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Quick Minimal Brief Guide for IPTVBoss (how to make sane list of channels) (self.IPTVGroupBuy)

submitted by 514link

The goal is here to create a simple curated list of the IPTV service you get which has like 25,000 useless channels and make it available to iptvplayer apps (UHF, smarter etc...). Trying to make this as concise as possible

One time Steps

  1. Install iptvboss from their website (on a PC or Mac). You only need the free version for this
  2. Create a dropbox account
  3. Go to the developer console of dropbox (google to find the link)
  4. Add a new API service
  5. Give the API service all the right permissions there is a tab at the top (pretty much everything) - if you need to be more specific check the following.
    1. files.metadata.write
    2. files.metadata.read
    3. files.content.write
    4. files.content.read
    5. sharing.writeView
    6. sharing.readView
    7. file_requests.write
    8. file_requests.read
  6. Switch to the settings tab Get the KEY and SECRET from this API Service you just made
  7. Open IPTVBoss, Open Settings, IPTVBoss Settings a) Cloud Sync Enabled b) Cloud Provider Drop Box c) Fill APP KEY and APP SECERET d) click Authorize

Now you have a cloud location where your playlist wil go.....

Get your Sources

only need to do this once per itv service your purchased from z2u or wherever

  1. Click Source, Click Source Manager, Click +API
  2. Put in your host, user, password , click Load Categories, click OK
  3. I believe this adds your GUIDE to at the bottom half too.

Create a simple playlist (i.e: Layout)

  1. Click Layout at the top, click +
  2. Give it a name , Save Layout
  3. Double Click the name on the left
  4. Now is the actual building basically you can create a group and add channels to it or just existing groups. The key here is to click IMPORT CHANNELS in the middle at the top and play with that, once you are done. Take your time here, notice the dropdown for VOD, Series, Live TV
  5. Click OUTPUT at the top and Current Layout M3U and EPG,
  6. Click OUTPUT and view cloud links
  7. Copy that tinyurl link and use that in your iptvplayer app as an M3U link, if the fields are blank somethign is wrong with dropbox settings

You can repeating and tweaking this part as much as you like

For more information you can watch iptvboss terrible YouTube videos

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[–]NickyNice 6 points7 points  (4 children)

I found IPTVboss fairly easy to use once I played with it for a couple hours.

https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1I6GILsjLd2YYMWstCe09Ctie_C-OI3JG-9U60CEY9As/mobilebasic

Their manual is decent just be aware that creating an XC server is an optional step and it's not apparent in the manual.

One thing I found out is that when importing channels, if you want to keep your playlists default channel order, then you need to untick the checkbox in the top right that defaults to sorting a --> z.

Edit: ran into several rude and unhelpful mods on discord, will be avoiding IPTVboss in the future. I do not recommend them at all

[–]walrusone79 1 point2 points  (1 child)

We'll be working on a new Wiki soon, but our discord is a wonderful community for support.

[–]PeteRowsValued Collaborator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I found it to be hit and miss. Some were very helpful and some were dicks. You need to organize your YouTube channel. It makes no sense. When I first look at it, which video do I start with, it would be easier to have an intro video briefly explaining everything and then 1. Google/Dropbox. 2 Adding playlist. The videos don't have a sequence when you first start looking at them. It's like everything about this app is as confusing as possible. I saw someone make a short and sweet text version of how to add a playlist on IPTV Editor and posted it on Reddit and I thought, I wish I had found this sooner. Make it simpler. Use other products and see how they do it. I want to like it and use it, but I have been a year and half and just started to try and use it again.

[–]Aggravating-Dot6869 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Were did you find resources to set up the XC server?

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[–]jcumb3rValued Collaborator 1 point2 points  (12 children)

Thank you for creating this. Does boss offer a web player for your playlists ? I suspect not since it runs on your own computer but thought I’d double check.

I find this feature of IPTV editor pretty valuable to make it easier to watch from a browser from time to time and was curious if they do the same.

[–]walrusone79 4 points5 points  (10 children)

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No, not currently a feature, tho it should work with most players. I've resigned from my full-time career to focus on IPTVBoss over the coming months. So there will be big improvements coming. My latest beta includes significant updates to the AED (Advance EPG Dummies) that maps provider sports based channels (event or team based) to custom created guide data including game previews for all sports including event based logos.

[–]514link[S] 2 points3 points  (7 children)

Can i report a couple of issues

1 — something is happening when I import strong8k series, it gives a java error and times out; i tried the API way and stuff too . I think it might be a character parsing issue

2 - can i suggest you have a wizard which walks a user through similar steps i outlined above

3 - the import channels button is in a weird place, i would adjust it or something

4 - is layout the right “term” to use - maybe should be “playlist” instead?

5 - additionally, i think if you create a marketplace type plugin allowing curators to make shareable curated elements (entire playlists or just groups) which could be essentially YAML files as a pro feature it might be interesting

6 - i couldnt find the official docker image on docker hub i guess if you wanted to self-host xstream api endpoint?

Great work so far, i think its pretty good!

[–]walrusone79 0 points1 point  (6 children)

Feedback is always welcome. Also, are you on the current beta?

[–]514link[S] 1 point2 points  (5 children)

No, just dled it from the site

[–]walrusone79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Issue with Series, would likely be fixed by Increasing Timeout time in IPTVBoss settings. But a Series and Vod overhaul are on my list.

[–]walrusone79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Come to the discord and get on the beta. The stable only exists at this point because I haven't actively stop support for an older version (that will happen within a few weeks) and the current stable is needed as a upgrade step to the beta).

https://discord.gg/ucdv7kbt

or Install from here:

https://walrusone.github.io/iptvboss-beta/download.html

If on current stable, you should be able to switch over by simply downloading and installing the beta.

[–]walrusone79 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Come over to the discord and try the beta. Stable only exists as a stepping stone for users on an out of date version at this time. In a few weeks, all clients will be updated to the beta.

https://discord.gg/ucdv7kbt

[–]walrusone79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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First screen was Tivimate, this is a SparkleTV screen with different AED settings.

[–]jcumb3rValued Collaborator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! that is awesome. Thanks for replying... definitely looks like a killer feature for sports fans. Good luck with the new developments and please keep this community posted.

[–]NickyNice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a feature with boss as far as I know

[–]Slight_Lychee_8860 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you

[–]Normal-Ask6620 0 points1 point  (0 children)

whats the difference in deleting the channel and making it red with a left click?