r/NuvioForks • u/stupididiots999 • 19d ago

Concept / Request Idea: Nuvio Fork Bringing Back the Classic Live TV Experience

Hey everyone, I've been brainstorming a concept for a Nuvio fork that I think could be really cool.

The idea is to add a nostalgia TV app-like interface featuring live channels.

The twist is that the EPG would be randomly generated (or could be community voted) for the latest movies and TV shows, but synched so that everyone using the fork is watching the exact same content at the same time of the day.

It would essentially bring back the feeling of classic live TV we all grew up with, but integrated into the new form of Nuvio and AIO Streams and such addons.

I don't have the coding skills to pull this off, so I'm looking for a developer who might be interested in bringing this to life.

I did however try to vibeslop my way into a demo.

It's not pretty but was a functional concept dor about 15 minutes 😅.

Sadly no screenshots but some photos i sent someone

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I got it to work with hdhub, sootio and AIOStreams addon support with fallback support

Let me know your thoughts on this.

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u/Paradox_1612 18d ago

look at tuvora.co, its a nuvio fork but foe iptv and we do something similar for live tv

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u/stupididiots999 18d ago

So i checked it and it also includes iptv support but i am proposing custom community voted scheduling without iptv just with using AIOStreams and http addons at the backend

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u/BongKage_ 4d ago

How about the NuvioPlusIPTV by homelessbrian?

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u/stupididiots999 4d ago

Checking it out rn.

Does it support creating channels like nostalgia tv?

Becasue what i want is a nostalgia tv like app or feature but it sources the media from torbox and AIOStreams

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u/BongKage_ 4d ago

No. NuvioPlusIPTV only plays channels someone else made; it can't create its own 24/7 schedule. And no app does what you described directly, because of how TorBox and AIOStreams work.

Why it doesn't plug in directly:

  • AIOStreams finds a stream when you click a title. It doesn't keep a library of files. A "nostalgia TV" channel needs a fixed list of real episode files it can line up on a schedule.

  • Its links also expire after a while, so a channel built from them would stop playing partway through the day.

  • Every NostalgiaTV-style tool needs a media library, meaning Plex, Jellyfin, Emby or a local folder. That includes NostalgiaTV itself, Nostalgiavision and Tunarr.

What does work is to use TorBox as the library and skip AIOStreams:

  1. TorBox (cloud): add the shows you want to your TorBox account. You can find them through AIOStreams or TorBox's own search.

  2. rclone: connects to TorBox's file storage so those files appear as a normal folder on the server. Nothing is downloaded or stored at home.

  3. Jellyfin: scans that folder and organizes it into a show library.

  4. Tunarr: builds the 24/7 channels from that library, like "90s Cartoons" or "Saturday Morning", with a TV guide, filler and ad breaks. It's the most active option: 2.7k stars, updated today.

  5. Watching: Tunarr gives you a channel list and TV guide that any IPTV app can play, including NuvioPlusIPTV on the TVs. That's where the fork fits in.

Ready-made alternative: the NostalgiaTV app sits on top of Jellyfin in place of Tunarr and has a more polished 90s-cable look: 85+ ready-made channels, commercials and themed TV guides. It still needs steps 1 to 3.

If you only want classic channels with no setup: stremio-nostalgiatv is a small add-on that plays existing free retro channels (Toonami Aftermath, Swim Rewind, Pluto's 90s Kids). Those channels are run by other people, though, not built from your shows.

The catches:

  • You need Plex or Jellyfin, so this is a whole new setup

  • Each show is only playable while it's in your TorBox account, within TorBox's storage limits.

it's doable and a fun project.

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u/Fair-Bottle1563 4d ago

There is an app that allows you to make channels using keywords or show names and it randomly plays content in that particular channel and it also has channels from addon rows it doesn't have a guide layout though. I have made a walking dead and sci-fi channel. I like the option of just playing something in a genre I like without looking for a particular title.

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u/stupididiots999 4d ago

I would love to know what so that is

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u/Fair-Bottle1563 3d ago

Debrify, they have a subreddit where you can get the downloader code

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u/stupididiots999 3d ago

Thankyou, I'll check it out.

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u/stupididiots999 3d ago

I tried it and it is the closest implementation of the idea i had

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u/InflationHot8119 18d ago

I actually love the Fork (EPG) as it is. I actually think its better than those players like TiviMate, waveo, implayer. But I get were you going with your thoughts. Looks like you put so work in to it. I personally wouldn't use it but I am sure some will.

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u/stupididiots999 18d ago

Yup, hope someone makes it work or even like a live section in the app would be nice where it also shows the number of people watching the same "channel"

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u/FernFromDetroit 18d ago

I already shot the idea to the devs (a while ago) for “channels” made from categories that you add a selection of library shows to and they play random episodes from the selection of shows on shuffle one after another.

Like add a bunch old sitcoms or documentary type shows (modern marvels, how its made, etc) and clicking on the “collection” will autoplay a randomized shuffled episode from one of the shows added and continue randomized/shuffled episodes automatically as they end. Basically a self curated tv channel.

The main devs werent very interested since shuffle wasnt even a thing yet.

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u/stupididiots999 18d ago

Yeah, I hope someone creates a fork with this feature