[RELEASE] Stream Link/File Manager for Channels [Streaming Library Manager Extension]

babsonnexus · July 16, 2025, 5:41pm

A Stream Link is literally a link to the content on the website of a provider. You can use them in any browser or in the Channels apps. Be sure to read the documentation, especially the Troubleshooting & FAQ since these questions are answered there and provide important information and context for what you are going to get.

Content on providers is not static and changes multiple times a day. You must bookmark the programs you want and SLM hunts them down for you. But I'd direct your considerations to this:

doug8796 · July 16, 2025, 6:01pm

Could you allow it to sync from "JustWatch"? That would be a major feature.

JustWatch is an app that you can make a watchlist.

Morris_Altman · July 16, 2025, 7:18pm

SLM used the JustWatch database as it's guide data.

doug8796 · July 16, 2025, 7:19pm

So can it pull from the watchlist without me having to manually add stuff?

Morris_Altman · July 16, 2025, 7:23pm

That's different. You could migrate to SLM. It's great having your recordings and streaming in the same place. Once you did this you would not need JustWatch.

I can't answer for the developer as to integration.

doug8796 · July 16, 2025, 7:25pm

yes but you cant just find new content that way. it should be posible to just pull watchlist.

babsonnexus · July 16, 2025, 7:58pm

Without getting too technical, let's just say the method of linking to JustWatch's data will not allow what you are looking for, or it's so complicated with such a limited use case that it isn't worth my time to pursue for a one-time activity. SLM is a complete replacement for all watchlists from any service, thus you do have to start over. Just a few days of pain will yield a lifetime of ease!

FYI, there is a product out there that might help sync watchlists across various services, but I've only ever taken a cursory look through it and it might be overkill (and beyond the financial means) for a project like this.

Jean0987654321 · July 16, 2025, 8:10pm

Yeah...I think its a bit much for you to do that and it's not necessary. I was able to migrate a relatively big list from Trakt onto SLM with ease. I can use Universal Trakt Scrobbler to sync up Crunchyroll, Prime and Netflix to there so its no big deal and I can just go back to SLM and set stuff to watched after a season...

babsonnexus · July 16, 2025, 9:34pm

There appears to have been a recent update related to Disney+ that makes it possible for movies to autoplay instead of going to the landing page (unfortunately, TV shows seem to still go to the landing page). To take advantage of this, you'll need to create a new Stream Link Mapping as so:

If 'Stream Link' contains: disneyplus.com/browse/entity-
For 'Object Type': MOVIE (don't do this for TV Shows right now)
Do this activity: Replace string with...
Using this: disneyplus.com/play/

I've added this to the default list for new installs (on a future release), but existing users will need to add this themselves.

EDIT: It doesn't appear to be every movie; some still have the old format that will go to the landing page.

EDIT 2: Upon further inspection, some TV Shows have the new format, but it's generic and and not tied to individual episodes (or any episodes, for that matter). Mapping them will actually just get you an error from Disney+. As such, make sure this Stream Link Mapping is only for MOVIE.

Naonak · July 19, 2025, 11:17am

Installed this finally today, its really great. @babsonnexus you should be proud and thank you for giving this to the community. Is there a way to import from trakt lists or mdblists?

babsonnexus · July 19, 2025, 6:15pm

There are no import from other sources functionality and won't be any time in the near or medium future. The far future? Who knows!

TOMillr · July 30, 2025, 8:50pm

Is it possible to add streaming service from different countries? Let say Hulu from the US and the BBC iPlayer from the UK?

babsonnexus · July 31, 2025, 4:26pm

Welcome!

Being in a single country is a fundamental assumption of SLM. In order to allow multiple countries, core components would have to be re-written. It is all technically possible, but would be a massive undertaking. As such, this will not be addressed any time soon. However, I have added the feature request:

github.com/babsonnexus/stream-link-manager-for-channels

FEATURE REQUEST: [SLM] Allow Multiple Countries

opened 04:24PM - 31 Jul 25 UTC

babsonnexus

(L5) Enhancement - Requested [PRIORITY] (P2) LOW

Per this note: https://community.getchannels.com/t/release-stream-link-file-man…ager-for-channels-streaming-library-manager-extension/39684/448 > **TOMillr, post:448, topic:39684** > Is it possible to add streaming service from different countries? Let say Hulu from the US and the BBC iPlayer from the UK? Being in a single country is a fundamental assumption of SLM. In order to allow multiple countries, core components would have to be re-written. It is all technically possible, but would be a massive undertaking. As such, this will not be addressed any time soon. Should this feature request be implemented, the following would need to happen: * Make country selection from a singular item to a list (own data table, too) * Change `Streaming Services` data table to add the "streaming service code" and make it the default key instead of the "streaming service name". Would also need a column for the country code. Then, the name would need a prefix of the country code, so it would be something like "US: Hulu", "UK: BBC iPlayer". This way there would be uniqueness because it is a requirement to have country-specific stream links (the URLS and content are different). * A one-time migration would need to happen to change what users have set for Streaming Services in order to avoid disruptions. * All of the search, bookmark, and assign functionality would have to be updated to use this methodology. * Might be able to deprecate `get_streaming_services_map()` because the codes would now be a part of the data tables.

jagrim · August 5, 2025, 12:29am

@babsonnexus

Posted in wrong topic before

Seeing a lot of the below errors. This is after marking watched and trashing. Do I need to manually delete as I can see the stream links in file station and it’s cluttering up the log.

With the exception of "Everyone", all others have R/W.

Synology DSM
Portainer

2025/08/04 19:08:39.324286 [DVR] Could not delete #19145 /volume1/docker/app/channels_folder/Imports/TV/slm/Only Murders in the Building (2021)/Season 03/SUB S03E01.strmlnk (user) (permission denied)
2025/08/04 19:08:39.431147 [DVR] Could not delete #19118 /volume1/docker/app/channels_folder/Imports/TV/slm/Bosch Legacy (2022)/Season 02/SUB S02E10.strmlnk (user) (permission denied)
2025/08/04 19:08:39.556012 [DVR] Could not delete #19117 /volume1/docker/app/channels_folder/Imports/TV/slm/Bosch Legacy (2022)/Season 02/SUB S02E09.strmlnk (user) (permission denied)
2025/08/04 19:08:39.749515 [DVR] Could not delete #19116 /volume1/docker/app/channels_folder/Imports/TV/slm/Bosch Legacy (2022)/Season 02/SUB S02E08.strmlnk (user) (permission denied)
2025/08/04 19:08:39.892622 [DVR] Could not delete #19115 /volume1/docker/app/channels_folder/Imports/TV/slm/Bosch Legacy (2022)/Season 02/SUB S02E07.strmlnk (user) (permission denied)
2025/08/04 19:08:40.002402 [DVR] Could not delete #19114 /volume1/docker/app/channels_folder/Imports/TV/slm/Bosch Legacy (2022)/Season 02/SUB S02E06.strmlnk (user) (permission denied)
2025/08/04 19:08:40.124146 [DVR] Could not delete #19113 /volume1/docker/app/channels_folder/Imports/TV/slm/Bosch Legacy (2022)/Season 02/SUB S02E05.strmlnk (user) (permission denied)
2025/08/04 19:08:40.261323 [DVR] Could not delete #19112 /volume1/docker/app/channels_folder/Imports/TV/slm/Bosch Legacy (2022)/Season 02/SUB S02E04.strmlnk (user) (permission denied)
2025/08/04 19:08:40.470357 [DVR] Could not delete #19111 /volume1/docker/app/channels_folder/Imports/TV/slm/Bosch Legacy (2022)/Season 02/SUB S02E03.strmlnk (user) (permission denied)
2025/08/04 19:08:40.587483 [DVR] Could not delete #19110 /volume1/docker/app/channels_folder/Imports/TV/slm/Bosch Legacy (2022)/Season 02/SUB S02E02.strmlnk (user) (permission denied)

Morris_Altman · August 5, 2025, 2:07am

Try logging into a workstation using the user that SLM runs under and try and delete one of those files. Does it work?

chDVRuser · August 5, 2025, 2:33am

If you're running Channels DVR Server from the Synology Package install, you need to give the Synology System internal user channels R/W access https://getchannels.com/dvr-server/#synology

Click the link below

Note: To import Local Content, you will need to grant permissions to the channels System internal user.

If Channels DVR Server (running as Synology user channels) doesn't have R/W access to the directories, it cannot delete the files.

jagrim · August 5, 2025, 11:50am

Thanks!!

I knew it was a permissions issue - just needed to go to the correct spot to fix.

babsonnexus · September 10, 2025, 6:32pm

Now that Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune are available on Hulu and Peacock, I've noticed a bit of an oddity at the source for the Stream Links. For Hulu, instead of going to individual episodes, it seems to be going to the show page. Not a huge deal, but the show page is different on Hulu for Disney+. As such, this is what can be done with a Stream Link Mapping to get that corrected:

If 'Stream Link' contains: hulu\.com/series/.+?-([a-f0-9\-]{36})$
For 'Object Type': SHOW
Do this activity: Replace pattern (REGEX) with...
Using this: disneyplus.com/browse/entity-\1

Do note that I've learned that both shows are only going to be the five most recent episodes, plus a smattering of "classic" ones, so these Stream Links will not get you a complete archive, or even a recent one.

Scott_W · December 4, 2025, 9:07pm

Sorry if this was already covered, but I noticed the stream link for Amazon prime content will auto play the episode/movie, but it always starts from beginning. Does anyone know if there is a mapping override that will autoplay but resume instead?
For now, I turned off the mapping override so it just goes to the landing page.

Linksys7 · December 13, 2025, 7:14pm

Im trying to set SLM up and i'm a bit confused. I have a Computer running linux and have Docker running on it, also have portainer installed. And my Channels Dvr software resides on a Win 11 computer. When setting up the extensions for SLM, specifically SLM_MEDIA_FOLDER , Do I use smb:// Ip_address_/ media directory? and if i do, how do i get around the from login needed username and password for My Win 11 directory share?
And also when I try to install SLM through Portainer using stacks, Im encountering an installation error when copying the installation method found on Github.