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A self-hosted docker container which allows you to retrieve M3U playlists and EPG guide data from numerous online IPTV services.

♾️ TVApp2 ♾️




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About

TVApp2 is a docker image which allows you to download M3U playlist and EPG guide data which can be plugged into your IPTV applications such as Jellyfin, Plex, and Emby. It is a revision of the original app by dtankdempse which is no longer available. This app fetches data for:

  • TheTvApp
  • TVPass
  • MoveOnJoy
  • More coming soon

This project contains several repositories which all share the same code; use them as backups:



Quick Install

To install TVApp2 in docker; you will need to use either the πŸ—” docker run command, or create a πŸ“„ docker-compose.yml file which contains information about how to pull and start up.


Type out your πŸ—” docker run command, or prepare a πŸ“„ docker-compose.yml script. Examples are provided below. We have also provided charts with a list of the registries you can pull the image from, and a list of all the available environment variables you can use.


Pick one registry URL from the list Registry URLs and put it in your πŸ—” docker run command, or in your πŸ“„ docker-compose.yml.

For the environment variables, you may specify these in your πŸ—” docker run command or πŸ“„ docker-compose.yml file. See the examples below.


Registry URLs

Pull URL Registry Architecture Version
ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest
ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:development
Github amd64 / arm64 Github - Version
thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest
thebinaryninja/tvapp2:development
Dockerhub amd64 / arm64 Github - Version
git.binaryninja.net/binaryninja/tvapp2:latest
git.binaryninja.net/binaryninja/tvapp2:development
Gitea amd64 / arm64 Gitea - Version


Environment Variables

Env Var Default Description
TZ Etc/UTC Timezone for error / log reporting
WEB_IP 0.0.0.0 IP to use for webserver
WEB_PORT 4124 Port to use for webserver
URL_REPO https://git.binaryninja.net/BinaryNinja/ Determines where the data files will be downloaded from. Do not change this or you will be unable to get M3U and EPG data.
FILE_PLAYLIST playlist.m3u8 Filename for M3U playlist file
FILE_EPG xmltv.xml Filename for XML guide data file
FILE_GZIP xmltv.xml.gz Filename for XML compressed as gzip .gz
STREAM_QUALITY hd Stream quality
Can be either hd or sd
DIR_BUILD /usr/src/app Path inside container where TVApp2 will be built.

⚠️ This should not be used unless you know what you're doing
DIR_RUN /usr/bin/app Path inside container where TVApp2 will be placed after it is built

⚠️ This should not be used unless you know what you're doing
LOG_LEVEL 4 Level of logging to display in console
6 Trace & below
5 Debug & below
4 Info & below
3 Notice & below
2 Warn & below
1 Error only


Mountable Volumes

These paths can be mounted and shared between the TVApp2 docker container and your host machine:

Container Path Description
πŸ“ /usr/bin/app Path where TVApp2 files will be placed once the app has been built. Includes πŸ“„ formatted.dat, πŸ“„ xmltv.1.xml, πŸ“„ urls.txt, πŸ“ node_modules, and πŸ“„ package.json
πŸ“ /config Where logs will be placed, as well as the web server generated SSH key and cert πŸ”‘ cert.key and πŸͺͺ cert.crt




Start Container

These are quick instructions on how to start the TVApp2 docker container once you have finished the section Quick Install.


Docker Run

If you want to bring the container up using πŸ—” docker run; execute the following:

docker run -d --restart=unless-stopped \
  --name tvapp2 \
  -p 4124:4124 \
  -e "DIR_RUN=/usr/bin/app" \
  -e "TZ=Etc/UTC" \
  -v ${PWD}/app:/usr/bin/app ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest


Docker Compose

If you want to use a πŸ“„ docker-compose.yml to bring TVApp2 up; you may use the following example:

services:
    tvapp2:
        container_name: tvapp2
        image: ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest                 # Image: Github
      # image: thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest                         # Image: Dockerhub
      # image: git.binaryninja.net/binaryninja/tvapp2:latest        # Image: Gitea
        restart: unless-stopped
        volumes:
            - /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro
            - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
            - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
            - ./config:/config
            - ./app:/usr/bin/app
        environment:
            - TZ=Etc/UTC
            - WEB_IP=0.0.0.0
            - WEB_PORT=4124
            - DIR_RUN=/usr/bin/app
            - DIR_RUN=/usr/bin/app
            - STREAM_QUALITY=hd
            - FILE_PLAYLIST=playlist.m3u8
            - FILE_EPG=xmltv.xml
            - LOG_LEVEL=4

Once you bring the docker container up; open your web-browser and access the container's webserver by going to:

http://container-ip:4124

Copy both the M3U playlist URL and the EPG guide URL, and paste it in your favorite IPTV application; Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, etc.


If you need more extensive instructions on installing and using this container, read the section:



How It Works


  • TVApp2 makes fetch request to tvapp2-externals making updates to external formats agnostic to pushing a new container image.
  • TVApp2 makes fetch request to XMLTV-EPG making updates to EPG data based on customized channel ids. Channel ids are specific to each EPG record which makes obfuscating channel ids difficult.

graph TD
A[tvapp2] <--> |Fetch Formats| B(tvapp2-externals)
A[tvapp2] <--> |Fetch XMLTV/EPG| C(XMLTV-EPG)
B(tvapp2-externals) --> D{Pull Dynamic Formats}
C(XMLTV-EPG) ---> E{Pull Dynamic EPG}
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Building TVApp2 Image

These instructions outline how the TVApp2 docker image is set up, and how to build your own TVApp2 docker image.


How It Works

The TVApp2 application requires one dependency docker image, which is utilized as the base image and contains Alpine linux. You may use the pre-compiled docker image provided by us on Github, or you may choose to build your own. The base alpine image is available at:


This base Alpine image contains πŸ“¦ s6-overlay and comes with several features such as plugins, service management, migration tools, etc.


The process of building both images are outlined below. But please remember that you do not need to build the base Alpine image; we already provide it at: https://github.com/Aetherinox/docker-base-alpine/pkgs/container/alpine-base


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    obj_step11["`**Dockerfile
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    obj_step12["`&gt; docker build &bsol;
    --build-arg VERSION=1.0.0 &bsol;
    --build-arg BUILDDATE=20250225 &bsol;
    -t tvapp:latest &bsol;
    -t tvapp:1.0.0-amd64 &bsol;
    -f Dockerfile . &bsol;`"]
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    obj_step14["`New Image: **tvapp2:latest**`"]

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    obj_step20["`&gt; git clone -b docker/alpine-base github.com/Aetherinox/docker-base-alpine.git`"]
    obj_step21["`**Dockerfile
     Dockerfile.aarch64**`"]
    obj_step22["`&gt; docker build &bsol;
    --build-arg VERSION=3.20 &bsol;
    --build-arg BUILDDATE=20250225 &bsol;
    -t docker-alpine-base:latest &bsol;
    -t docker-alpine-base:3.20-amd64 &bsol;
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GRAPH_TVAPP --> obj_step10 --> obj_step11 --> obj_step12 --> obj_step13 --> obj_step14
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This repository offers two types of docker image; stable and development. You may create both or just one. We also offer two different architectures which are amd64 and arm64. These architectures are tied to the same release.

Build Tags
Stable πŸ”– tvapp2:latest
πŸ”– tvapp2:1.1.0
πŸ”– tvapp2:1.1
πŸ”– tvapp2:1
Development πŸ”– tvapp2:development

Before Building

Prior to building the docker image, you must ensure the sections below are completed.


If the listed tasks above are not performed, your docker container will throw the following errors when started:

  • Failed to open apk database: Permission denied
  • s6-rc: warning: unable to start service init-adduser: command exited 127
  • unable to exec /etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-envfile/run: Permission denied
  • /etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-adduser/run: line 34: aetherxown: command not found
  • /etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-adduser/run: /usr/bin/aetherxown: cannot execute: required file not found

LF over CRLF

You cannot utilize Windows' Carriage Return Line Feed. All files must be converted to Unix' Line Feed. This can be done with Visual Studio Code. OR; you can run the Linux terminal command πŸ—” dos2unix to convert these files.

If you cloned the files from the official repository πŸ”† gitea:binaryninja/tvapp2 and have not edited them, then you should not need to do this step.


Caution

Be careful using the command to change ALL files. You should NOT change the files in your πŸ“ .git folder, otherwise you will corrupt your git indexes.

If you accidentally run πŸ—” dos2unix on your πŸ“ .git folder, do NOT push anything to git. Pull a new copy from the repo.


# Change ALL files
find ./ -type f | grep -Ev '.git|*.jpg|*.jpeg|*.png' | xargs dos2unix --

# Change run / binaries
find ./ -type f -name 'run' | xargs dos2unix --

Set +x / 0755 Permissions

The files contained within this repo MUST have chmod 755 / +x executable permissions.

find ./ -name 'run' -exec sudo chmod +x {} \;

Optional - If you want to set the permissions manually, run the following below. If you executed the find command above, you don't need to run the list of commands below:

sudo chmod +x ./root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-adduser/run \
  ./root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontab-config/run \
  ./root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-custom-files/run \
  ./root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-envfile/run \
  ./root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-folders/run \
  ./root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-keygen/run \
  ./root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-migrations/run \
  ./root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-permissions/run \
  ./root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-samples/run \
  ./root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-version-checks/run \
  ./root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-cron/run

Build Images

After completing the steps above; we will now build the πŸ”† gitea:binaryninja/tvapp2 image.


Before you build the TVApp2 image; open the πŸ“„ Dockerfile and ensure you are pulling the correct Alpine base image. This instruction is located near the top of the πŸ“„ Dockerfile:

ARG ARCH=amd64
FROM --platform=linux/${ARCH} ghcr.io/aetherinox/alpine-base:3.21

Note

The ARCH argument supports two options; which you will specify by using the argument --build-arg ARCH=amd64 in your buildx command:

  • amd64
  • arm64

Next, select which type of image you want to build below.



Build Single Architecture

All of the needed Docker files already exist in the repository. To get started, clone the repo to a folder

mkdir tvapp2 && cd tvapp2

# to clone from our gitea website
git clone https://git.binaryninja.net/binarynina/tvapp2.git ./

# to clone from our github website
git clone https://github.com/thebinaryninja/tvapp2.git ./

If you do not need to build both amd64 and arm64, you can simply build one architecture. First, create a new buildx container:

docker buildx create --driver docker-container --name container --bootstrap --use

Optional - If you first need to remove the provider container because you created it previously, run the command:

docker buildx rm container
docker buildx create --driver docker-container --name container --bootstrap --use

To list all buildx build containers, run:

docker buildx ls

Before you can push the image, ensure you are signed into Docker CLI. Open your Linux terminal and see if you are already signed in:

docker info | grep Username

If nothing is printed; then you are not signed in. Initiate the web login:

docker login

Some text will appear on-screen, copy the code, open your browser, and go to https://login.docker.com/activate

USING WEB BASED LOGIN
To sign in with credentials on the command line, use 'docker login -u <username>'

Your one-time device confirmation code is: XXXX-XXXX
Press ENTER to open your browser or submit your device code here: https://login.docker.com/activate

Waiting for authentication in the browser…

Once you are finished in your browser, you can return to your Linux terminal, and it should bring you back to where you can type a command. You can now verify again if you are signed in:

docker info | grep Username

You should see your name:

 Username: thebinaryninja

You are ready to build the TVApp2 docker image, run the command for your platform:


amd64

Creates the TVApp2 amd64 docker image:

# Build tvapp2 amd64
docker buildx build \
  --build-arg ARCH=amd64 \
  --build-arg VERSION=1.1.0 \
  --build-arg BUILDDATE=20250325 \
  --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0 \
  --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1 \
  --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1 \
  --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest \
  --attest type=provenance,disabled=true \
  --attest type=sbom,disabled=true \
  --file Dockerfile \
  --platform linux/amd64 \
  --output type=docker \
  --allow network.host \
  --network host \
  --no-cache \
  --push \
  .

arm64

Creates the TVApp2 arm64 docker image:

# Build tvapp2 arm64
docker buildx build \
  --build-arg ARCH=arm64 \
  --build-arg VERSION=1.1.0 \
  --build-arg BUILDDATE=20250325 \
  --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0 \
  --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1 \
  --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1 \
  --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest \
  --attest type=provenance,disabled=true \
  --attest type=sbom,disabled=true \
  --file Dockerfile \
  --platform linux/arm64 \
  --output type=docker \
  --allow network.host \
  --network host \
  --no-cache \
  --push \
  .

Note

If you want to only build the TVApp2 docker image locally; remove --push.


After building the image, you can now use the image either with πŸ—” docker run or a πŸ“„ docker-compose.yml file. These instructions are available by skipping down to the sections:



Build All Architectures & Manifest

These instructions tell you how to build the stable and development releases for both the amd64 and arm64 architectures. Then you will combine all manifests into one release.

All of the needed Docker files already exist in the repository. To get started, clone the repo to a folder

mkdir tvapp2 && cd tvapp2

# to clone from our gitea website
git clone https://git.binaryninja.net/binarynina/tvapp2.git ./

# to clone from our github website
git clone https://github.com/thebinaryninja/tvapp2.git ./

First, create a new buildx container:

docker buildx create --driver docker-container --name container --bootstrap --use

Optional - If you first need to remove the container because you created it previously, run the command:

docker buildx rm container
docker buildx create --driver docker-container --name container --bootstrap --use

To list all buildx build containers, run:

docker buildx ls

Before you can push the image, ensure you are signed into Docker CLI. Open your Linux terminal and see if you are already signed in:

docker info | grep Username

If nothing is printed; then you are not signed in. Initiate the web login:

docker login

Some text will appear on-screen, copy the code, open your browser, and go to https://login.docker.com/activate

USING WEB BASED LOGIN
To sign in with credentials on the command line, use 'docker login -u <username>'

Your one-time device confirmation code is: XXXX-XXXX
Press ENTER to open your browser or submit your device code here: https://login.docker.com/activate

Waiting for authentication in the browser…

Once you are finished in your browser, you can return to your Linux terminal, and it should bring you back to where you can type a command. You can now verify again if you are signed in:

docker info | grep Username

You should see your name:

 Username: thebinaryninja

Next, in order to build the amd64 and arm64 images on the same machine; you must install QEMU using:

docker run --privileged --rm tonistiigi/binfmt --install all

Once the emulator is installed; we will now build two images. When building these two images; we will ensure the --tag value is different for each one, by adding the architecture to the end. This ensures we don't overwrite one image with the newer one. We need to have two seperate docker images with two different tags.

  • --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0-amd64
  • --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0-arm64

Note

The build commands below will push the docker image to Github's GHCR registry. If you wish to use another registry, edit the --tag:

The --tag <registry> argument is what determines what registry your image will be pushed to. You can change this to any registry:

Registry Tag
Dockerhub --tag thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0-amd64
--tag thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0-arm64
Github (GHCR) --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0-amd64
--tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0-arm64
Registry v2 --tag registry.domain.lan/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0-amd64
--tag registry.domain.lan/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0-arm64
Gitea --tag git.binaryninja.net/binaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0-amd64
--tag git.binaryninja.net/binaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0-arm64

After we built these two images and push them to a registry online, we will merge them into a single docker image which contains both arcitectures.


Warning

In order to merge the two architecture images into one; you MUST --push each of the two docker images to a registry first. You cannot modify the manifests locally.


Stable - amd64

Creates the TVApp2 Stable release amd64 docker image:

# Build Tvapp2 amd64 - (stable release)
docker buildx build \
  --build-arg ARCH=amd64 \
  --build-arg VERSION=1.1.0 \
  --build-arg BUILDDATE=20250325 \
  --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0-amd64 \
  --attest type=provenance,disabled=true \
  --attest type=sbom,disabled=true \
  --file Dockerfile \
  --platform linux/amd64 \
  --output type=docker \
  --allow network.host \
  --network host \
  --no-cache \
  --pull \
  --push \
  .

Stable - arm64

Creates the TVApp2 Stable release arm64 docker image:

# Build Tvapp2 arm64 - (stable release)
docker buildx build \
  --build-arg ARCH=arm64 \
  --build-arg VERSION=1.1.0 \
  --build-arg BUILDDATE=20250325 \
  --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0-arm64 \
  --attest type=provenance,disabled=true \
  --attest type=sbom,disabled=true \
  --file Dockerfile \
  --platform linux/arm64 \
  --output type=docker \
  --allow network.host \
  --network host \
  --no-cache \
  --pull \
  --push \
  .

Development - amd64

Creates the TVApp2 Development release amd64 docker image:

# Build Tvapp2 amd64 - (development release)
docker buildx build \
  --build-arg ARCH=amd64 \
  --build-arg VERSION=1.1.0 \
  --build-arg BUILDDATE=20250325 \
  --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:development-amd64 \
  --attest type=provenance,disabled=true \
  --attest type=sbom,disabled=true \
  --file Dockerfile \
  --platform linux/amd64 \
  --output type=docker \
  --allow network.host \
  --network host \
  --no-cache \
  --pull \
  --push \
  .

Development - arm64

Creates the TVApp2 Development release arm64 docker image:

# Build Tvapp2 arm64 - (development release)
docker buildx build \
  --build-arg ARCH=arm64 \
  --build-arg VERSION=1.1.0 \
  --build-arg BUILDDATE=20250325 \
  --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:development-arm64 \
  --attest type=provenance,disabled=true \
  --attest type=sbom,disabled=true \
  --file Dockerfile \
  --platform linux/arm64 \
  --output type=docker \
  --allow network.host \
  --network host \
  --no-cache \
  --pull \
  --push \
  .

After completing the docker buildx commands above; you should now have a few new images. Each image should have its own separate docker tags which do not conflict. If you decided to not build the development releases below; that is fine.

  • --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0-amd64
  • --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0-arm64
  • --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:development-amd64
  • --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:development-arm64

Next, we need to take these two images, and merge them into one so that both architectures are available without having to push separate images. You need to obtain the SHA256 hash digest for the amd64 and arm64 images. You can go to the registry where you uploaded the images and then copy them. Or you can run the following commands:



Stable Release

If you are building the stable release images; you should see the following:



Registry v2: Newly created amd64 and arm64 images


You can also get the hash digests by running the commands:


$ docker buildx imagetools inspect ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0-amd64

Name:      ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0-amd64
MediaType: application/vnd.docker.distribution.manifest.v2+json
Digest:    sha256:0abe1b1c119959b3b1ccc23c56a7ee2c4c908c6aaef290d4ab2993859d807a3b

$ docker buildx imagetools inspect ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0-arm64

Name:      ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0-arm64
MediaType: application/vnd.docker.distribution.manifest.v2+json
Digest:    sha256:e68b9de8669eac64d4e4d2a8343c56705e05e9a907cf0b542343f9b536d9c473

Development Release

If you are building the development release images; you should see the following:



Registry v2: Newly created development-amd64 and development-arm64 images


You can also get the hash digests by running the commands:


$ docker buildx imagetools inspect ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:development-amd64

Name:      ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:development-amd64
MediaType: application/vnd.docker.distribution.manifest.v2+json
Digest:    sha256:8f36385a28c8f6eb7394d903c9a7a2765b06f94266b32628389ee9e3e3d7e69d

$ docker buildx imagetools inspect ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:development-arm64

Name:      ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:development-arm64
MediaType: application/vnd.docker.distribution.manifest.v2+json
Digest:    sha256:c719ccb034946e3f0625003f25026d001768794e38a1ba8aafc9146291d548c5


Warning

Wrong Digest Hashes

Be warned that when you push docker images to your docker registry; the SHA256 hash digest will be different than what you have locally. If you use the following command; these digests will be incorrect:

$ docker images --all --no-trunc | grep thebinaryninja

ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2   1.1.0-arm64       sha256:48520ca15fed6483d2d5b79993126c311f833002345b0e12b8eceb5bf9def966   42 minutes ago   46MB

ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2   1.1.0-amd64       sha256:54a9b7d390199532d5667fae67120d77e2f459bd6108b27ce94e0cfec8f3c41f   43 minutes ago   45MB

To get the correct sha256 digest, use:

  • docker buildx imagetools inspect ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0-amd64
  • docker buildx imagetools inspect ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0-arm64
  • docker buildx imagetools inspect ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:development-amd64
  • docker buildx imagetools inspect ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:development-arm64


Once you have the correct SHA256 hash digests; paste them into the command below. This command is where you can specify the real --tag that the public image will have. The previous tags were simply placeholders and no longer matter.


For the stable releases, use:

# #
#    Image > Stable
# #

docker buildx imagetools create \
  --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0 \
  --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1 \
  --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1 \
  --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest \
  sha256:0abe1b1c119959b3b1ccc23c56a7ee2c4c908c6aaef290d4ab2993859d807a3b \
  sha256:e68b9de8669eac64d4e4d2a8343c56705e05e9a907cf0b542343f9b536d9c473

[+] Building 0.2s (4/4) FINISHED                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 => [internal] pushing ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest   0.2s
 => [internal] pushing ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1      0.2s
 => [internal] pushing ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1        0.2s
 => [internal] pushing ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0    0.2s

For the development releases, use:

# #
#    Image > Development
# #

docker buildx imagetools create \
  --tag ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:development \
  sha256:8f36385a28c8f6eb7394d903c9a7a2765b06f94266b32628389ee9e3e3d7e69d \
  sha256:c719ccb034946e3f0625003f25026d001768794e38a1ba8aafc9146291d548c5

[+] Building 0.1s (1/1) FINISHED
 => [internal] pushing ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:development   0.1s

Note

Compared to the stable release which has 4 tags; the development release only has one tag.


Alternatively, you could use the πŸ—” manifest create command; as an example, you can merge multiple architecture images together into a single image. The top line with πŸ”– thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest can be any name. However, all images after --amend MUST be already existing images uploaded to the registry.

docker manifest create ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest \
    --amend ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest-amd64 \
    --amend ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest-arm32v7 \
    --amend ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest-arm64v8

docker manifest push ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest

In this example, we take the existing two files we created earlier, and merge them into one. You can either specify the image by SHA256 digest, or tag:

# Example 1 (using tag)
docker manifest create ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest \
    --amend ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0-amd64 \
    --amend ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:1.1.0-arm64

# Example 2 (using sha256 hash)
docker manifest create ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest \
    --amend ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2@sha256:0abe1b1c119959b3b1ccc23c56a7ee2c4c908c6aaef290d4ab2993859d807a3b \
    --amend ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2@sha256:e68b9de8669eac64d4e4d2a8343c56705e05e9a907cf0b542343f9b536d9c473

# Push manifest changes to registry
docker manifest push ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest

If you go back to your registry; you should now see multiple new entries, all with different tags. Two of the images are your old amd64 and arm64 images, and then you should have your official one with the four tags specified above. You can delete the two original images if you do not want them.


Registry v2: Existing amd64 and arm64 images combined into a single docker image with multiple architectures.



If you are pushing to Github's GHCR; the interface will look different, as Github merges all tags into a single listing, instead of Registry v2 listing each tag on its own:


Github GHCR: Existing amd64 and arm64 images combined into a single docker image with multiple architectures.



Build Using package.json

This node project includes build commands. In order to use them you must install node on your machine.

sudo apt-get install node

To build the project, πŸ—” cd into the project folder and run the build command:

cd /home/docker/tvapp2/
npm run docker:build:amd64 --VERSION=1.1.0 --BUILDDATE=20250325

Platform Commands

The following is a list of the available commands you can pick from depending on how you would like to build TvApp2:

Command Description
docker:build:amd64 Build image using docker build for amd64
docker:build:arm64 Build image using docker build for arm64 / aarch64
docker:buildx:amd64 Build image using docker buildx for amd64
docker:buildx:arm64 Build image using docker buildx for arm64 / aarch64

Available Variables

The run command above has several variables you must specify:

Variable Description
--VERSION=1.X.X The version to assign to the docker image
--BUILDDATE=20250325 The date to assign to the docker image.
Date format: YYYYMMDD
--ARCH=amd64 Architecture for image
Options: amd64, arm64



Using tvapp Image

To use the new TVApp2 image, you can either call it with the πŸ—” docker run command, or create a new πŸ“„ docker-compose.yml and specify the image:


Docker Run

If you want to use the tvapp docker image in the πŸ—” docker run command, execute the following:

docker run -d --restart=unless-stopped \
  --name tvapp2 \
  -p 4124:4124 \
  -e "DIR_RUN=/usr/bin/app" \
  -e "TZ=Etc/UTC" \
  -v ${PWD}/app:/usr/bin/app ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest

Docker Compose

If you'd much rather use a πŸ“„ docker-compose.yml file and call the tvapp image that way, create a new folder somewhere:

mkdir -p /home/docker/tvapp2

Then create a new πŸ“„ docker-compose.yml:

sudo nano /home/docker/tvapp2/docker-compose.yml

Add the following to your πŸ“„ docker-compose.yml:

services:
    tvapp2:
        container_name: tvapp2
        image: ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest                 # Image: Github
      # image: thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest                         # Image: Dockerhub
      # image: git.binaryninja.net/binaryninja/tvapp2:latest        # Image: Gitea
        hostname: tvapp2
        restart: unless-stopped
        volumes:
            - /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro
            - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
            - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
            - ./config:/config
            - ./app:/usr/bin/app
        environment:
            - TZ=Etc/UTC
            - DIR_RUN=/usr/bin/app

Once the πŸ“„ docker-compose.yml is set up, you can now start your TVApp2 container:

cd /home/docker/tvapp2/
docker compose up -d

TVApp2 should now be running as a container. You can access it by opening your browser and going to:

http://container-ip:4124


Environment Variables

This docker container contains the following env variables:

Env Var Default Description
TZ Etc/UTC Timezone for error / log reporting
WEB_IP 0.0.0.0 IP to use for webserver
WEB_PORT 4124 Port to use for webserver
URL_REPO https://git.binaryninja.net/BinaryNinja/ Determines where the data files will be downloaded from. Do not change this or you will be unable to get M3U and EPG data.
FILE_PLAYLIST playlist.m3u8 Filename for M3U playlist file
FILE_EPG xmltv.xml Filename for XML guide data file
FILE_GZIP xmltv.xml.gz Filename for XML compressed as gzip .gz
STREAM_QUALITY hd Stream quality
Can be either hd or sd
DIR_BUILD /usr/src/app Path inside container where TVApp2 will be built.

⚠️ This should not be used unless you know what you're doing
DIR_RUN /usr/bin/app Path inside container where TVApp2 will be placed after it is built

⚠️ This should not be used unless you know what you're doing
LOG_LEVEL 4 Level of logging to display in console
6 Trace & below
5 Debug & below
4 Info & below
3 Notice & below
2 Warn & below
1 Error only


Mountable Volumes

These paths can be mounted and shared between the TVApp2 docker container and your host machine:

Container Path Description
πŸ“ /usr/bin/app Path where TVApp2 files will be placed once the app has been built. Includes πŸ“„ formatted.dat, πŸ“„ xmltv.1.xml, πŸ“„ urls.txt, πŸ“ node_modules, and πŸ“„ package.json
πŸ“ /config Where logs will be placed, as well as the web server generated SSH key and cert πŸ”‘ cert.key and πŸͺͺ cert.crt



Traefik Integration

Note

These steps are optional.

If you do not use Traefik, you can skip this section of steps. This is only for users who wish to put the TVApp2 container behind Traefik.


Our first step is to tell Traefik about our TVApp2 container. We highly recommend you utilize a Traefik πŸ“„ dynamic file, instead of labels. Using a πŸ“„ dynamic file allows for automatic refreshing without the need to restart Traefik when a change is made.

If you decide to use labels instead of a πŸ“„ dynamic file, any changes you want to make to your labels will require a restart of Traefik.


We will be setting up the following:

  • A middleware to re-direct http to https
  • A route to access TVApp2 via http (optional)
  • A route to access TVApp2 via https (secure)
  • A service to tell Traefik how to access your TVApp2 container
  • A resolver so that Traefik can generate and apply a wildcard SSL certificate

Labels

To add TVApp2 to Traefik, you will need to open your πŸ“„ docker-compose.yml and apply the following labels to your TVApp2 container. Ensure you change domain.lan to your actual domain name.

services:
    tvapp2:
        container_name: tvapp2
        image: ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest                 # Image: Github
      # image: thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest                         # Image: Dockerhub
      # image: git.binaryninja.net/binaryninja/tvapp2:latest        # Image: Gitea
        hostname: tvapp2
        restart: unless-stopped
        volumes:
            - /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro
            - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
            - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
            - ./config:/config
            - ./app:/usr/bin/app
        environment:
            - TZ=Etc/UTC
            - DIR_RUN=/usr/bin/app
        labels:

            #   General
            - traefik.enable=true

            #   Router > http
            - traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-http.rule=Host(`tvapp2.localhost`) || Host(`tvapp2.domain.lan`)
            - traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-http.service=tvapp2
            - traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-http.entrypoints=http
            - traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-http.middlewares=https-redirect@file

            #   Router > https
            - traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-https.rule=Host(`tvapp2.localhost`) || Host(`tvapp2.domain.lan`)
            - traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-https.service=tvapp2
            - traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-https.entrypoints=https
            - traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-https.tls=true
            - traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-https.tls.certresolver=cloudflare
            - traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-https.tls.domains[0].main=domain.lan
            - traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-https.tls.domains[0].sans=*.domain.lan

            #   Load Balancer
            - traefik.http.services.tvapp2.loadbalancer.server.port=4124
            - traefik.http.services.tvapp2.loadbalancer.server.scheme=http

After you've added the labels above, skip the πŸ“„ dynamic.yml section and go straight to the πŸ“„ static.yml section.



Dynamic.yml

If you decide to not use labels and want to use a πŸ“„ dynamic file, you will first need to create your πŸ“„ dynamic file. the Traefik πŸ“„ dynamic file is usually named πŸ“„ dynamic.yml. We need to add a new middleware, router, and service to our Traefik πŸ“„ dynamic file so that it knows about our new TVApp2 container and where it is.

http:
    middlewares:
        https-redirect:
            redirectScheme:
                scheme: "https"
                permanent: true

    routers:
        tvapp2-http:
            service: tvapp2
            rule: Host(`tvapp2.localhost`) || Host(`tvapp2.domain.lan`)
            entryPoints:
                - http
            middlewares:
                - https-redirect@file

        tvapp2-https:
            service: tvapp2
            rule: Host(`tvapp2.localhost`) || Host(`tvapp2.domain.lan`)
            entryPoints:
                - https
            tls:
                certResolver: cloudflare
                domains:
                    - main: "domain.lan"
                      sans:
                          - "*.domain.lan"

    services:
        tvapp2:
            loadBalancer:
                servers:
                    - url: "https://tvapp2:4124"

Static.yml

These entries will go in your Traefik πŸ“„ static.yml file. Any changes made to this file requires that you restart Traefik afterward.


Providers

Note

This step is only for users who opted to use the πŸ“„ dynamic file method.

Users who opted to use labels can skip to the section certificatesResolvers


Ensure you add the following new section to your πŸ“„ static.yml:


providers:
    docker:
        endpoint: "unix:///var/run/docker.sock"
        exposedByDefault: false
        network: traefik
        watch: true
    file:
        filename: "/etc/traefik/dynamic.yml"
        watch: true

The code above is what enables the use of a πŸ“„ dynamic file instead of labels. Change πŸ“„ /etc/traefik/dynamic.yml if you are placing your dynamic file in a different location. This path is relative to inside the container, not your host machine mounted volume path. Traefik keeps most files in the πŸ“ /etc/traefik/ folder.


After you add the above, open your Traefik's πŸ“„ docker-compose.yml file and mount a new volume so that Traefik knows where your new dynamic file is:

services:
    traefik:
        container_name: traefik
        image: traefik:latest
        hostname: tvapp2
        restart: unless-stopped
        volumes:
            - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
            - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
            - ./config/traefik.yml:/etc/traefik/traefik.yml:ro
            - ./config/dynamic.yml:/etc/traefik/dynamic.yml:ro

You must ensure you add a new volume like shown above:

  • /config/dynamic.yml:/etc/traefik/dynamic.yml:ro

On your host machine, make sure you place the πŸ“„ dynamic.yml file in a sub-folder called config, which should be inside the same folder where your Traefik's πŸ“„ docker-compose.yml file is. If you want to change this location, ensure you change the mounted volume path above.


After you have completed this, proceed to the section certificatesResolvers.


certificatesResolvers

Note

This step is required no matter which option you picked above, both for πŸ“„ dynamic file setups, as well as people using labels.


Open your Traefik πŸ“„ static.yml file. We need to define the certResolver that we added above either in your dynamic file, or label. To define the certResolver, we will be adding a new section labeled certificatesResolvers. We are going to use Cloudflare in this example, you can use whatever from the list at:


certificatesResolvers:
    cloudflare:
        acme:
            email: youremail@address.com
            storage: /cloudflare/acme.json
            keyType: EC256
            preferredChain: 'ISRG Root X1'
            dnsChallenge:
                provider: cloudflare
                delayBeforeCheck: 15
                resolvers:
                    - "1.1.1.1:53"
                    - "1.0.0.1:53"
                disablePropagationCheck: true

Once you pick the DNS / SSL provider you want to use from the code above, you need to see if that provider has any special environment variables that must be set. The Providers Page lists all providers and also what env variables need set for each one.


In our example, since we are using Cloudflare for dnsChallenge -> provider, we must set the following environment variables:

  • CF_API_EMAIL
  • CF_API_KEY

Create a .env environment file in the same folder where your Traefik πŸ“„ docker-compose.yml file is located, and add the following:

CF_API_EMAIL=yourcloudflare@email.com
CF_API_KEY=Your-Cloudflare-API-Key

Save the πŸ“„ .env file and exit. For these environment variables to be detected by Traefik, you must give your Traefik container a restart. Until you restart Traefik, it will not be able to generate your new SSL certificates. Before doing the restart, we need to create one more folder and file; this is where Traefik will store your SSL certificate generated by Cloudflare.


Run the commands below, which will do the following:

  • Create a new folder called cloudflare
  • Create a new file named πŸ“„ acme.json
  • Set the permission for the πŸ“„ acme.json file to chmod 600.
    • If you do not do this step, Traefik will fail to start. You must change the permissions in order to protect the file.
mkdir -p /home/docker/traefik/cloudflare
touch /home/docker/traefik/cloudflare/acme.json
chmod 0600 /home/docker/traefik/cloudflare/acme.json

The πŸ“„ acme.json file will not be populated with an SSL certificate until the next time you restart Traefik. You can wait and restart in a moment after you finish editing the πŸ“„ static.yml file, as there are more items to add below.


entryPoints (Normal)

Finally, inside the Traefik πŸ“„ static.yml, we need to make sure we have our entryPoints configured. Add the following to the Traefik πŸ“„ static.yml file only if you DON'T have entry points set yet:

entryPoints:
    http:
        address: :80
        http:
            redirections:
                entryPoint:
                    to: https
                    scheme: https

    https:
        address: :443
        http3: {}
        http:
            tls:
                options: default
                certResolver: cloudflare
                domains:
                    - main: domain.lan
                      sans:
                          - '*.domain.lan'

entryPoints (Cloudflare)

If your website is behind Cloudflare's proxy service, you need to modify your entryPoints above so that you can automatically allow Cloudflare's IP addresses through. This means your entry points will look a bit different.


In the example below, we will add forwardedHeaders -> trustedIPs and add all of Cloudflare's IPs to the list which are available here:

entryPoints:
    http:
        address: :80
        forwardedHeaders:
            trustedIPs: &trustedIps
                - 103.21.244.0/22
                - 103.22.200.0/22
                - 103.31.4.0/22
                - 104.16.0.0/13
                - 104.24.0.0/14
                - 108.162.192.0/18
                - 131.0.72.0/22
                - 141.101.64.0/18
                - 162.158.0.0/15
                - 172.64.0.0/13
                - 173.245.48.0/20
                - 188.114.96.0/20
                - 190.93.240.0/20
                - 197.234.240.0/22
                - 198.41.128.0/17
                - 2400:cb00::/32
                - 2606:4700::/32
                - 2803:f800::/32
                - 2405:b500::/32
                - 2405:8100::/32
                - 2a06:98c0::/29
                - 2c0f:f248::/32
        http:
            redirections:
                entryPoint:
                    to: https
                    scheme: https

    https:
        address: :443
        http3: {}
        forwardedHeaders:
            trustedIPs: *trustedIps
        http:
            tls:
                options: default
                certResolver: cloudflare
                domains:
                    - main: domain.lan
                      sans:
                          - '*.domain.lan'

Remember to change domain.lan to your actual domain name. Then save the files and then give Traefik and your TVApp2 container a restart. After the restart is complete; you should be able to access TVApp2 in your browser by going to

https://tvapp2.domain.lan



Authentik Integration

This section will not explain how to install and set up Authentik. We are only going to cover adding TVApp2 integration to Authentik.


Sign into the Authentik admin panel, go to the left-side navigation, select Applications -> Providers. Then at the top of the new page, click Create.



Authentik: Select Applications β€Ί Providers



Authentik: Select Create


For the provider, select Proxy Provider.



Authentik: Select desired provider type, or select Proxy Provider


Add the following provider values:

  • Name: TVApp2 ForwardAuth
  • Authentication Flow: default-source-authentication (Welcome to authentik!)
  • Authorization Flow: default-provider-authorization-implicit-consent (Authorize Application)

Select Forward Auth (single application):

  • External Host: https://tvapp2.domain.lan


Authentik: Create new Provider


Once finished, click Create. Then on the left-side menu, select Applications -> Applications. Then at the top of the new page, click Create.



Authentik: Select Applications β€Ί Applications



Authentik: Select Create


Add the following parameters:

  • Name: TVApp2 IPTV
  • Slug: tvapp2
  • Group: IPTV
  • Provider: TVApp2 ForwardAuth
  • Backchannel Providers: None
  • Policy Engine Mode: any


Authentik: Create Application


Save, and then on the left-side menu, select Applications -> Outposts:



Authentik: Select Applications β€Ί Outposts


Find your Outpost and edit it.


Authentik: Edit outpost


Move TVApp2 IPTV to the right side Selected Applications box.



Authentik: Assign application to outpost


If you followed our Traefik guide above, you were shown how to add your TVApp2 container to Traefik using either the πŸ“„ dynamic file or labels. Depending on which option you picked, follow that section's guide below.


Labels

Open your TVApp2's πŸ“„ docker-compose.yml and modify your labels to include Authentik as a middleware by adding authentik@file to the label traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-https.middlewares. You should have something similar to the example below:

services:
    tvapp2:
        container_name: tvapp2
        image: ghcr.io/thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest                 # Image: Github
      # image: thebinaryninja/tvapp2:latest                         # Image: Dockerhub
      # image: git.binaryninja.net/binaryninja/tvapp2:latest        # Image: Gitea
        restart: unless-stopped
        volumes:
            - /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro
            - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
            - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
            - ./config:/config
            - ./app:/usr/bin/app
        environment:
            - TZ=Etc/UTC
            - DIR_RUN=/usr/bin/app
        labels:

          #   General
          - traefik.enable=true

          #   Router > http
          - traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-http.rule=Host(`tvapp2.localhost`) || Host(`tvapp2.domain.lan`)
          - traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-http.service=tvapp2
          - traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-http.entrypoints=http
          - traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-http.middlewares=https-redirect@file

          #   Router > https
          - traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-https.rule=Host(`tvapp2.localhost`) || Host(`tvapp2.domain.lan`)
          - traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-https.service=tvapp2
          - traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-https.entrypoints=https
          - traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-https.middlewares=authentik@file
          - traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-https.tls=true
          - traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-https.tls.certresolver=cloudflare
          - traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-https.tls.domains[0].main=domain.lan
          - traefik.http.routers.tvapp2-https.tls.domains[0].sans=*.domain.lan

          #   Load Balancer
          - traefik.http.services.tvapp2.loadbalancer.server.port=443
          - traefik.http.services.tvapp2.loadbalancer.server.scheme=https

Dynamic.yml

If you opted to use the πŸ“„ dynamic file, open your Traefik's πŸ“„ dynamic.yml file and apply the authentik@file middleware to look something like the following:


http:
    routers:
        tvapp2-https:
            service: tvapp2
            rule: Host(`tvapp2.localhost`) || Host(`tvapp2.domain.com`)
            entryPoints:
                - https
            middlewares:
                - authentik@file
            tls:
                certResolver: cloudflare
                domains:
                    - main: "domain.com"
                      sans:
                          - "*.domain.com"

After you've done everything above, give your Traefik and Authentik containers a restart. Once they come back up; you should be able to access tvapp2.domain.lan and be prompted now to authenticate with Authentik. Once you authenticate, you should be re-directed to your TVApp2 home screen which is where you will get your m3u and epg files.




Troubleshooting

If you have issues building your TVApp2 docker image, please refer to the following sections below:



Run Error: Error serving playlist: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open /usr/src/app/xmltv.1.xml

This error occurs at run-time when attempting to spin up your TVApp2 docker container. If you receive this error, restart your TVApp2 docker container. Ensure that your docker container also has access to your docker network so that it can connect to our repository and fetch the data files it needs to generate your playlist.


If the error continues after doing the above; delete the existing image, and re-pull from one of our official sources.



Build Error: s6-rc-compile: fatal: invalid /etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/certsync/type: must be oneshot, longrun, or bundle

This error means that you are attempting to combine files which are utilizing CRLF over LF; which is CR = Carriage Return and LF = Line Feed

The CRLF line break type is commonly used in Windows operating systems and DOS-based text files. It combines two characters: Carriage Return (CR) and Line Feed (LF).

The LF line break type is predominantly used in Unix, Linux, macOS, and modern text editors, including those for web development. In this convention, a single Line Feed character \n represents a line break. Unlike CR LF, there is no preceding Carriage Return character. The LF line break type solely relies on the line feed character to move to the next line.


If you attempt to build the TVApp2 docker image in Linux, but have modified the files in Windows, you may receive the following error:

s6-rc-compile: fatal: invalid /etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/certsync/type: must be oneshot, longrun, or bundle

To correct this issue, πŸ—” cd into the folder with the TVApp2 files, and then convert them to LF using the library πŸ—” dos2unix. The command below will convert all files to LF, but will EXCLUDE the following:

  • .git folder
  • .jpg images
  • .jpeg images
  • .png images
cd /path/to/tvapp2
find ./ -type f | grep -Ev '.git|*.jpg|*.jpeg|*.png' | sudo xargs dos2unix --

Warning

Do not run πŸ—” dos2unix on your πŸ“ .git folder or you will corrupt your git indexes and will be unable to push commits.

If you accidentally run πŸ—” dos2unix on your .git folder, do NOT push anything to git. Pull a new copy from the repo.



Build Error: unable to exec /etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-envfile/run: Permission denied

There are multiple errors you can receive when attempting to run your TVApp2 docker image. You may receive any of the following errors:

  • Failed to open apk database: Permission denied
  • s6-rc: warning: unable to start service init-adduser: command exited 127
  • unable to exec /etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-envfile/run: Permission denied
  • /etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-adduser/run: line 34: aetherxown: command not found
  • /etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-adduser/run: /usr/bin/aetherxown: cannot execute: required file not found

If you receive any of the above errors; this means that you have not set your run files to have execute permissions +x. Run the following command in the root directory of your TVApp2 project folder:

find ./ -name 'run' -exec sudo chmod +x {} \;


After you have set these permissions, re-build your docker image using docker build or docker buildx. Then spin the container up.




Extra Notes

The following are other things to take into consideration when creating the TVApp2 image:


Accessing Container Shell

The TVApp2 docker image is built on Alpine Linux, but also includes the πŸ“¦ bash package. Use one of the following to access the shell for this container:


ash

docker exec -it tvapp2 ash

sh

docker exec -it tvapp2 sh

bash

docker exec -it tvapp2 bash


Custom Docker Image Scripts

Note

These instructions are for Advanced Users Only; who wish to build their own image.


The πŸ”€ thebinaryninja/tvapp2 image supports the ability of adding custom scripts that will be ran when the container is started. To create / add a new custom script to the container, you need to create a new folder in the container source files πŸ“ /root folder

mkdir -p /root/custom-cont-init.d/

Within this new folder, add your custom script:

nano /root/custom-cont-init.d/my_customs_script

Your new custom script should be populated with the bash code you want to perform actions with such as the example below:

#!/bin/bash

echo "**** INSTALLING BASH ****"
apk add --no-cache bash

When you create the docker image, this new script will automatically be loaded. You can also do this via the πŸ“„ docker-compose.yml file by mounting a new volume:

services:
    tvapp2:
        volumes:
            - ./config:/config
            - ./app:/usr/bin/app
            - ./custom-scripts:/custom-cont-init.d:ro

Note

if using compose, we recommend mounting them read-only (:ro) so that container processes cannot write to the location.

Warning

The folder πŸ“‚ /root/custom-cont-init.d MUST be owned by πŸ‘₯ root. If this is not the case, this folder will be renamed and a new empty folder will be created. This is to prevent remote code execution by putting scripts in the aforesaid folder.


The πŸ”€ thebinaryninja/tvapp2 image already contains a custom script called πŸ“„ /root/custom-cont-init.d/plugins. Do NOT edit this script. It is what automatically downloads the official TVApp2 plugins and adds them to the container.




πŸ† Dedication

This repository and this project serves in memory of the developer dtankdempse. His work lives on in this project, and while a lot of it has changed, it all started because of him.





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