Channels Not Loading

Issue: No channels appear after starting TVx

Symptoms:

  • Empty channel list
  • No error messages
  • Blank screen

Solutions:

  1. Check environment variables: 
    1
2

    # Verify URLs are set correctly
docker exec tvx env | grep VITE

    Should show:

    1
2

    VITE_M3U_URL=http://your-server:8000/api/channels.m3u
VITE_XMLTV_URL=http://your-server:8000/api/xmltv.xml
  2. Verify Tunarr is accessible: 
    1

    curl -I http://your-tunarr-ip:8000/api/channels.m3u

    Should return 200 OK

  3. Check browser console (F12):
    • Look for CORS errors
    • Check network tab for failed requests
    • Verify env.js is loaded
  4. Hard refresh browser:
    • Chrome/Edge: Ctrl+Shift+R (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+R (Mac)
    • Firefox: Ctrl+F5 (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+R (Mac)