ErsatzTV
ErsatzTV is pre-alpha software for configuring and streaming custom live channels using your media library. The software is currently unstable and under active development.
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Current Features
- Use local media files and optional sidecar NFO metadata; no need for a full media server
- IPTV server and HDHomeRun emulation support a wide range of client applications
- Channel-specific streaming mode (MPEG-TS or HLS) and transcoding settings
- Collection-based scheduling, with collections containing television shows, seasons, episodes and movies
- Powerful scheduling options such as chronological collection playback throughout the day or over multiple days
- Hardware-accelerated transcoding options (QSV, NVENC, VAAPI)
In Development
- Plex media, metadata and collections
Planned Features
- Jellyfin media, metadata and collections
- Run as a Windows service
- Spots to fill unscheduled gaps
Preview
Television Show
Media Collection
Plex Live TV
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Running ErsatzTV
The easiest way to run ErsatzTV is with Docker:
docker run -d \
-e TZ=America/Chicago \
-p 8409:8409 \
-v /path/to/appdata/config:/root/.local/share/ersatztv \
-v /path/to/shared/media:/path/to/shared/media:ro \
--restart unless-stopped \
jasongdove/ersatztv
After running ErsatzTV for the first time, configure it by visiting the web UI at http://[address]:8409.
Software Transcoding
The following docker tags are available with software transcoding:
develop- merges tomainbranchlatest- latest release
Hardware Transcoding
The following docker tags are available with hardware-accelerated transcoding:
develop-nvidia- merges tomainbranchdevelop-vaapi- merges tomainbranchlatest-nvidia- latest releaselatest-vaapi- latest release
QSV transcoding has not been tested in docker.
Development
See development documentation.
License
This project is inspired by pseudotv-plex and the dizquetv fork and is released under the zlib license.