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[REL] CcloudTv Channel (IPTV)

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CcloudTv.bundle

cCloud TV | A Community based Social IPTV Service for Live TV, Movies, TV Shows & Radio

 

This channel is also a stand-alone IPTV playlist player.
CcloudTv

Features:

Search & Search Queue

Bookmarking (...is based on Channel #. If a Channel # gets reassigned on the website it will point to the new Channel.)

Pins (Since listing/redirects can change day by day, pin uses the final channel url)

Private playlists, EPG support, IMDB support

Updater (read below for compatibility with your OS)

Parental Control (Access Control) one can set permanent access option under the Channel Preferences. For Temporary Access (available via all Clients) set an Access Key under Preference first (default is 00000). Then from any Client navigate to Access Control > Set Access Key and enter the same Key. Clear the Key when finished viewing. Note: Preferences only works using the web interface. Access Control is also used by Updater.

  • Plex Media Server:
    • Tested Working:

      • Windows - (Updater works)
      • Linux (Ubuntu) - (Updater to work - cd to Plex Plugin's dir & use 'sudo chown -R plex:plex CcloudTv.bundle')
      • Mac - reported - (Updater untested)
  • Plex Clients:
    • Tested Working:

      • Plex Home Theater (Some working Channels report 'Cannot load M3U8: crossdomain access denied')
      • Plex/Web (may freeze browser, Some working Channels report 'Cannot load M3U8: crossdomain access denied')
      • To Fix 'Cannot load M3U8: crossdomain access denied' - disabling direct play gets around this issue, but it may have issues playing other streams that previously worked fine - here
      • Samsung Plex App
      • Android Kit-Kat (Samsung Galaxy S3)
      • iOS (Apple iPhone6)
      • Plex 8.1 app and also LGtv thru medialink - reported here
      • Vizio CoStar - reported
      • rasplex - reported by User therudy

 

Known issues and future development:

  • Some channels will not play, if so check the cCloud Tv website in the web-browser before reporting with an issue.
  • Currently Radio Channels will not work - support to be added Support added
  • Compatible devices and limitations - Transcoder support is a work in progress - Read below under Transcoder
  • iOS Issues ? - Read Here

 

Installation:

  • This channel can be installed via WebTools.bundle or manually follow the directions below.
  • Extract zip file downloaded from github to the Plex Media Server plugins folder.

    • Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, or Server 2008: C:\Users\[Your Username]\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Plug-ins
    • Windows XP, Server 2003, or Home Server: C:\Documents and Settings\[Your Username]\Local Settings\Application Data\Plex Media Server\Plug-ins
    • Mac/Linux: ~/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-ins
  • Unix based platforms need to chown plex:plex -R CcloudTv.bundle after moving it into the Plug-ins directory (user:group may differ by platform)
  • Restart Plex Media Server 


How To Use:

  • No configuration required, however, one can set a private database web url under Preferences. Refer post #2 below.
  • Set the CcloudTv web url (below post #2) before usage without trailing slash under Preferences (Restart App maybe required) and might only work using the Plex-Web as reported - still not clear how to set web url -  click here
  • Search using Channel name 'CNN', Channel number '07', Channel range '5~15'
  • Tip - Search using '1~10', '11~19', '20~29' and so on... to create Search Queue filters for easy navigation

 

Transcoder:

Setting up VLC and Apache server for transcoding feature is discussed -- here & here

 

Video tutorials:

 

Acknowledgements:

 


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