lostfilm / EPlusTV

Virtual linear channels for ESPN+

Current version: 2.0.2

About

This takes ESPN/ESPN+, FOX Sports, and NBC Sports programming and transforms it into a "live TV" experience with virtual linear channels. It will discover what is on, and generate a schedule of channels that will give you M3U and XMLTV files that you can import into something like Jellyfin, Channels, or xTeVe.

Notes

• This was not made for pirating streams. This is made for using your own credentials and have a different presentation than the ESPN, FOX Sports, and NBC Sports apps currently provide.
• The Mouse might not like it and it could be taken down at any minute. Enjoy it while it lasts. ¯\(ツ)/¯

Using

The server exposes 2 main endpoints:

Endpoint	Description
/channels.m3u	The channel list you'll import into your client
/xmltv.xml	The schedule that you'll import into your client

Running

The recommended way of running is to pull the image from Docker Hub.

Docker Setup

Environement Variables

Environment Variable	Description	Required?
START_CHANNEL	What the first channel number should be.	No. If not set, the start channel will default to 1.
NUM_OF_CHANNELS	How many channels to create? This is dependent on the networks you are using. A good number to start with is > 100 if you are using ESPN+.	No. If not set, it will default to 150.
PUID	Current user ID. Use if you have permission issues. Needs to be combined with PGID.	No
PGID	Current group ID. Use if you have permission issues. Needs to be combined with PUID.	No
MAX_RESOLUTION	Max resolution to use. Valid options are UHD/HDR, UHD/SDR, 1080p, 720p, and 540p (Some providers don't offer 4K or 1080p and will attempt to play the highest framerate available for selected resolution).	If not set, UHD/SDR is the default.

Available channel options

ESPN

Use if you would like to login with a TV provider or ESPN+ and access various ESPN events

Environment Variable	Description	Default
ESPNPLUS	Set to false if you only want events that come from your TV provider	True
ESPN	ESPN: Set if your TV provider supports it	False
ESPN2	ESPN2: Set if your TV provider supports it	False
ESPN3	ESPN2: Set if your TV provider supports it	False
ESPNU	ESPNU: Set if your TV provider supports it	False
SEC	SEC Network: Set if your TV provider supports it	False
SECPLUS	SEC Network+: Set if your TV provider supports it	False
ACCN	ACCN: Set if your TV provider supports it	False
ACCNX	ACCNX: Set if your TV provider supports it	False
LONGHORN	Longhorn Network: Set if your TV provider supports it	False

FOX Sports

Use if you would like to login with a TV provider and access various FOX Sports events

Environment Variable	Description	Default
FOXSPORTS	Set if your TV provider supports it	False
FOXSPORTS_ALLOW_REPLAYS	If you would like to schedule events that aren't live	False

NBC Sports

Use if you would like to login with a TV provider and access various NBC Sports events

Environment Variable	Description	Default
NBCSPORTS	Set if your TV provider supports it	False

Volumes

Volume Name	Description	Required?
/app/config	Used to store DB and application state.	Yes

Docker Run

By default, the easiest way to get running is:

docker run -p 8000:8000 -v config_dir:/app/config m0ngr31/eplustv

If you run into permissions issues:

docker run -p 8000:8000 -v config_dir:/app/config -e PUID=$(id -u $USER) -e PGID=$(id -g $USER) m0ngr31/eplustv

Once it runs for the first time, check the Docker logs to see what the next steps for authentication are.