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# ErsatzTV
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**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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Want to join the community or have a question? Join us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/hHaJm3yGy6).
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## Current Features
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- Use local media files and optional sidecar [NFO metadata](https://kodi.wiki/view/NFO_files); no need for a full media server
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- IPTV server and HDHomeRun emulation support a wide range of client applications
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- Channel-specific streaming mode (MPEG-TS or HLS) and transcoding settings
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- Automatic creation of television media collections
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- Powerful scheduling options such as chronological collection playback throughout the day or over multiple days
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- OpenAPI spec for easy scripting from other languages (available while running at `/swagger/v1/swagger.json`)
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- Command line project for easy shell scripting
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## In Development
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- [Plex](https://www.plex.tv/) media, metadata and collections
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- Published Docker image
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## Planned Features
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- [Jellyfin](https://jellyfin.org/) media, metadata and collections
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- Meta collections to logically group other collections
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- Run as a Windows service
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- Spots to fill unscheduled gaps
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## Preview
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### ErsatzTV UI
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### Plex Live TV
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Sintel is © copyright Blender Foundation | durian.blender.org
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## Running ErsatzTV
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The easiest way to run ErsatzTV is with Docker:
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```
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docker run -d \
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-e TZ=America/Chicago \
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-p 8409:8409 \
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-v /path/to/appdata/config:/root/.local/share/ersatztv \
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-v /path/to/shared/media:/path/to/shared/media:ro \
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--restart unless-stopped \
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jasongdove/ersatztv
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```
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After running ErsatzTV for the first time, configure it by visiting the web UI at http://[address]:8409.
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## Development
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See [development documentation](docs/development.md).
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## License
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This project is inspired by [pseudotv-plex](https://github.com/DEFENDORe/pseudotv) and
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the [dizquetv](https://github.com/vexorian/dizquetv) fork and is released under the [zlib license](LICENSE). |