Source types the app accepts

Four kinds of source can be added, on the device or in the web console. The app detects which one a plain address is before it imports it, so a link pasted into Playlist URL that turns out to be an Xtream Codes export is registered as a portal instead, which is what makes its guide and series work.

First-time setup offers the first three. Stalker is added afterwards from Sources.

What each type asks for

Type	What you supply	Where the data is read from
Playlist URL	An address for an M3U or M3U+ list	Downloaded by each device, every refresh
Upload M3U	A playlist file on the device you are using	Read once at import, then held on the account
Xtream Codes	Server address, username, password	The portal, on every library sync
Stalker	Portal address and a MAC address	The portal, on every library sync

What each type can bring

A source supplies only what it publishes. The columns below are what the type is capable of carrying, not a promise about any particular source.

Type	Live channels	Movies and shows	Program guide	Catch-up
Playlist URL	Yes	Where the list marks them	Needs a separate guide address	No
Upload M3U	Yes	Where the list marks them	Needs a separate guide address	No
Xtream Codes	Yes	Yes	From the portal, when it publishes one	Where the portal offers it
Stalker	Yes	Yes	From the portal, when it publishes one	Where the portal offers it

Where the program guide can come from

Setting	Covers	Limit
The source itself	One source	Whatever that source publishes
Your own XMLTV addresses	The whole household	Up to 15 addresses
Per country	The whole household	One maintained guide for each country you enable

Attach a program guide covers where these settings are.

Credentials

Portal credentials are held encrypted, and an uploaded playlist file is encrypted on the device before it leaves it. A source’s address cannot be edited after it is added; pointing at a different server means adding a second source.

Limits per account

The Free plan carries one playlist. What your plan includes lists the rest.

Related pages

• Attach a program guide, the steps for each of the three.
• Add a playlist or portal, the steps for each type.
• Set up an aggregated source, several sources behind one channel.
• You bring your own source, what the app does and does not do with what a source returns.