This repo automatically converts YouTube live streams into a single .m3u8 playlist and keeps them updated. The stream URLs are stored in a text file, which a Python script parses and builds the .m3u8 file from when a GitHub action is triggered (triggered by a cron job). A direct link can then be used to get the playlist, which can then be used in an IPTV app or xTeVe.
With thanks to @victorlish for the original project.
- Open the
youtubeLink.txtfile. - Add to the file with the following information for each stream:
Channel Name || Channel ID || Category
URL
- Channel Name - the title of the channel and/or live stream. It will appear in the EPG using this name.
- Channel ID - following popular convention, this should be short and end in '.yt', such as 'ExampleStream.yt'.
- Category - the type of stream. This is used to group the channels in the playlist, so something like 'Music' or 'News' is a good idea.
- URL - the URL of the stream
- After saving changes, either wait for the cron job to run (this repo's job runs at 00:00, 03:00, 06:00, 09:00, 12:00, 15:00 and 18:00), or start the
LinkGrabberworkflow manually (repo > Actions tab > LinkGrabber > Run workflow).
You can also run the program locally by python YouTubeLinkGrabber.py > YouTubeLive.m3u or by chmod +x exec_grabber.sh && ./exec_grabber.sh.
- The .m3u8 file will be generated again.
- If you want to use this repo as your source, remember to replace the username in the below URLs:
| Link | |
|---|---|
| M3U8 file | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/username/YouTubeToM3U8/main/youtube.m3u8 |
| EPG | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/username/YouTubeToM3U8/main/epg.xml |
- Add in channel icons
Support for EPG thumbnails from stream thumbnailsSupport for TV guides/EPG matching