Help guides
Everything you need to set up your M3U playlist or Xtream account in Chlyra TV and fix the most common problems.
Getting started
What is an M3U file
What an M3U file actually contains, how it differs from M3U8, what tvg-id and group-title mean, and why a 2 KB text file can give access to thousands of channels.
What is Xtream Codes
What Xtream Codes means, how it differs from an M3U playlist, which details you need (server, username and password) and how to get them from an M3U URL.
How to open an M3U file
What is inside an .m3u file, how to open it to read it, and how to use the playlist to watch the channels without exposing your login details.
M3U vs M3U8: what is the difference
The real difference between .m3u and .m3u8: encoding, HLS streaming, and why an .m3u8 link is sometimes a single channel, not a playlist.
How to add the EPG guide
What XMLTV is, where your EPG URL comes from, why some channels show no schedule, and how to fix a time offset.
Troubleshooting
My M3U playlist will not load
Expired URL, connection limits, timeouts, skipped channels... Work out why your M3U or Xtream playlist will not load, and fix it step by step.
IPTV keeps buffering or freezing: causes and fixes
Why an IPTV channel keeps buffering, freezing or stuttering, and how to find out whether the problem is your network, your device or the playlist server.
IPTV error 403: what it means
What a 403 Forbidden error means when loading an IPTV playlist or channel, how it differs from 401, 404 or 429, and what to check first.
Your account and devices
Sync your playlist across all your devices
How to have the same M3U or Xtream playlist, favourites and settings on all your devices, keep it up to date and sign out a lost device.
Parental control: lock categories with a PIN
How to turn on Chlyra TV parental control, change the default PIN and protect or hide the categories you do not want children to see.
Comparisons
IPTV Smarters alternative
What to look for when switching M3U or Xtream playlist players, what Chlyra TV does on each point, and how to move your playlist across without losing anything.