A more permanent (as permanent as these things can be) solution has been implemented as of this release:
This should restore the functionality and the performance seen before Google rolled out their worldwide change, as well as provide more backup options for if/when things go wrong!
@babsonnexus - A) Thanks so much for this, I've really enjoyed using it for a while now. and B) I'm still new-ish to docker usage, and am unable to figure out how to update to this recent fix, hope you can help. The command-line input I used to initiate my previously-working install was:
docker run -d --restart=unless-stopped --name slm -p 5000:5000 -v "C:/SLManager" -v "C:/ChannelsDVRFolder" -e TZ="America/New_York" ghcr.io/babsonnexus/stream-link-manager-for-channels:latest
Is there a simple way to update here? Or do I need to stop the running container, remove files and rebuild somehow? Thanks again.
Welcome!
Be sure to always check the Wiki first:
Since you went the command-line route, this isn't really a Streaming Library Manger question. I'm going to direct you to this thread:
Here's some good generic directions, too:
I highly, highly recommend getting Portainer and using that instead of command line, but that's completely up to your preference. Olivetin/Project One-Click is also a good possibility because it is a self-deployed version of the same thing. Either way, since you set a local location for your files (C:/SLManager), you are safe to even do a complete re-install, so long as you point the new installation at that.
Thanks for all of this!
@babsonnexus I was thinking it would be useful if it was possible to export to CSV all the channels and their parents, if they're ignored, etc.
I like spreadsheets for easy filtering offline. 
I've been thinking about doing something like this already, so added it officially:
I'll get to it... at some point...
Just to make sure it is clear to everyone, what you are specifically asking about already exists as a report, but you can only use it on the web and you want to export the results of this and use it in something like Excel:
Also, you could technically export any of the base files or link their data and write your own queries, but I know that would be a POA to having the backend handle it.
@mjitkop, you can now export reports as of this version:
Per the notes, this is a first step to other exports of internal data, so let me know if there any issues/suggestions around this.
Thanks! I will give it a try as soon as I get the chance.
So I’m loving the playlist manager—working to integrate all my channels including tve and HDHomeRun
Strange issue I’m running into
I have 5 copies of charge channel…all are HDHomeRun or tve
I put tv first in the list and all of them are assigned to the same parent channel
Always plays HDHomeRun and not the tve version
Anyway to troubleshoot?
Did you enable the HDHR source in Channels? I had to disable that in order for it to use the source i desire. Also make sure the priority in the playlist settings are sorted. If you just want Charge to use the TVE feed, then you can specify that ok the parent channels settings
i'm pulling tve from another channels server so that isn't the issue
Didn't want to hardcode it for that channel so i can figure out whats going on
Well it started working but channels keep reverting back to unassigned - whole playlists
If you run the report Linear: Stations - Parents and Children you can see the assignment order as PLM would do it and if there are any issues with each source:
As you can see, I have practically the exact same situation as you and do not have that issue; the TVE one plays as expected.
Just to reiterate everything @Jean0987654321 said:
Make sure TVE has a higher source priority...
... and/or set TVE as your Preferred Playlist at the parent.
Confirm HDHR is disabled in Channels:
On the disabling hdhr - i set it up and use the link to send to slm right? and disabled allows the m3u to keep working?
Does the same thing happen with tve?
Please review things discussed in detail above, for instance:
Also the Wiki, particularly the Troubleshooting & FAQ.
This is excellent - thank you for showing your own setup
I will incorporate a lot of this
I did go look through all the documentation i could find and there was a question - i have mine numbered starting at 1000 - most of my channels are in alphabetic order - is there anyway to have it renumber to do that for all? i assume the fact they are in order is a side effect only of the m3u's feeding are that way
Also if a stream or m3u fails - it does take a rescan for plm to notice right?
Thanks man - only other thing i noticed - i had gone through all my pluto channels and was doing tubi and i would assign like 20-30 leave and come back and many of them would just be back in unassigned - not sure if i'm missing something simple - it happened a half dozen times
Eventually i just sent them all to parent channels and i'll sort them out later
Hmm...reminds me of the bug I had one time. I wonder if storing the settings through an sqlite file (or a postgres database) can help remedy that @babsonnexus
