Tunarr

Tunarr is a self-hosted application for creating a classic live TV experience using your existing media libraries from Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby. It builds scheduled channels and exposes them as IPTV streams and a tuner device that media apps and IPTV players can consume.

Key Features

• Create and schedule multiple live TV channels from Plex/Jellyfin/Emby libraries
• HDHomeRun (HDHR) tuner emulation for integration with supported media servers
• M3U playlist output for use with IPTV clients
• Web UI for managing channels, programming, fillers, and settings
• TV guide-style lineup browsing
• Filler and branding support (e.g., commercials, prerolls, interstitial content)
• Per-channel transcoding settings and hardware-accelerated transcoding support
• Subtitle and audio language preference configuration
• Scheduled, configurable backups of configuration

Use Cases

• Build a “cable-like” channel lineup from a personal media library
• Provide curated, always-on streams to TVs, set-top boxes, or IPTV apps
• Add fillers and branding to create themed channels (genres, franchises, eras)

Limitations and Considerations

• Media library changes are not always automatically tracked; channel programming may need manual updates depending on server/content changes

Tunarr is a near-complete rewrite and rebrand inspired by earlier pseudo-TV projects, focusing on a modern stack, improved stability, and a cleaner web interface. It is a strong fit for homelabs that want scheduled, channel-based playback rather than on-demand browsing.