https://github.com/iptv-org/epg
Utilities for downloading the EPG (Electronic Program Guide) for thousands of TV channels from hundreds of sources.
https://github.com/iptv-org/epg
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Utilities for downloading the EPG (Electronic Program Guide) for thousands of TV channels from hundreds of sources.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/iptv-org/epg
- Owner: iptv-org
- License: unlicense
- Created: 2021-03-13T17:30:07.000Z (about 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2025-04-27T02:13:04.000Z (about 1 month ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-05-06T23:03:21.939Z (about 1 month ago)
- Topics: epg, guide, iptv, tv, xml
- Language: HTML
- Homepage: https://iptv-org.github.io/
- Size: 53 MB
- Stars: 2,137
- Watchers: 73
- Forks: 275
- Open Issues: 32
-
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: .github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
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# EPG [](https://github.com/iptv-org/epg/actions/workflows/update.yml)
Tools for downloading the EPG (Electronic Program Guide) for thousands of TV channels from hundreds of sources.
## Table of contents
- ✨ [Installation](#installation)
- 🚀 [Usage](#usage)
- 💫 [Update](#update)
- 🐋 [Docker](#docker)
- 📺 [Playlists](#playlists)
- 🗄 [Database](#database)
- 👨💻 [API](#api)
- 📚 [Resources](#resources)
- 💬 [Discussions](#discussions)
- 🛠 [Contribution](#contribution)
- 📄 [License](#license)
## Installation
First, you need to install [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en) on your computer. You will also need to install [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads) to follow these instructions.
After that open the [Console](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Console) (or [Terminal]() if you have macOS) and type the following command:
```sh
git clone --depth 1 -b master https://github.com/iptv-org/epg.git
```
Then navigate to the downloaded `epg` folder:
```sh
cd epg
```
And install all the dependencies:
```sh
npm install
```
## Usage
To start the download of the guide, select one of the supported sites from [SITES.md](SITES.md) file and paste its name into the command below:
```sh
npm run grab --- --site=example.com
```
Then run it and wait for the guide to finish downloading. When finished, a new `guide.xml` file will appear in the current directory.
You can also customize the behavior of the script using this options:
```sh
Usage: npm run grab --- [options]
Options:
-s, --site Name of the site to parse
-c, --channels Path to *.channels.xml file (required if the "--site" attribute is
not specified)
-o, --output Path to output file (default: "guide.xml")
-l, --lang Allows you to restrict downloading to channels in specified languages only (example: "en,id")
-t, --timeout Timeout for each request in milliseconds (default: 0)
-d, --delay Delay between request in milliseconds (default: 0)
-x, --proxy Use the specified proxy (example: "socks5://username:[email protected]:1234")
--days Number of days for which the program will be loaded (defaults to the value from the site config)
--maxConnections Number of concurrent requests (default: 1)
--gzip Specifies whether or not to create a compressed version of the guide (default: false)
```
### Parallel downloading
By default, the guide for each channel is downloaded one by one, but you can change this behavior by increasing the number of simultaneous requests using the `--maxConnections` attribute:
```sh
npm run grab --- --site=example.com --maxConnections=10
```
But be aware that under heavy load, some sites may start return an error or completely block your access.
### Use custom channel list
Create an XML file and copy the descriptions of all the channels you need from the [/sites](sites) into it:
```xml
Arirang TV
...
```
And then specify the path to that file via the `--channels` attribute:
```sh
npm run grab --- --channels=path/to/custom.channels.xml
```
### Run on schedule
To download the guide on a schedule, you can use the included process manager. Just run it with desire [cron expression](https://crontab.guru/) and the `grab` options:
```sh
npx pm2 start npm --no-autorestart --cron-restart="0 0,12 * * *" -- run grab --- --site=example.com
```
To track the process, you can use the command:
```sh
npx pm2 logs
```
For more info go to [pm2](https://pm2.keymetrics.io/docs/usage/quick-start/) documentation.
### Access the guide by URL
You can make the guide available via URL by running your own server. The easiest way to do this is to run this command:
```sh
npx serve
```
After that, the guide will be available at the link:
```
http://localhost:3000/guide.xml
```
In addition it will be available to other devices on the same local network at the address:
```
http://:3000/guide.xml
```
For more info go to [serve](https://github.com/vercel/serve) documentation.
## Update
If you have downloaded the repository code according to the instructions above, then to update it will be enough to run the command:
```sh
git pull
```
And then update all the dependencies:
```sh
npm install
```
## Docker
### Build an image
```sh
docker build -t iptv-org/epg --no-cache .
```
### Create and run container
```sh
docker run -p 3000:3000 -v /path/to/channels.xml:/epg/channels.xml iptv-org/epg
```
By default, the guide will be downloaded every day at 00:00 UTC and saved to the `/epg/public/guide.xml` file inside the container.
From the outside, it will be available at this link:
```
http://localhost:3000/guide.xml
```
or
```
http://:3000/guide.xml
```
### Environment Variables
To fine-tune the execution, you can pass environment variables to the container as follows:
```sh
docker run \
-p 5000:3000 \
-v /path/to/channels.xml:/epg/channels.xml \
-e CRON_SCHEDULE="0 0,12 * * *" \
-e MAX_CONNECTIONS=10 \
-e GZIP=true \
-e PROXY="socks5://127.0.0.1:1234" \
-e DAYS=14 \
-e TIMEOUT=5 \
-e DELAY=2 \
iptv-org/epg
```
| Variable | Description |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| CRON_SCHEDULE | A [cron expression](https://crontab.guru/) describing the schedule of the guide loadings (default: "0 0 \* \* \*") |
| MAX_CONNECTIONS | Limit on the number of concurrent requests (default: 1) |
| GZIP | Boolean value indicating whether to create a compressed version of the guide (default: false) |
| PROXY | Use the specified proxy |
| DAYS | Number of days for which the guide will be loaded (defaults to the value from the site config) |
| TIMEOUT | Timeout for each request in milliseconds (default: 0) |
| DELAY | Delay between request in milliseconds (default: 0) |
## Database
All channel data is taken from the [iptv-org/database](https://github.com/iptv-org/database) repository. If you find any errors please open a new [issue](https://github.com/iptv-org/database/issues) there.
## API
The API documentation can be found in the [iptv-org/api](https://github.com/iptv-org/api) repository.
## Resources
Links to other useful IPTV-related resources can be found in the [iptv-org/awesome-iptv](https://github.com/iptv-org/awesome-iptv) repository.
## Discussions
If you have a question or an idea, you can post it in the [Discussions](https://github.com/orgs/iptv-org/discussions) tab.
## Contribution
Please make sure to read the [Contributing Guide](https://github.com/iptv-org/epg/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) before sending [issue](https://github.com/iptv-org/epg/issues) or a [pull request](https://github.com/iptv-org/epg/pulls).
And thank you to everyone who has already contributed!
### Backers
### Contributors
## License
[](LICENSE)