Setup Xtream UI IPTV Panel Professional

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The Software is mainly used for the so-called IPTV broadcasting, but also with great potential for all kind of other content delivery applications such as audio and business streaming, cloud video transcoding, and all other kind of global streams.

What is IPTV? IPTV Restream

Wikipedia definition:

Internet Protocol television (IPTV) is a system through which television services are delivered using the Internet protocol suite over a packet-switched network such as a LAN or the Internet, instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal, and cable television formats. Unlike downloaded media, IPTV offers the ability to stream the media in smaller batches, directly from the source. As a result, a client media player can begin playing the data (such as a movie) before the entire file has been transmitted. This is known as streaming media.

IPTV services may be classified into three main groups:

• Live television, with or without interactivity related to the current TV show;
• Time-shifted television: catch-up TV (replays a TV show that was broadcast hours or days ago), start-over TV (replays the current TV show from its beginning);
• Video on demand (VOD): browse a catalogue of videos, not related to TV programming.

IPTV is distinguished from Internet television by its ongoing standardisation process (e.g., European Telecommunications Standards Institute) and preferential deployment scenarios in subscriber-based telecommunications networks with high-speed access channels into end-user premises via set-top boxes or other customer-premises equipment.

General Warnings IPTV Restream

Attention: If you rent a dedicated server, seeing the offer for example, let’s say 2x 2TB, you should know that after a normal install, you’ll only get 2TB. That is because one is mirrored, in case you loose the first partition, it would be fatal, right?

So, better let it this way, do not use the whole size. Agreed?

Having issues with reconnecting interrupted streams, I filled Xtream Codes panel with over 200 streams, and around 500 movies. I checked the stopped streams, and most connected again after manually pressing the “start/restart stream” button. But these are rare cases only, overall I must say the platform is absolutely stable.

I found a few times the ‘Guilty-ONE” for this: It was not Xtream Codes Panel, it was the miserable Streams I got from a friend for testing purposes.

Xtream UI Installation Process IPTV Restream

Xtream UI is an open-source that basically controls Xtream code software. It is open source so you can download it for free and because of that there is no support team you need to do install and everything on your own. In this post, I will show you how to install and add a stream source using Xtream UI.
The first step is to install Xtream UI to your main server after that install admin interface

After you have done the installation part you will get a link to login on Xtream UI interface with username/ password default is admin/admin.

If necessary, you can add a Load balancer Server by following this tutorial: Install a load balance server

By the same method, you can do the same step. IPTV Restream

The Graphical User Interface (GUI): Xtream- Ui Panel

If you are confronted the very first time with it, it might be confusing at first with all the available options, but be assured, that after 1 or 2 days you’ll be getting used to it. Many features and possibilities are waiting for you, and it also a few have and have not’s. Let’s start with the “have’s!

Xtream UI main features including:

• Load Balancing by adding servers (1 is free, all others must be bought)
• Manage all servers in a very simple and powerful interface
• MAG Devices Support
• New powerful transcode System supporting almost every function
• Every stream is playable (more protocols support)
• Faster zapping time (instant)
• Powerful Logging & Search System
• Stream Statistics
• Http Live Streaming (HLS) Output
• iOS/Android Client Area Portal IPTV Restream
• More lightweight

The Menus & Options  of the Panel

Implementing LEGITIMATE Streams in your Panel and Managing Streams

Attention: Many customers make here a major mistake, with the result of missing audio and other misbehaviors in the stream later. What Video & Audio Codec should I use if I transcode later?

Xtream UI has added many video & audio codecs but not all of these codecs are supported for IPTV use. To be on the safe side, you should always use the H.264 as video codec and AAC as the audio codec for IPTV use.

Add stream

As we can see, importing a live stream, a movie or a radio broadcast stream was never that easy. We start by adding a live stream.

Two options here: One single stream by Add Stream, or multiple streams by Import streams option! If you import multiple streams, you need the file/stream list (notepad file or excel file) containing all of your streams. IPTV Restream

Step 1: Click on Streams category and choose Add Stream

Stream name: Add the name of the channel

Stream URL: Add stream URL, please use .ts link to restream. You can add a few sources for one channel buy using Plus button

Category Name:

Add to bouquets

Stream Logo URL:

Notes

Step 2: Add EPG
You can leave Advanced, Map, Auto-restart ad default.

Step 3: Choose servers to restream

Move a server inside the Stream source

Turn Start stream now button to green to auto-start channel then click on Add button

Very useful are the “Stream Tools” in the Streams Section:

Adding a New Movie IPTV Restream

You can also add a movie you uploaded to your server previously, or even from a remote source.

We can start by adding a few categories

Step 1: Add category

Click on Setting choose Categories and choose Category Type then enter Category Name to add new category for movie section.

Step 2: Add Bouquet

On the main Menu choose Bouquets and Add new bouquets

Step 3: Add Movie

You have 2 options, you can download these movies your storage or set direct in advanced setting of streams
(You can record movies from online sources by transcoding them.)
– Choose direct source
1. Click on VOD on the main menu and choose Add Movie
2. Enter Movie Path or URL
3. One the advance setting enable Direct source

4. Finally, choose a server for VOD

– Choose some movie from a disk of server:

For local videos, disable everything enable the only Symlink and choose movie extension

Click play button and panel will create a symlink to this file
It takes 20-30 seconds and it is fone movies added form local directory

Create your own content

You need:
– At least one transcoding profile available

– Add VOD content into your panel

Importing thing is using the same codes and resolution on content files.

Step 1: Click on Streams and choose to Create channel

Step 2: Enter Detail for channel

• On Selection type, there is 3 options are available: Series, File browser, VOD selection

– Channel name:

• Category Name
• Transcoding Profile
• Add to Bouquets
• Stream Logo URL

Step 3: Selection

• Choose Content for your channel: you can choose a few movies for your channel and click on Click button

Step 4: Review

On the review section, you can see VOD that you added, you can reorder those movies

Step 5: Servers

– Choose a server to restream the channel and hit Create button

It will take around 30s to create a new channel

Mass Edit section

– Mass edit Streams

– Mass edit Movies

– Mass delete

Very useful function, it saves me a lot of time. Start with Mass edit Streams.

Mass edit stream

Here is what you can do with mass edit stream:
– Change category name

– Change Bouquets

– Change user agents

– Move stream too different servers

Steps you should do to change Streams detail

1. Choose multiple streams on the Streams tab, basically select your streams by clicking them. Streams can be filtered by country
2. On Details tab choose elements you want to edit (Tick the checkbox on the left) and change the input value on the text box.
3. If u want to move stream from one server to another you can go to the Servers tab and choose servers for stream
4. Click Edit Streams to complete

Mass edit movie