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Connect Fastway Live TV

Fastway is an optional third-party live-TV source. It is separate from the JioTV account and from JioTV+ (formerly called Extras), and it is disabled by default. You need credentials that Fastway accepts for live-TV service; the server never grants or bypasses provider entitlements. ACT eligibility, where offered by the provider, depends on that provider and plan.

Enable Fastway

Fastway is available in the standard build but stays off until the server configuration enables it:

# openstream.toml
fastway = true

Or set OPENSTREAM_FASTWAY=true for the process. Restart the server after changing the setting. When enabled, a Fastway card appears in Settings; see Configuration Reference.

Connect an account

Use the Fastway username and password for your subscription. This provider does not use the JioTV mobile-number OTP flow.

Web interface

  1. Open Settings and find the Fastway card.
  2. Enter the Fastway username and password, then select Connect.
  3. Check that the card says Connected. The header also shows a Fastway indicator while the provider is enabled and connected.

Terminal

ost fastway login

The command prompts for the username and password and saves the login in the server’s data directory. Restart a running server after a CLI login so it picks up the new credentials. To remove the saved login:

ost fastway logout

The password is kept locally because Fastway has no refresh-token endpoint; the server signs in again with the saved credentials when the provider rejects an expired access token. Do not share the data directory or its store file.

Security limitation in v1.5.0

The shipped Fastway client uses a plain-HTTP provider API (fwlivetvapp.netplus.co.in:8080) and a plain-HTTP PallyCon license endpoint. That means the Fastway username/password exchange, provider tokens and DRM-license traffic are not protected by TLS on those upstream hops. Local ost serve --tls protects the browser-to-OpenStream connection only; it does not change Fastway’s upstream URLs.

Avoid using Fastway over networks you do not trust, protect the local data directory, and do not expose Fastway credentials or provider tokens in logs or support requests. This is a transport limitation of the v1.5.0 integration, not a DRM bypass feature.

What changes while Fastway is connected

  • Fastway channels replace the JioTV catalogue in Channels, the M3U playlist and the XMLTV guide. Local custom channels remain available.
  • If both Fastway and JioTV+ are connected, Fastway takes priority. Disconnecting Fastway falls back to JioTV+, then to JioTV.
  • Only channels the Fastway account is subscribed to are listed. A channel can still be unavailable if the provider rejects playback or the plan does not include it.
  • Use Fastway only in Channels to narrow a mixed list, and look for the Fastway badge on channel tiles.
  • Fastway playback is DASH. Protected channels use Widevine through the provider’s PallyCon license service; the server proxies the license request but does not decrypt or bypass DRM. See Protected playback troubleshooting.
  • IPTV clients receive Fastway channels as /live/mpd/... entries with inputstream.adaptive and manifest_type=mpd.

Fastway does not use the JioTV+ unlock-code gate. It is controlled by the fastway configuration flag and the saved login.

Disconnect

Select Disconnect on the Fastway card, or run ost fastway logout. Disconnecting removes the saved Fastway login and returns the active catalogue to JioTV+ or JioTV. If the server sets disable_logout = true, the web interface hides provider disconnect controls; the CLI command still works.

Troubleshooting

  • The card is missing: confirm fastway = true or OPENSTREAM_FASTWAY=true is active for the running process, then restart.
  • Connect fails: check the username and password with Fastway. The server reports the provider’s message; it does not reveal whether the account has a subscription.
  • Channels are missing after connecting: refresh the channel list. Only subscribed channels are shown, and the provider catalogue request may have failed temporarily.
  • Playback or license errors: see Fastway troubleshooting first, then Protected playback for browser/Widevine checks.