Tips, updates, and guides from the JellyWatch team.
Set up live TV in Jellyfin without buying any hardware tuner. Use M3U Tuner plugin, Threadfin, or Dispatcharr to stream IPTV channels with EPG data directly in your Jellyfin interface.
Master Jellyfin playlists: manual creation, smart auto-updating playlists via plugins, sharing with users, M3U import, and music playlist management. Everything about playlists in one guide.
Set up Live TV and IPTV on your Jellyfin server completely free. This guide covers free legal M3U sources (Pluto TV, Samsung TV Plus, Stirr, Plex FAST channels), XMLTV EPG setup, HDHomeRun OTA tuners, DVR recording, and troubleshooting - no Premiere license or paid IPTV subscription required.
Emby supports IPTV and Live TV natively - but requires Emby Premiere. This complete guide covers M3U playlist configuration, XMLTV EPG setup, channel management, DVR recording to storage, mobile access, and monitoring active IPTV sessions with EmbyWatch.
