Basics: Versions

As of this writing, there are three versions of telly available; they are all configured differently. All three are available as standalone executables and as docker images.

You will find documentation for the first two versions in this wiki under these names.

1.0, the master branch.

This is the "original" style telly, which is configured on the command line with flags. It has no web UI. The current version is 1.0.3.

Your channel list is configured with a filter.

Any documentation that refers to running telly like this:

./telly --iptv.playlist=<IPTV_M3U_URL>

is referring to this version of telly.

1.1, the dev branch. The current version is 1.1.0.5.

THIS IS THE VERSION YOU PROBABLY WANT TO USE.

This version of telly adds:

configuration via config file
support for multiple providers
support for named providers
publishing its own EPG
FFMPEG stream processing to smooth buffering and improve Plex compatibility
stability

This version has no web UI.

Channel list is still configured with a filter.

Any documentation that refers to a file called:

telly.config.toml

is referring to this version of telly.

1.5, the database-and-api branch. The current version is an unsupported alpha.

This version of telly adds:

web interface
support for Schedules Direct as EPG source
"Build a lineup" configuration, where you add channels by selecting a video track and an EPG track.
support for multiple virtual tuners

If you do not have a high tolerance for breakage, do not use this version. There is a great deal of missing functionality [for example, you cannot delete anything in the UI. Add a channel by mistake? You have to edit the database directly or restore it from a backup.] and lots of rough edges. There is no documentation available.