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# Contributing Guide
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Before submitting your contribution, please make sure to take a moment and read through the following guidelines:
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- [Issue Reporting Guidelines](#issue-reporting-guidelines)
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- [Pull Request Guidelines](#pull-request-guidelines)
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- [Channel Description Scheme](#channel-description-scheme)
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- [Project Structure](#project-structure)
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## Issue Reporting Guidelines
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### Request a Channel
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To request a channel, create an [issue](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/issues/new?assignees=&labels=channel+request&template=------channel-request.md&title=Add%3A+xxx) and complete all details requested. (**IMPORTANT:** the issue should contain a request for only one channel, otherwise it will be closed immediately). Understand that our community of volunteers will try to help you, but if a public link cannot be found, there is little we can do.
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### Report a Broken Stream
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To report a broadcast that is not working, create an [issue](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/issues/new?assignees=&labels=broken+stream&template=----broken-stream.md&title=Fix%3A+xxx) with a description of the channel (**IMPORTANT:** an issue should contain a report for only one channel, otherwise it will be closed immediately).
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### Request Channel Removal
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Publish your DMCA notice somewhere and send us a link to it through this [form](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/issues/new?assignees=&labels=DMCA&template=--remove-channel.md&title=Remove%3A+xxx).
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## Pull Request Guidelines
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### Add or Replace a Stream
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If you would like to replace a broken stream or add a new one, please do the following:
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- make sure that the link you want to add works by using a program like [VLC media player](https://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html)
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- check if the channel is working outside your country by using a VPN or use a service like [streamtest.in](https://streamtest.in/)
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- if the broadcast is not available outside of a certain country, add the label `[Geo-blocked]` to the end of the channel name
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- find out from which country the channel is being broadcasted. This information can usually be found on [lyngsat.com](https://www.lyngsat.com/search.html) or [wikipedia.org](https://www.wikipedia.org/). If you are unable to determine which country the channel belongs to, add the channel onto the `channels/unsorted.m3u` playlist
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- find the corresponding [ISO_3166-2 code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2) for the country
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- open the `/channels` folder and find the file that has the same code in its name and open it
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- if broken, find the broken link in this file and replace it with working one
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- if new, at the very end of this file add a link to the channel with a description
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- commit all changes and send a pull request
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### Add a Category to a Channel
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- select a channel that does not have a category specified
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- find the file that contains the channel. You can use a [GitHub Search](https://github.com/search/advanced?q=CHANNEL_NAME+repo%3Aiptv-org%2Fiptv+path%3A%2Fchannels&type=Code) to do this
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- find the desired channel in this file
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- specify the appropriate category in the `group-title` attribute. A complete list of supported categories can be found [here](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/blob/master/.readme/supported-categories.md)
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- commit all changes and send a pull request
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### Add a Language to a Channel
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- select a channel that does not have a language specified
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- find the file that contains the channel. You can use a [GitHub Search](https://github.com/search/advanced?q=CHANNEL_NAME+repo%3Aiptv-org%2Fiptv+path%3A%2Fchannels&type=Code) to do this.
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- find the desired channel in this file
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- specify the appropriate language in the `tvg-language` attribute. The name of the language must comply with the [ISO 639-3](https://iso639-3.sil.org/code_tables/639/data?title=&field_iso639_cd_st_mmbrshp_639_1_tid=94671&name_3=&field_iso639_element_scope_tid=All&field_iso639_language_type_tid=51&items_per_page=500) standard.
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- commit all changes and send a pull request
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If a channel is broadcasted in several languages at once, you can specify them all through a semicolon, like this:
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```xml
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#EXTINF:-1 tvg-language="English;Chinese",CCTV
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http://example.com/cctv.m3u8
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```
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### Add a Country to a Channel
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- select a channel that does not have a country specified
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- find out in which country the channel is broadcast. This information can usually be found in the channel description on Wikipedia.
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- find the corresponding [ISO_3166-2 code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2) corresponding to the country
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- find the file that contains the channel. You can use a [GitHub Search](https://github.com/search/advanced?q=CHANNEL_NAME+repo%3Aiptv-org%2Fiptv+path%3A%2Fchannels&type=Code) to do this.
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- find the desired channel in this file
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- paste the country ISO_3166-2 code into `tvg-country` attribute of the channel description
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- commit all changes and send a pull request
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If a channel is broadcasted in several countries at once, you can specify them all through a semicolon, like this:
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```xml
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#EXTINF:-1 tvg-country="US;CA",CNN
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http://example.com/cnn.m3u8
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```
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If a channel is broadcast for an entire region, you can use one of the [supported region code](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/blob/master/.readme/supported-region-codes.md) to avoid listing all countries. In this case the channel will be added to the playlists of all countries from that region.
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In case the channel is broadcast worldwide you can use the code `INT`:
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```xml
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#EXTINF:-1 tvg-country="INT",CNN
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http://example.com/cnn.m3u8
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```
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### Sort channels from `channels/unsorted.m3u`
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- select any channel from [channels/unsorted.m3u](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/blob/master/channels/unsorted.m3u)
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- find out the full name of the channel and from which country it is being broadcasted. This information can usually be found on [lyngsat.com](https://www.lyngsat.com/search.html) or [wikipedia.org](https://www.wikipedia.org/)
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- update the channel name if necessary
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- find the corresponding [ISO_3166-2 code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2) for the country
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- open the `channels/` folder and find a file with the same name as the country code
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- at the very end of this file add a link to the channel with a description
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- commit all changes and send a pull request
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### Update README.md
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- open `.readme/template.md`
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- make the necessary changes
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- commit all changes and send a pull request
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### Update this Guide
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- open `.github/CONTRIBUTING.md`
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- make the necessary changes
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- commit all changes and send a pull request
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## Channel Description Scheme
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For a channel to be approved, its description must follow this template:
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```
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#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="EPG_ID" tvg-name="EPG_NAME" tvg-country="COUNTRY" tvg-language="LANGUAGE" tvg-logo="LOGO_URL" group-title="CATEGORY",FULL_NAME STREAM_TIME_SHIFT (ALTERNATIVE_NAME) (STREAM_RESOLUTION) [STREAM_STATUS]
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STREAM_URL
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```
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| Attribute | Description |
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| `EPG_ID` | Channel ID that is used to load EPG. Must match `id` from the EPG file. (optional) |
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| `EPG_NAME` | Channel name that is also sometimes used to load EPG. Must match `<display-name>` from the EPG file. (optional) |
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| `COUNTRY` | The code of the country in which the channel is broadcast. The code of the country must conform to the standard [ISO_3166-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2). If the channel is broadcast in several countries you can list them separated by a semicolon. You can also use one of these [region codes](#supported-region-codes). (optional) |
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| `LANGUAGE` | Channel language. The name of the language must conform to the standard [ISO 639-3](https://iso639-3.sil.org/code_tables/639/data?title=&field_iso639_cd_st_mmbrshp_639_1_tid=94671&name_3=&field_iso639_element_scope_tid=All&field_iso639_language_type_tid=51&items_per_page=500). If the channel is broadcast in several languages you can list them separated by a semicolon. (optional) |
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| `LOGO_URL` | The logo of the channel that will be displayed if the player supports it. Supports files in png, jpeg and gif format. (optional) |
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| `CATEGORY` | The category to which the channel belongs. The list of currently supported categories can be found [here](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv#playlists-by-category). (optional) |
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| `FULL_NAME` | Full name of the channel. It is recommended to use the name listed on [lyngsat](https://www.lyngsat.com/search.html) or [wikipedia](https://www.wikipedia.org/) if possible. May contain any characters except plus sign, minus sign, round and square brackets. |
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| `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) |
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| `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) |
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| `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) |
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| `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) |
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| `STREAM_URL` | Channel broadcast URL. |
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Example:
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```xml
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#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="example.ua" tvg-name="Example TV" tvg-country="UA" tvg-language="Ukrainian;Russian" tvg-logo="https://i.imgur.com/bu12f89.png" group-title="Kids",Example TV +3 (Пример ТВ) (720p) [not 24/7]
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https://example.com/playlist.m3u8
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```
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Also, if necessary, you can specify custom HTTP User-Agent or Referrer via the `#EXTVLCOPT` tag:
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```xml
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#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="exampletv.us" tvg-name="Example TV" tvg-country="US" tvg-language="English" tvg-logo="http://example.com/channel-logo.png" group-title="News",Example TV
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#EXTVLCOPT:http-referrer=http://example.com/
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#EXTVLCOPT:http-user-agent=Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64)
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http://example.com/stream.m3u8
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```
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## Project Structure
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- `.github/`
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- `ISSUE_TEMPLATE/`: issue templates for this repository.
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- `workflows/`
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- `auto-update.yml`: contain actions that automatically updates all playlists every day.
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- `CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md`: rules you shouldn't break if you don't want to get banned.
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- `.readme/`
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- `_categories.md`: automatically generated list of all categories and their corresponding playlists.
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- `_countries.md`: automatically generated list of all countries and their corresponding playlists.
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- `_languages.md`: automatically generated list of all languages and their corresponding playlists.
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- `config.json`: config for the `markdown-include` package, which is used to compile everything into one `README.md` file.
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- `preview.png`: image displayed in the `README.md`.
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- `supported-region-codes.md`: list of supported region codes.
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- `template.md`: template for `README.md`.
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- `channels/`: contains all channels broken down by the country from which they are broadcast.
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- ...
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- `unsorted.m3u`: playlist with channels not yet sorted.
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- `scripts/`
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- `helpers/`: helper scripts used in GitHub Actions.
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- `clean.js`: used in GitHub Action to check all links and remove broken ones.
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- `detect-resolution.js`: used in GitHub Action to detect resolution of the streams.
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- `filter.js`: used within GitHub Action to remove blacklisted channels from playlists.
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- `format.js`: used within GitHub Action to format channel descriptions.
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- `generate.js`: used within GitHub Action to generate all additional playlists.
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- `remove-duplicates.js`: used in GitHub Action to remove duplicates from the playlist.
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- `sort.js`: used within GitHub Action to sort channels by name.
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- `update-readme.js`: used within GitHub Action to update the `README.md` file.
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- `CONTRIBUTING.md`: file you are currently reading.
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- `index.m3u`: main playlist that contains links to all playlists in the `channels/` folder.
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- `README.md`: project description generated from the contents of the `.readme/` folder.
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