SchedulesDirect: request that a Jellyfin developer contact me

[onemorejeff]

Jellyfin 10.10.7 landed. I've upgraded, seems good to me. A look at the changelog does not mention the current issure of being locked out of Schedules Direct having been fixed. I will keep using my XMLTV grabber script.

[Darkmaller1138]

I upgraded to .7 on unraid and SD still locked me out about an hour ago.

[twich1226]

FYI for anyone that is having this issue, I believe this is the github issue that we are all experiencing: https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/issues/13147

The last post makes a good point about the EFCore work being high priority right now. Hopefully a hero comes along or the EFCore rework goes smooth and this can work up the priority list. Times like this I wish I could do more on the development side, I don't think I would be too successful going into this blind though.

[ChiGuy837]

Any word on 10.10.7 working without pissing off with schedules direct?

[sdw8525]

I have configured my TV Guide Data Providers for XMLTV to use an XML file with listings data that I generate once a day from SchedulesDirect using tv_grab_na_dd.  There's 2 downsides to this approach:
1 - my generated listings file does not contain season and episode numbers so ignore duplicate recordings setting does not work.
2 - any recordings previously scheduled under the Schedules Direct configuration are ignored.  I had to set up new recording schedules.
It's much cleaner to use the SchedulesDirect listing provider directly.

Hello Jellyfin users.  I am very much a noob here and with xmltv.  I am not an expert in this area by any means.  I have scoured the interwebs for guidance on setting up ingesting xml files to get guide data in Jellyfin and honestly I'm very lost.  I am ignorant in this area as I have never done this before.  Would anyone be able to and is willing to take the time to dm me and guide me through setting this up step by step or direct me to a site that will?  I simply just do not understand how to pull xml data and ingest it.  Any help is much appreciated.

[onemorejeff]

Last time I was here was Apr 5th 2025. I'm running 10.10.7 And I am still letting my own script running thru a cron job take care of my Schedules Direct EPG updates. It has run flawlessly and I'm happy with it.
However.....
I'd like to know if this problem with Jellyfin is still being worked on?
I know the devs are volenteres and have their own lives outside of this project, so I'm not complaining the least bit. I just think many new people that don't have the knowledge or tenacity to create such a work around are suffering and that is a show stopper for many potential Jellyfin users. Jellyfin is such a great product. It does everything I want and more.

[ChiGuy837]

 I'm running 10.10.7 And I am still letting my own script running thru a cron job take care of my Schedules Direct EPG updates. It has run flawlessly and I'm happy with it.

Could you please share your script and how you set it up? 

Please?

[onemorejeff]

 I'm running 10.10.7 And I am still letting my own script running thru a cron job take care of my Schedules Direct EPG updates. It has run flawlessly and I'm happy with it.

Could you please share your script and how you set it up? 

Please?

I am running Jellyfin on Debian OS on a Raspberry Pi 5. My setup is specific to my system and needs. You would need to know Bash shell and how to use the XMLTV grabber commands: https://forums.schedulesdirect.org/viewtopic.php?t=3134
in order to tailor it to your needs. It would take e a LOT of work to take you thru from the start to the end. I'm sorry but due to my age and eyesight this would be an undertaking I just can't commit to. I will provide a copy of my simple script with a few exra comments. I have it email the log, but have removed it as most email providers won't allow people to send from a device like a printer , router, or a script. I use https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/email/
And you would need a domain name of your own to do this.
Since we are not allowed to attach a .sh file, I've renaed it to .txt. You will need to name it back to .sh
I run this in crontab entry set to update every morning at 1am myself.

[williamthrilliam]

I'm using a cron job do run tv_grab_zz_sdjson and it's working pretty well. I have to manually remap most of the channels, but it works.

What doesn't work is image/artwork for shows and movies. Does anyone know how to grab images?

For those interested in implementing this yourself (as I noticed some asking):
1) You'll need to install xmltv then set it up by running "tv_grab_zz_sdjson --configure"
2) You can run xmltv manually by running "tv_grab_zz_sdjson --days 14 --output /opt/SchedulesDirect/tv_grab_zz_sdjson.xml". Make sure the jellyfin user is in the same group that owns /opt/SchedulesDirect/.
4) If you want to run this automatically, setup a cron job:
sudo nano /etc/crontab
Append:

00 01 * * * willthethrill tv_grab_zz_sdjson --days 14 --output /opt/SchedulesDirect/tv_grab_zz_sdjson.xml

[williamthrilliam]

Does anyone know if this will be fixed in 10.11?