Option to use streamlink-plugin ttvlol to get rid of ads

[makiele]

I am currently experimenting with streamlink-ttvlol-proxy to get ride of ads when using streamlink. At the moment, I am testing it with the streamlink-twitch-gui on my pc.

What would be the best way to get this working in LiveStreamDVR?
Would I just replace the twitch-plugin in /usr/local/lib/python3.9/dist-packages/streamlink/plugins in the docker-container?
And how would I add flags like --twitch-proxy-playlist=https://api.ttv.lol needed for the proxy to the streamlink command?

[MrBrax]

you could test it by changing the dockerfile to add the plugin yeah (maybe even copy it inside somehow while it's running), and arguments are in this file:

LiveStreamDVR/server/src/Core/Providers/Twitch/TwitchAutomator.ts

Line 382 in 31a6e3f

public providerArgs(): string[] {

it does however need to get rebuilt, so a yarn run build in the /usr/local/share/twitchautomator/ folder is required.

i'll keep this idea in mind if i get back into this in any reasonable amount of time.

[makiele]

ok, did the following:

• docker exec -it CONTAINER-ID bash to connect to the container

• mv /usr/local/lib/python3.9/dist-packages/streamlink/plugins/twitch.py /usr/local/lib/python3.9/dist-packages/streamlink/plugins/twitch_old.py to make a backup of the original twitch-plugin

• curl -L -o /usr/local/lib/python3.9/dist-packages/streamlink/plugins/twitch.py 'https://github.com/2bc4/streamlink-ttvlol/releases/latest/download/twitch.py' to download the ttvlol-plugin to its location

• open TwitchAutomator.ts with nano /usr/local/share/twitchautomator/server/src/Core/Providers/Twitch/TwitchAutomator.ts

• add the necessary arguments after line 382: cmd.push("--twitch-proxy-playlist=https://eu.luminous.dev,https://eu2.luminous.dev,https://lb-eu.perfprod.com,https://api.ttv.lol");

• save everything

the only thing I don't get as a docker-noob - where do I have to run yarn run build? /usr/local/share/twitchautomator/ does not have a packages.json and /usr/local/share/twitchautomator/server has one, but fails with yarn run build

/usr/local/share/twitchautomator/server/.pnp.cjs:17586
  return Object.defineProperties(new Error(message), {
                                 ^

Error: Required package missing from disk. If you keep your packages inside your repository then restarting the Node process may be enough. Otherwise, try to run an install first.

after restarting the docker container, the plugin is recongized by LiveStreamDVR according to the logs

[plugins.twitch][info] Streamlink Twitch plugin (2bc4 fork).
[plugins.twitch][info] Please report issues to https://github.com/2bc4/streamlink-ttvlol/issues

but the new arguments are missing (as i don't know what exactly I should build):

[cli][debug]  --default-stream=['best']
[cli][debug]  --retry-streams=10.0
[cli][debug]  --retry-max=5
[cli][debug]  --hls-live-edge=99999
[cli][debug]  --hls-segment-threads=5
[cli][debug]  --hls-segment-timeout=200
[cli][debug]  --hls-timeout=200
[cli][debug]  --ffmpeg-fout=mpegts
[cli][debug]  --twitch-disable-ads=True
[cli][debug]  --twitch-disable-hosting=True
[cli][debug]  --twitch-disable-reruns=True

[MrBrax]

ah right that error makes sense, the dockerfile cleans out the node modules, maybe try yarn install also? and yeah it's in the server folder

[makiele]

yes, that did it - thank you! will try it out and report back if the amount of ads gets reduced.

thanks again for the quick and helpful support!

[makiele]

for anyone else interested, here a quick summary how to add the plugin to LiveStreamDVR:

• docker exec -it CONTAINER-ID bash to connect to the container

• mv /usr/local/lib/python3.9/dist-packages/streamlink/plugins/twitch.py /usr/local/lib/python3.9/dist-packages/streamlink/plugins/twitch_old.py to make a backup of the original twitch-plugin

• curl -L -o /usr/local/lib/python3.9/dist-packages/streamlink/plugins/twitch.py 'https://github.com/2bc4/streamlink-ttvlol/releases/latest/download/twitch.py' to download the ttvlol-plugin to its location

• editTwitchAutomator.ts with nano /usr/local/share/twitchautomator/server/src/Core/Providers/Twitch/TwitchAutomator.ts

• add the necessary arguments after line 382: cmd.push("--twitch-proxy-playlist=https://eu.luminous.dev,https://eu2.luminous.dev,https://lb-eu.perfprod.com,https://api.ttv.lol"); (see readme for every possible arguments and ttv-lol-pro for possible proxy servers)

• save everything

• go to /usr/local/share/twitchautomator/server and run yarn install, then yarn run build

• restart docker container

[MrBrax]

are the proxy services closed source? i wonder if it could just be ran inside the container locally

[makiele]

i am not entirely familiar with the whole process in the background but as far as i understood, these servers are just used to connect to the hola network, request the playlist from a non-ad country and return the url to the user.

Luminous TTV has a write up in their readme

[makiele]

small update after 3 days of using the plugin with LiveStreamDVR:

about 80% of my recorded streams have seen a massive reduction in ads received.

One streamer for example dropped from 20 minutes stream pauses per stream to 1 minute for one stream and to no ads for another stream (each of the example streams with a duration of 6 hours). Other streams/streamers dropped to 0 ads when there were 5 to 15 minutes of ads before.

A few of the streams saw a minimal reduction, which I guess is due to the proxies used. Nevertheless I am still experimenting with all the options for the plugin and the different proxies, so I think there is still room for improvement with some tweaks

Example for one streamer:

without proxy-plugin

with proxy-plugin

[MrBrax]

very interesting, about a minute was the previous delay because of the preroll so it's very close now.

i'm just wondering about the legitimacy of including this, like there must be a reason for streamlink not including it

[makiele]

hard to tell - may be due to a variety of concerns:

• they want to record the content as "pure" as possible - in the end, using a proxy will bring a variety of experiences, which may often work, but sometimes just won't.
• additionally, they would be dependent on proxy-providers, if one stops working, a lot of users would probably blame them.
• also, adding the proxy-plugin to streamlink is pretty easy - they may think that if someone really wants it, adding the plugin by themselves isn't that hard for end users.
• they did mention proxy servers in their ads issue

in the end, I feel like they don't want to be trapped in a constant cat and mouse game with users banging on their door to fix stuff they just can't fix

[MrBrax]

i wonder, will putting that python file in the install overwrite anything? like can it be enabled or disabled at will

[MrBrax]

i pushed a possible experimental solution for this, a few new config options are available on dev

[makiele]

damn, thanks for making it possible. will look into it

[MrBrax]

can confirm now that it works 'officially'

[makiele]

just a heads up - twitch seems to have changed something in the past days. ttvlol currently has a v2 beta in testing (also see #131) that seems to get adblocking working again. the streamlink-plugin hasn't been updated yet.