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submitted 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) by uuj8za@piefed.social to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

So I guess you can just hook up IPTV directly into Jellyfin. But there also seem to be helper apps like xTeVe, Dispatcharr, Threadfin, and others?

Are these helper apps worth an install? I'm curious if anyone has a favorite.

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[-] GatesMcBalmer@lemmy.world 18 points 4 hours ago

You don't like the one you posted to the Jellyfin comm labout 30min ago? If not then why share it?

[-] 45o3b@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 hours ago

I've tried Dispatcharr and was pleased.

[-] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 3 points 3 hours ago

Looks interesting, can you stream torrents too? I like to watch my Linux Isos.

[-] 45o3b@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 hours ago

No. It's for IPTV channels that already exist. It lets you organize them and then make them available in Plex or Jellyfin.

If you're looking to make your own channel from content you already downloaded, that's what ErsatzTV and dizqueTV do.

If you're looking to stream torrents without downloading them first, I'm pretty sure that can be done with Streamio and plugins, but I haven't tried it.

this post was submitted on 21 Jun 2026
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