Dispatcharr
Hi all
For anyone that also has a seedbox or home server, please check out an app called dispatcharr. It proxies your feed from your provider, can repackage it on the fly with ffmpeg, and really helps with any minor packet failures coming from the stream. You can also manage your playlist within it so don't need an additional editor, and if you are using it on a seedbox with a secure connection, it removes the requirement to use a VPN because it's the seedbox server connecting to your provider and you are just streaming from your seedbox. It has a built in dvr too which I've found is much more reliable with no failed recordings as again it can manage the odd hiccup coming from the stream. One more great feature is fall over streams, so for each channel you can sign a few extra streams from your playlist and it will automatically switch between these if one fails. A great free app that I thoroughly recommend 😀