Install on Windows

The PowerShell installer supports x64, x86, and ARM64 Windows. It downloads the latest matching GitHub release by default, verifies it with the release SHA-256 manifest, installs ost.exe under your local Programs directory, and adds that directory to your user PATH. Use -Version 1.5.0 or set $env:OPENSTREAM_VERSION = '1.5.0' before running the installer when you need to pin the installed version.

Open PowerShell and run:

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wpfyorg/openstream-tv/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex

Close and reopen PowerShell if ost is not found.

Guided setup

In a PowerShell window, the installer switches to a guided setup after downloading: build (full or slim), account (JioTV, JioTV+, or Fastway when the release supports it), the address other devices will use, whether to expose the server through Cloudflare, and then the account sign-in. Use the arrow keys (or j/k, or the number keys) and press Enter.

The sign-in step asks for the mobile number and one-time password inside the wizard. The OTP is masked, and provider output is captured rather than printed over the screen. For JioTV+ the wizard lists registered connections and asks which one to use; Fastway signs in with a username and password instead. The installer does not store the mobile number or OTP. It saves the selected provider and any named-tunnel token in your Windows user environment. A failed sign-in leaves the binary installed and prints a retry command.

Skip the questions by setting the environment before running the script, or turn the flow off entirely:

$env:OPENSTREAM_VARIANT = 'slim'
$env:OPENSTREAM_PROVIDER = 'jiotv'
$env:OPENSTREAM_TUNNEL = 'none'

$env:OPENSTREAM_ONBOARD = 'never' keeps the plain non-interactive install. Redirected output (CI, scheduled tasks) skips the flow automatically.

The guided installer configures the selected account and admin password but does not keep the server running. After successful guided setup, reuse the exact Start it with: command printed by the installer. It includes the selected provider settings and, when you chose a temporary or named Cloudflare tunnel, the required --tunnel option. If you selected LAN-only access, the equivalent start command is:

ost serve --host 0.0.0.0 --tls

If guided setup ran, it saves the selected provider flags in your user environment. If you skipped it with OPENSTREAM_ONBOARD=never, set the matching provider flags in the same PowerShell session before signing in and keep that session open for serve:

# JioTV: mobile-number OTP
$env:OPENSTREAM_TVPLUS = 'false'
$env:OPENSTREAM_FASTWAY = 'false'
ost login otp

# JioTV+: eligible JioFiber or AirFiber login
$env:OPENSTREAM_TVPLUS = 'true'
$env:OPENSTREAM_FASTWAY = 'false'
ost tv+ login

# Fastway: prompts for the provider username and password
$env:OPENSTREAM_TVPLUS = 'false'
$env:OPENSTREAM_FASTWAY = 'true'
ost fastway login

For the full web build, set the admin password before serve:

ost admin password

Open https://localhost:5443/ on the same PC and accept the self-signed certificate warning. Other devices on your trusted LAN can use https://<this-PC-ip>:5443/; find the address with ipconfig. IPTV players use the authenticated playlist URL printed by the installer. The slim build has no browser interface.

The installer accepts -Variant full|slim, -Version latest|<version>, -InstallDir <directory>, and -Repo <owner/repository>. For example, to install a specific release in a custom directory:

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wpfyorg/openstream-tv/main/scripts/install.ps1 -OutFile install-openstream.ps1
.\install-openstream.ps1 -Version 1.5.0 -InstallDir "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\OpenStream TV"

The installer does not register a Windows service. Keep the terminal running while serving, or use a separately managed service wrapper only if you know how to configure and secure it. Update with ost update; see How to Update OpenStream TV and Uninstall OpenStream TV Safely.

Verify and troubleshoot

Open a new PowerShell window, run Get-Command ost and ost --help, then open the selected server address in a browser while the server is running. If Windows cannot find ost, verify the install folder is on your user PATH and reopen PowerShell. If the server cannot bind its port, see startup errors.

Update with ost update and restart the server. To uninstall, stop it, remove ost.exe from the install directory, and remove an unneeded PATH entry. See uninstall and saved data.