After an hour of fiddling with Channels DVR, Plex, and sketchy Docker containers, I have built a Rube Goldberg machine that makes my YouTube TV service work with Plex Live TV and DVR.
Jonathan's location at time of posting:
LaCourstationary66%
Comments (9)
Al LaCour
via
Twitter
In the quest for that portal or “one hub to rule them all.”
Jonathan LaCour
via
Twitter
Getting closer every day! I now have the ability, from Plex, to watch OTA TV, my “cable” channels from YouTube TV, all of my movie and TV library, and to find and “jump” to content in my streaming service apps (Disney+, Netflix, Prime TV, etc.)
ronguest
via
Micro.blog
@cleverdevil sounds cool!
cleverdevil
via
Micro.blog
@ronguest it is pretty cool! Now I can record YouTube TV content to my NAS, automatically detect commercials for skipping, and play it anywhere via Plex. Not every single channel is available due to licensing restrictions, but only one channel that I actually care about. Not bad :)
toddgrotenhuis
via
Micro.blog
@cleverdevil I would be highly interested in a write up!
amit
via
Micro.blog
@cleverdevil that sounds wonderful. Kudos 👍🏽👏🏽
cleverdevil
via
Micro.blog
@toddgrotenhuis I’ll see if I can make some time. Quick summary: Install Channels DVR from getchannels.com. It’s commercial, but there is a free trial for a month. Set it up with your cable or live TV provider using “TV Everywhere.” Many cable and streaming providers are compatible. Set up github.com/kevdog114... There is a docker container linked on docker hub. Install github.com/xteve-pro... and point it at your m3u and xmltv that you get from the proxy Configure Plex DVR by pointing it at xTeVe
toddgrotenhuis
via
Micro.blog
@cleverdevil very cool. If you post for that first service, what is Plex offering on top of it for you? (I’m big on Plexamp and the watchlist integration with JustWatch, but weak on the rest of the Plex ecosystem right now)
cleverdevil
via
Micro.blog
@toddgrotenhuis everything in one place. I have my movie and TV library, audiobooks, family videos, etc. all in Plex. Plus, now when I record something from YouTube TV, it ends up in my Plex library, pre-processed with commercials detected for skipping.
Comments (9)
In the quest for that portal or “one hub to rule them all.”
Getting closer every day! I now have the ability, from Plex, to watch OTA TV, my “cable” channels from YouTube TV, all of my movie and TV library, and to find and “jump” to content in my streaming service apps (Disney+, Netflix, Prime TV, etc.)
@cleverdevil sounds cool!
@ronguest it is pretty cool! Now I can record YouTube TV content to my NAS, automatically detect commercials for skipping, and play it anywhere via Plex.
Not every single channel is available due to licensing restrictions, but only one channel that I actually care about. Not bad :)
@cleverdevil I would be highly interested in a write up!
@cleverdevil that sounds wonderful. Kudos 👍🏽👏🏽
@toddgrotenhuis I’ll see if I can make some time. Quick summary:
Install Channels DVR from getchannels.com. It’s commercial, but there is a free trial for a month.
Set it up with your cable or live TV provider using “TV Everywhere.” Many cable and streaming providers are compatible.
Set up github.com/kevdog114... There is a docker container linked on docker hub.
Install github.com/xteve-pro... and point it at your m3u and xmltv that you get from the proxy
Configure Plex DVR by pointing it at xTeVe
@cleverdevil very cool. If you post for that first service, what is Plex offering on top of it for you? (I’m big on Plexamp and the watchlist integration with JustWatch, but weak on the rest of the Plex ecosystem right now)
@toddgrotenhuis everything in one place. I have my movie and TV library, audiobooks, family videos, etc. all in Plex.
Plus, now when I record something from YouTube TV, it ends up in my Plex library, pre-processed with commercials detected for skipping.