The m3u list is accessible like this (example only) https://hello:there@example.com/tv.m3u

So it has a username and password of ‘hello’ and ‘there’.

If I enter the URL in a browser, the m3u gets downloaded. But if I enter the same thing in Jellyfin Live TV Tuner Devices setup as a new M3U Tuner, it returns with an error: “There was an error saving the TV provider. Please ensure it is accessible and try again.”

Any help to add it would be greatly appreciated.

Edit: I enter the exact same URL in Kodi, and it works. So something in the .m3u that Jellyfin doesn’t like perhaps?

  • Bldck@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I see some stale issues in the jellyfin GitHub about problems with m3u streams, but I’m not familiar with the software.

    Do unauthenticated streams work, or is this an undeveloped/faulty portion of the app?

    • seemebreakthisOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Unauthenticated streams work just fine for me.

      This is the only .m3u URL I have with a username and password.

        • seemebreakthisOPEnglish
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          1 year ago

          It partially works. Only the first channel in the channel list gets detected (the .m3u contains a bunch of channels, each with a .m3u8 link), and that channel gets played automatically. I was expecting it to show the channel list, like KODI does when I test the stream there.

          • Bldck@beehaw.orgEnglish
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            1 year ago

            Can you download the m3u via browser and open it with jellyfin? Or upload it to the content server?

            • seemebreakthisOPEnglish
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              1 year ago

              I think in theory yes, I will give it a try thanks. But I don’t know how frequently they change the links within the .m3u, so that may mean frequent manual updates…

            • seemebreakthisOPEnglish
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              1 year ago

              Yes this works. Thanks again for the nice workaround.

              So this means the username/password bit in the URL choked up Jellyfin. Hopefully they don’t change the .m3u file too often…

          • SpaceAapeEnglish
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            1 year ago

            In VLC open Playlists to see the channel listing bud :)