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Getting Started in 5 Minutes

This is the shortest path from a new installation to browsing live channels. It requires the full build, which includes the browser interface; the slim build is for IPTV clients and has no web UI. You need your own JioTV account and a computer or router that can run the server. Five minutes is the approximate hands-on setup time; downloads and OTP delivery may take longer.

1. Install OpenStream TV

Choose the instructions for your device in Installation. On a supported Linux or macOS machine, the repository’s installer is:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wpfyorg/openstream-tv/main/scripts/install.sh | sh

Review downloaded scripts before running them if that suits your security policy. On Windows, OpenWrt, Termux and Docker, use the matching platform article.

2. Start the server

If the guided installer has already started the service, use the address it printed and do not start a second copy. Otherwise, start it in a terminal:

ost serve

The default address is http://localhost:5001/ on the server itself. The process must remain running while you watch. The terminal prints a private Web setup link on first launch. Copy that complete link into a browser on the server; do not share it. It contains your access key.

For a service on another device, see access from your network.

3. Choose an admin password

The setup page asks you to choose and repeat an admin password with at least eight characters. Select Set password. Afterwards, use the same password when the page asks you to Sign in.

Important: If you opened just / before setting a password, the page tells you to use the Web setup link from the terminal or run ost admin password on the server.

The screenshot shows the actual v1.5.0 password-entry form reached through the private Web setup link. The link is secret because it contains the access key.

4. Connect your JioTV account

  1. Open Settings in the top navigation.
  2. In the JioTV card, start the mobile-number OTP login.
  3. Enter the code that arrives for your account and finish the sign-in.
  4. Check that the JioTV card says Logged in.

This is separate from the admin password. If JioTV+ appears, it is an optional source and has its own connection flow.

See Connect your account if you need help.

5. Watch your first channel

  1. Choose Channels in the top navigation.
  2. Use Search channels, Category, or Language to find a channel.
  3. Select a channel tile. The live player opens.
  4. Use the player controls for pause/resume, volume, quality or full screen as supported.

The screenshot is from a v1.5.0 JioTV+ session. It proves the current layout and catalogue rendering only; it does not prove that every listed channel will play for every account.

If there are no channels, return to Settings and check connection status. A subscription notice means the content may require a plan; DRM playback may require HTTPS. See Fix channels that do not play.

You can also use an external IPTV app.