Skip to main content

Linux

Installing on Linux​

  1. Create a folder ersatztv at your preferred install location.
  2. Download and extract the latest release from GitHub to the ersatztv folder.
  3. Run ErsatzTV.
  4. Open your browser to http://[server-ip]:8409.

FFmpeg​

ErsatzTV depends on an up-to-date version of FFmpeg and FFprobe. A compatible version of FFmpeg may be found at ErsatzTV-FFmpeg.

Updating on Linux​

  1. Cleanly exit ErsatzTV using Ctrl+C or the command:
kill -SIGINT `pgrep ErsatzTV`
  1. Completely empty the folder where you originally extracted ErsatzTV.
  2. Download the latest release from GitHub.
  3. Extract the latest release to the now-empty install location.
  4. Run ErsatzTV.
  5. Open your browser to http://[server-ip]:8409.