Self-host

M3UTool self-host runs the M3UTool editor on your own computer or server instead of on editor.dontv.shop. This chapter covers what you need, the one-line install on Windows and Linux, signing in, copying your account over and keeping your install up to date.

Which path is yours

Path A: a new install. You start with an empty editor on your own machine.

1. Check the Requirements and create your M3UTool key.
2. Install with one command: Install on Windows or Install on Linux.
3. Open the editor: First sign-in.
4. Add your playlists and customers as you know it from editor.dontv.shop, then give your customers your own address: Address, domain and HTTPS.

Path B: move from editor.dontv.shop. You already have playlists and customers on editor.dontv.shop and want them on your own machine.

1. Check the Requirements, then install on Windows or Linux.
2. Bring everything over in one go: Copy my account.
3. Give your customers your self-host address: Address, domain and HTTPS.

Pages in this chapter

• How self-host works: what runs on your machine, what still comes from M3UTool, and what your customers connect to.
• Requirements: the plan, the M3UTool key, Docker, hardware and ports you need.
• Install on Windows: one PowerShell command, and the M3UTool icon next to the clock.
• Install on Linux: one command for a Linux computer or server, and the dontv commands.
• First sign-in: open the editor without a password, also from another device.
• Copy my account: copy your playlists, customers and settings from editor.dontv.shop once.
• Self-host settings: decide how often your install refreshes, checks and backs up.
• Address, domain and HTTPS: the customer address, your own domain, ports and keeping the editor private.
• Updating: how new versions arrive and how to update by hand.
• FAQ: answers to common self-host questions.