Plex DVR Emulator (HLS)
This web server emulates a SiliconDust HDHomeRun by its HTTP API for use with Plex's DVR feature. It is designed for use with HLS .m3u8 streams, although any input format accepted by ffmpeg
should work.
Features
- Multiple channels
- XMLTV file generation (it just creates a generic 24/7 programme for each available channel)
Running
- Download a binary release from GitHub, or clone the repository and compile on your machine (e.g. with
GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o plex-dvr-hls-linux-amd64 cmd/main.go
) - Create a
config.json
in the working directory and fill in the necessary. Possible values forencoder_profile
arevaapi
,video_toolbox
,omx
andcpu
. A sampleconfig.example.json
is available on GitHub. - Create a
channels.json
and fill in the necessary. A samplechannels.example.json
is available on GitHub. - Copy the
templates
folder from this repository into the working directory (alongside the two JSON files) - Add the server to the Plex DVR e.g.
http://<ip of machine>:5004
. When prompted for an Electronic Programme Guide, you can either use one if it's available, or use the auto-generated one by enteringhttp://<ip of machine>:5004/xmltv
Development
- Clone the repo
- Run
go mod download
- To run the server, run
go run cmd/main.go