ErsatzTV/legacy
Open-source platform that transforms your personal media library into live, custom TV channels. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
98/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 98
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 19
- age_days: 2031
- days_rel: 13
- days_push: 13
- n_releases_24m: 22
Adoption not part of the score
2917 stars · 212 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
ErsatzTV (legacy) is an open-source, self-hosted IPTV server that turns a personal media library into custom live TV channels with EPG and scheduling. It streams via IPTV with hardware-accelerated transcoding and integrates with Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby.
Use cases
- turn my plex library into live tv channels
- self-hosted iptv server with epg
- create custom tv channel schedules from my media
- stream my movie collection as a live tv channel
- generate electronic program guide for custom channels
- hardware accelerated transcoding for iptv streaming
- dizquetv alternative for custom live channels
When to choose
- you want an all-in-one self-hosted IPTV server with scheduling, EPG, and transcoding built in
- you use Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby and want to broadcast your library as live TV
- you need hardware-accelerated transcoding (NVENC, QSV, VAAPI, AMF, VideoToolbox)
When to avoid
- you want a lightweight transcoding-only server paired with third-party schedulers (consider ErsatzTV Next instead)
- you need on-demand streaming rather than scheduled live channels
- you require a project under heavy active feature development, since legacy is in maintenance mode
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
streaming video-processing scheduling self-hosted media self-hosted windows self-hosted iptv epg live-tv media-server plex jellyfin emby ffmpeg transcoding pseudotv video linux macos docker
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ErsatzTV/legacy · fetched 2026-08-28 · ccb10688f399
- homepage: https://ersatztv.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · e0e89271b67b
- site_page: https://ersatztv.org/next-docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · f70d22e1e3f0
- site_page: https://ersatztv.org/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · edbc5677b988
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ErsatzTV/legacy | main | 98 |
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