Usage ‐ PLM ‐ Installation and Setup - babsonnexus/stream-link-manager-for-channels GitHub Wiki

Playlist Manager is on by default, however you can turn it off if desired. To do so, go to Settings and review Manage Editions, Extensions, and Add-Ons.

Uncheck the box for Linear: Playlist Manager Extension [PLM] and click save. When you do so, a lot of things will become unavailable both in the front-end and the back-end. Most notably, you will now discover Linear removed from the navigation pane.

Assuming PLM is set to be on, there are some additional inputs that you can find on the Summary page.

One is the station number you would like to start at, with a default of 1000. Each new Parent that is added will increase this value by one.

Another choice is the Max Stations per m3u, with a default of 750. This is the number of stations that will be in an m3u file before it splits into a new file, 750 being the maximum Channels DVR allows at the time of this writing. This can be set to any positive integer. It should be noted the XML EPG data is split by the same stations in the end-result m3u(s).

Additionally, there is one called Add URL tag to m3u(s). By default, this is off and things proceed normally.

However, by selecting it on, a modified line is added to the m3u files for those connected to EPG XML:

Do note that these is a hidden setting that determines the 'url root' that is used for this link. It takes whatever the value is when you save the PLM options and Add URL tag to m3u(s) is on. As such, if you access the webpage at http://localhost:5000, then that is the 'url root'. However, if you did something like http://127.0.0.0:8000, then that will end up being your 'url root'.

There is also the option for Check Station Status. This is discussed in detail on its own page.

Finally, if you already have Linear: Playlist Manager Extension [PLM] initiated, you will find more selections under Internal Playlists on the Manage Playlists page.