IPTV with Plex and Dispatcharr - Basic Overview of Setting Up

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This is just a very very quick and basic overview on how to setup the viewing of IPTV m3u streams in Plex using Dispatacharr.
Plex will require one to have a Plex Pass to be able to use the DVR/Tuner functions! Dispatcharr is free and IPTV services
you will need to find yourself too.

This example will use Windows 11 Pro as the operating system for the server/host computer (aka referenced as: server in guide)

1. Setup and install Windows 11 OS on machine if not already. 
2. Download and install Plex server.  Def recommend installing to an SSD to help w/performance and caching of thumbnails, etc.
3. Downoad and install Docker for Desktop.  We will use Docker for Desktop to run Dispatacharr via a compose file.
4. Setup Plex.  Go through server installer and then once done, login and setup libraries. 
--You will want to have two libraries for recorded TV shows and movies.  
5. Install docker desktop for windows
    1. Be sure WSL is installed first or errors!!!
6. Setup Dispatcharr container
    1. Create folder, ie D:\projects\docker
    2. move docker-compose.yml to folder
    3. use terminal, cd to folder
    4. run: docker compose up -d
    5. allow firewall access in windows if prompted
    6. good to go!
7. Configure Dispatcharr
    1. http://localhost:9191
    2. Add stream groups
    3. then add channels
    4. update epg
8. Add Dispatcharr HDHomerun tuner and EPG to Plex.
9. Enjoy your setup!!!