Play YouTube live streams in any player
The m3u/extracted m3u8 links will only work on machines that have the same public IP address (on the same local network) as the machine that extracted them. To play on a client that has a different public IP (on a different network) use a non flask version and load the m3u into a m3u proxy such as threadfin to restream
youtube-live.py - Uses a flask server to automatically pull the actuall stream link. Server needs to be running all the time for m3u to work. Best for always working stream
youtube-non-server.py - Pulls stream link into m3u but script will have to manually run (or cron job) every few hours as the stream links will expire
youtube_non_stream_link.py - Same as youtube-non-server.py but doesn't require streamlink - only use if you are unable to install streamlink as if anything changes youtube side the script will need updating instead of just updating streamlink
python - must be 3.10 or higher (3.8 or lower is not supported by streamlink)
install streamlink and make it available at path
flask (can be installed by typing pip install flask at cmd/terminal window)
youtubelive.m3u
requests (can be installed by typing pip install requests at cmd/terminal window)
youtubelinks.xml
To test streamlink install type in a new cmd/terminal window
streamlink --version
The output should be
streamlink "version number" eg 7.1.1
If it says unknown command/'streamlink' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Then you need to make sure you have installed streamlink to path/environmental variables
Open youtubelive.m3u
Change the ip address in the streamlink to the ip address of the machine running the script
You can also change the port but if you do this you must change the port to match at the bottom of youtube-live.py
To add other live streams just add into m3u in the following format
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-name="Channel Name" tvg-id="24.7.Dummy.us" tvg-logo="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/YouTube_dark_logo_2017.svg/2560px-YouTube_dark_logo_2017.svg.png" group-title="YouTube",Channel Name
http://192.168.1.123:6095/stream?url=https://www.youtube.com/@ChannelName/live
Or if the channel has multiple live streams you can use the /watch? link however these links will change if the channel stops and restarts broadcast
You can change tvg-name tvg-logo group-title and channel name and if you want to link to an epg change tvg-id to match your epgs tvg-id for that channel
(The two sample streams link to the epg from epgshare01.online UK and USA epgs)
Run the python script
python youtube-live.py or python3 youtube-live.py if you have the old python2 installed
Script must be running for the m3u to work
Open youtubelinks.xml in a code text editor eg notepad++
Add in your channel details for your youtube stream in the following format
<channel>
<channel-name>ABC News</channel-name>
<tvg-id>ABCNEWS.us</tvg-id>
<tvg-name>ABC News</tvg-name>
<tvg-logo>https://github.com/tv-logo/tv-logos/blob/main/countries/united-states/abc-news-light-us.png?raw=true</tvg-logo>
<group-title>News</group-title>
<youtube-url>https://www.youtube.com/@abcnews/live</youtube-url>
</channel>
channel-name = name of channel
tvg-id = epg tag which matches tvg-id in your epg (you can enter anything here if you don't have an epg or leave blank)
tvg-name = name of channel
tvg-logo = direct link to channel logo png
group-title = group you want channel to appear in
youtube-url = url to youtube live stream - can be @channelname/live or /watch?
Run the python script
python youtube-non-server.py or python3 youtube-non-server.py if you have the old python2 installed
As the stream links will expire you will need to setup a cron job/scheduled task or manually run the script every few hours
To have the stream urls automatically be pulled use the flask version