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Contributing Guide

Do you have an idea how to improve the project?

Create an issue with a detailed description of your idea.

Do you want to report a broadcast that is not working?

Create an issue with a description of the channel (IMPORTANT: an issue should contain a report for only one channel, otherwise it will be closed immediately).

Do you want to replace the broken stream?

  • make sure that the link you want to add works. It is recommended to use VLC media player for this.
  • check if the channel is working outside your country. You can use services like streamtest.in to do this.
  • find out from which country channel is broadcasting. This information can usually be found on lyngsat.com or wikipedia.org
  • find the corresponding ISO_3166-2 code for the country. You can find a full list of codes here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2
  • open the /channels folder and find the file that has the same code in its name and open it
  • find the broken link in this file
  • replace it with working one
  • commit all changes
  • send a pull request

Do you want to report a channel that is not on the playlist?

Create an issue with a description of the channel (IMPORTANT: an issue should contain a request for only one channel, otherwise it will be closed immediately).

Would you like to add a new channel to playlist?

  • make sure that the link you want to add works. It is recommended to use VLC media player for this
  • check if the channel is working outside your country. You can use services like streamtest.in to do this
  • find out the full name of the channel and from which country it is broadcasting. This information can usually be found on lyngsat.com or wikipedia.org
  • find the corresponding ISO_3166-2 code for the country. You can find a full list of codes here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2
  • open the channels/ folder and find a file with the same name as the country code
  • at the very end of this file add a link to the channel with a description
  • commit all changes
  • send a pull request

In case you were unable to determine which country the channel belongs to, you can put a link to it in the channels/unsorted.m3u.

Do you want to sort the channels from "channels/unsorted.m3u"?

  • find out the full name of the channel and from which country it is broadcasting. This information can usually be found on lyngsat.com or wikipedia.org
  • update the channel name if necessary
  • find the corresponding ISO_3166-2 code for the country. You can find a full list of codes here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2
  • open the channels/ folder and find a file with the same name as the country code
  • at the very end of this file add a link to the channel with a description
  • commit all changes
  • send a pull request

Do you want to change the channel category?

  • find the file that contains the channel. You can use a GitHub Search to do this.
  • open the file
  • find the channel description
  • specify the appropriate category in the group-title attribute. A complete list of supported categories can be found here.
  • commit all changes
  • send a pull request

Do you want to change the channel language?

  • find the file that contains the channel. You can use a GitHub Search to do this.
  • open the file
  • find the channel description
  • specify the appropriate language in the tvg-language attribute. The name of the language must comply with ISO 639-3 standart.
  • commit all changes
  • send a pull request

If a channel is broadcast in several languages at once, you can specify them all through a semicolon, like this:

#EXTINF:-1 tvg-language="English;Chinese",CCTV
http://example.com/cctv.m3u8

Do you want to add a new EPG (Electronic Program Guide) source?

  • check which country the EPG is intended for
  • check that this source is not already listed in the playlist. To do this, find the country in this table and see if there is any other link. If not, continue.
  • find the corresponding ISO_3166-2 code for the country. You can find a full list of codes here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2
  • open the channels/ folder and find a file with the same name as the country code
  • in the header of the playlist, next to #EXTM3U, add an x-tvg-url attribute with a link to the EPG source.

The result should look something like this:

#EXTM3U x-tvg-url="https://example.com/epg.xml.gz"

Do you want to activate the program guide for the channel?

  • find out which country the channel belongs to. This information can usually be found on lyngsat.com or wikipedia.org

  • find the corresponding ISO_3166-2 code for the country. You can find a full list of codes here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2

  • open the /channels folder and find the file that has the same code in its name and open it

  • check that the EPG source is specified in the file. To do this, just look at the header of the playlist. If the x-tvg-url attribute is present and has a link in it, everything is fine.

  • open the file specified in the x-tvg-url

  • find the channel list in the file. Usually it looks like this:

    <tv>
  <channel id="cnn">
    <display-name>CNN</display-name>
  </channel>
  <channel id="nbc">
    <display-name>NBC</display-name>
  </channel>
  ...
</tv>

  • find the channel you are interested in

  • copy it id and paste it to the tvg-id attribute of the channel description inside the playlist

  • copy the <display-name> tag value and paste it into the tvg-name attribute of the channel description. The result should look something like this:

#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="cnn" tvg-name="CNN",CNN
http://example.com/cnn.m3u8
  • commit all changes
  • send a pull request

If you did everything right, then by opening a playlist in a player that supports EPG, you should see the program guide for all updated channels.

In some cases, it may also be necessary to manually specify the source of EPG in the player itself.

Did you find a mistake in README.md?

  • open .readme/template.md
  • make any necessary changes to the file
  • commit all changes
  • send a pull request

Did you find a mistake in this guide?

  • open .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
  • make any necessary changes to the file
  • commit all changes
  • send a pull request

Would you like us to remove the link to the channel you own the rights to?

  • publish your DMCA notice somewhere
  • create an issue using this link and add a link to the DMCA notice in it

Project Structure

  • .github/
    • ISSUE_TEMPLATE/
      • broken-stream.md: issue template for reporting a broken stream.
      • channel-request.md: template for channel request.
      • feature-request.md: template for feature request.
      • remove-channel.md: template for channel deletion request.
    • workflows/
      • automerge.yml: contain action that automatically merges all the changes created by other workflows.
      • format.yml: contain actions that automatically sorts channels and removes duplicates from each playlist.
      • update.yml: contain actions that automatically generates all additional playlists and updates the README.md file.
    • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md: rules you shouldn't break if you don't want to get banned.
    • CONTRIBUTING.md: file you are currently reading.
  • .readme/
    • _categories.md: automatically generated list of all categories and their corresponding playlists.
    • _countries.md: automatically generated list of all countries and their corresponding playlists.
    • _languages.md: automatically generated list of all languages and their corresponding playlists.
    • config.json: config for the markdown-include package, which is used to compile everything into one README.md file.
    • preview.png: image displayed in the README.md.
    • template.md: template for README.md.
  • channels/
    • ad.m3u: country specific playlist.
    • ...
    • int.m3u: playlist for channels not belonging to any one particular country. These are usually channels that broadcast exclusively on the internet.
    • ...
    • unsorted.m3u: playlist with channels not yet sorted.
  • scripts/
    • format.js: used within GitHub Action to sort channels and remove duplicates from each playlist.
    • generate.js: used within GitHub Action to generate all additional playlists.
    • helper.js: contains functions that are used in other scripts.
    • test.js: allows you to automatically test all channels in a playlist.
    • update-readme.js: used within GitHub Action to update the README.md file.
  • index.m3u: main playlist that contains links to all playlists in the channels/ folder.
  • README.md: project description generated from the contents of the .readme/ folder.

Channel Description Scheme

Channels should be added to playlists using the following template.

Explanation of attributes:

#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="EPG_ID" tvg-name="EPG_NAME" tvg-language="PRIMARY_LANGUAGE;SECONDARY_LANGUAGE" tvg-logo="LOGO_URL" group-title="CATEGORY",FULL_NAME STREAM_TIME_SHIFT (ALTERNATIVE_NAME) (STREAM_RESOLUTION) [STREAM_STATUS]
STREAM_URL
Attribute Description
EPG_ID Channel ID that is used to load EPG. Must match id from the EPG file specified in the playlist header. (optional)
EPG_NAME Channel name that is also sometimes used to load EPG. Must match <display-name> from the EPG file specified in the playlist header. (optional)
PRIMARY_LANGUAGE Channel language. The name of the language must conform to the standard ISO 639-3. (optional)
SECONDARY_LANGUAGE If the channel is broadcast in several languages. (optional)
LOGO_URL The logo of the channel that will be displayed if the player supports it. (optional)
CATEGORY The category to which the channel belongs. The list of currently supported categories can be found here. (optional)
FULL_NAME Full name of the channel. It is recommended to use the name listed on lyngsat or wikipedia if possible. May contain any characters except plus sign, minus sign, round and square brackets.
STREAM_TIME_SHIFT Must be specified if the channel is broadcast with a shift in time relative to the main stream. Should only contain a number and a sign. (optional)
ALTERNATIVE_NAME Can be used to specify a short name or name in another language. May contain any characters except round and square brackets. (optional)
STREAM_RESOLUTION The maximum height of the frame with a "p" at the end. In case of VLC Player this information can be found in Window > Media Information... > Codec Details. (optional)
STREAM_STATUS Specified if the broadcast for some reason is interrupted or does not work in a particular application. May contain any characters except round and square brackets. (optional)
STREAM_URL Channel broadcast URL.

Example:

#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="example.ua" tvg-name="Example TV" tvg-language="Ukrainian;Russian" tvg-logo="https://i.imgur.com/bu12f89.png" group-title="Kids",Example TV +3 (Пример ТВ) (720p) [not 24/7]
https://example.com/playlist.m3u8

Also, if necessary, you can specify custom HTTP User-Agent or Referrer via #EXTVLCOPT tag:

#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="exampletv.us" tvg-name="Example TV" tvg-language="English" tvg-logo="http://example.com/channel-logo.png" group-title="News",Example TV
#EXTVLCOPT:http-referrer=http://example.com/
#EXTVLCOPT:http-user-agent=Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64)
http://example.com/stream.m3u8