forward to your reply!
