# tvheadend/tvheadend

Tvheadend is the leading TV streaming server for Linux with ATSC, DVB-C/C2, DVB-S/S2, DVB-T/T2, IPTV, SAT>IP and unix pipe input sources

Repository: https://github.com/tvheadend/tvheadend
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tvheadend
Homepage: https://tvheadend.org
Language: C
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: atsc, dvb, dvb-c, dvb-s, dvb-s2, dvb-t, dvb-t2, dvr, hdhomerun, htsp, iptv, mpeg-ts, sat-ip, scheduled-recording, transcoding, epg, json-api, xmltv, pvr, timeshift
Last push: 2026-08-22T14:10:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5725, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3516, forks 973 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:07.814091+00:00)

## What it is
Tvheadend is a TV streaming server and digital video recorder for Linux that ingests ATSC, DVB, IPTV, SAT>IP, HDHomeRun, and pipe input sources. It serves streams over HTSP, HTTP, and SAT>IP, with EPG, scheduled recording, timeshift, and transcoding features.

## Use cases
- stream live TV from a DVB tuner to devices on my network
- record scheduled TV shows like a DVR
- serve IPTV streams through a web interface
- use SAT>IP tuners as a TV backend for Kodi
- set up an EPG and timeshift for live television
- transcode TV streams for lower-bandwidth clients

## When to choose
- you run Linux and want a self-hosted TV backend with tuner, DVR, and EPG support
- you need to stream DVB/ATSC/IPTV/SAT>IP sources to clients like Kodi over HTSP or HTTP

## When to avoid
- you need a Windows or macOS-native TV server
- you only want a simple media player without tuner/DVR functionality

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: streaming, video-processing, scheduling, http-server
- domain: media, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: tv-streaming, dvr, pvr, dvb, iptv, sat-ip, epg, timeshift, htsp, mpeg-ts, transcoding, video, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- tvheadend/tvheadend (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:07.814091+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:35:35.270200+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tvheadend/tvheadend (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:07.814091+00:00, sha 90b0ab89c6ce)
  - homepage: https://tvheadend.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:29:25.332173+00:00, sha 4194ada13474)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.