Plex for Channels

About

Plex for Channels is a utility for generating dynamic .m3u playlists and epg.xml files from Plex's linear TV feed, suitable for IPTV clients such as Jellyfin, Channels DVR, and others.

This project is a fork of the original jgomez177/plex-for-channels, with significant improvements in HLS proxying, token handling, dynamic routing, logo caching, and EPG integration.

Running

The recommended way to run is using the published Docker container:

docker run -d --restart unless-stopped --network=host \
    -e PORT=[your_port_number_here] \
    --name plex-for-channels \
    ghcr.io/kronflux/plex-for-channels

Alternatively:

docker run -d --restart unless-stopped \
    -p [your_port_number_here]:7777 \
    --name plex-for-channels \
    ghcr.io/kronflux/plex-for-channels

Once running, access the status page to retrieve the playlist and EPG URLs:

http://127.0.0.1:[your_port_number_here]

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
PORT	Port the server listens on. Override if necessary to avoid conflicts.	7777

URL Parameters

These parameters can be added to the /playlist.m3u or /epg.xml request URLs.

Parameter	Description
regions	Comma-separated list of geo regions to include in the playlist. Example: regions=local,nyc Defaults to local.
gracenote	Use include to filter to streams that provide Gracenote EPG metadata, or exclude to filter those out.

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