How do I create an IPTV service in TVHeadend?
How do I create an IPTV service in TVHeadend?
Create a new (temporary) IPTV network (not a IPTV Automatic Network) and add the copied URL as a new mux. Tvheadend should now probe the URL for service details. Now, In the Services tab, you should see a service in the grid, along with lots of other details, take note of the value under the Service ID column.
How do I download a playlist from M3U?
Open the m3u playlist in your favourite text editor and copy a URL, any url as long as it points to a MPEGTS stream. If you’ve already imported your playlist, done a scan & have successfully scanned service (s) you can skip this and the next two steps.
Why does TVHeadend take so long to reload a playlist?
Changes to a URL (on a reload of the playlist) would mean Tvheadend sees the entry as a new “mux”, existing muxes/URLs that are no longer present in the playlist will be removed. Tvheadend will (by default) probe each entry in the playlist for service details, depending on the size of the playlist, this can take a very long time.
How to probe the URL for service details in tvtvheadend?
Tvheadend should now probe the URL for service details. Now, In the Services tab, you should see a service in the grid, along with lots of other details, take note of the value under the Service ID column. See notes 1/2 below if you can’t see the column or value.
How does the IPTV automatic network work?
The IPTV Automatic Network parses a playlist (in m3u format) and creates all muxes from this list. The URL (including query string) is used as the identifier.
How does the TVH server work?
That is, the TVH server stores one or more IPTV networks as m3u playlists that contain one or more (livestreaming) channels as a track. When a TVH client (any IPTV/ m3u player) connects to the TVH server, the server executes a Streamlink command, which will in turn try to find the livestream data.
