Plex DVR Emulator (HLS)

This web server emulates a SiliconDust HDHomeRun by its HTTP API for use with Plex’s DVR feature. It is designed for use with HLS .m3u8 streams, although any input format accepted by ffmpeg should work.

Features

• Multiple channels
• XMLTV file generation (it just creates a generic 24/7 programme for each available channel)

Running

Docker

A prebuilt Docker image is available for use.

Supported Architectures

• linux/amd64
• linux/arm64
• linux/arm/v7

Docker Compose

Please refer to the sample Docker Compose file for a more seamless setup.

Please note that the following files need to be present in the same directory (see examples in the repository).

• config.json
• channels.json

services:
  plex-dvr-hls:
    image: ghcr.io/duncanleo/plex-dvr-hls:latest
    volumes:
      - type: bind
        source: './config.json'
        target: '/app/config.json'
        read_only: true
      - type: bind
        source: './channels.json'
        target: '/app/channels.json'
        read_only: true
    ports:
      - '5004:5004'

Binary

1. Download a binary release from GitHub, or clone the repository and compile on your machine (e.g. with GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o plex-dvr-hls-linux-amd64 cmd/main.go)
2. Create a config.json in the working directory and fill in the necessary.
   • Possible values for encoder_profile are vaapi, video_toolbox, omx and cpu. A sample config.example.json is available on GitHub.
3. Create a channels.json and fill in the necessary.
   • A sample channels.example.json is available on GitHub.
4. Copy the templates folder from this repository into the working directory (alongside the two JSON files)
5. Add the server to the Plex DVR e.g. http://<ip of machine>:5004.
   • When prompted for an Electronic Programme Guide, you can either use one if it’s available, or use the auto-generated one by entering http://<ip of machine>:5004/xmltv

Development

1. Clone the repo
2. Run go mod download
3. To run the server, run go run cmd/main.go