Apps / Media
ErsatzTV
Open-source platform that transforms your personal media library into live, custom TV channels.
ErsatzTV lets you transform your media library into a personalized, live TV experience - complete with EPG, channel scheduling, and seamless streaming to all your devices. Rediscover your content, your way.
CategoryMedia
Memory~400MB
Module
ersatztvInstalling it
Open the dashboard, go to Apps, press Add on it and apply the change. Or from a terminal on the box:
sudo homebox install ersatztvWhere to open it
| Service | Port | First login |
|---|---|---|
| ErsatzTV | :8409 | No account — it opens straight into the channel list. |
Open it at your box's address with that port — the dashboard links to it directly once it is running.
Good to know
- Add the library as a local folder at /data, then build a collection before you build a channel — a channel with nothing scheduled shows a test pattern
- The tuner is at /iptv/channels.m3u and the guide at /iptv/xmltv.xml on this port
- Transcoding is per viewer and CPU-bound without a GPU, so three people on three channels is three transcodes