Live TV Fallback Channel

[ShadowKindjal 19]

Is there any way for me to identify a stream fallback? I have two IPTV accounts to the same provider but each account maxes out at 5 streams. I'm trying to merge them into one M3U file. The goal is to have Emby fill up the first 5 streams on the user1 account and then when the connection to the first URL fails after it starts playing from the user2 account. The end result is that I should have a simultaneous stream limit of 10 but the process is seamless for the user.

Below is an example of how my M3U file is currently set up. Unfortunately, if the first link fails Emby never tries the second.

#EXTINF:-1 tvg-chno="511" tvg-id="WFTSDT.us" tvg-name="ABC" tvg-logo="" group-title="Live TV",ABC
http://m3u.com/user1/pass1/517508.ts
http://m3u.com/user2/pass2/517508.ts

 

Edited September 14, 2023 by ShadowKindjal

[Luke 37086]

Hi, there is currently no way to do this but we plan to have this kind of feature in future updates via channel merging.

[ShadowKindjal 19]

I know this is not standard practice and that it can change at any time, but do you have any kind of estimate as to when something like this may enter beta?

Additionally, is there any way for me to split these two M3Us, show both sets of channels (after changing the IDs), but maintain my guide data channel mapping with the new M3U? I'd even be ok with a setup that requires some coding/scripting to make this possible. 

[Luke 37086]

I don't have an ETA, sorry.