Slinger is a project that allows SlingPlayer, Slingboxes and MediaPlayers to stream content:
- On the same LAN
- Connecting from the Internet
- Fully distributed (Cloud-based)
Sticking it to the Man, one slingbox at a time
- Ver. 3.08: This now supports the 240/350/500/M1/M2/Solo/Pro and ProHD
It is highly recommended to review the following documents located in this repo as they provide more information to help you with you own setup:
- SlingboxServerNetworkingGuide.pdf
- V3.0x_ReleaseNotes.pdf
- V3.08_release_notes.pdf
- V3.08d_release_notes.pdf
- V3.08e_release_notes.pdf
- V3.08f_release_notes.pdf
- Obtain your SlingBox admin password
- Edit the
config.inifile:- You can select what type of slingbox you have with the
sbtype = entry
- You can select what type of slingbox you have with the
- Run
slingbox_server.py
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The HTTP streaming server can server out mutliple simultaneous streams so more than one person can see the Sling content at once.
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The web-based remote control is yet another huge hack to get something working quickly. Uses "Flask", definately can be made prettier. You can tweek the look in the [REMOTE] section of the config.ini file. You can insert any valid HTML between the buttons and change the button and text style.
Use a media player that supports http streaming. I've tested
- VLC
- OBS studio
- Ffplayer
- Mxplayer
Just configure:
http://your_ip_address_or_FQDN:your_port_number/slingboxYour_port_number defaults to 8080 but you can override that with the port = entry in the SERVER section of config.ini file. I.e.:
http://192.168.1.10:8080/slingbox
THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE SETTING THIS UP. THE IP ADDRESS IS FOR THE HOST RUNNING THE SERVER CODE NOT THE SLINGBOX. DO NOT USE THE SLINGBOX IP ADDRESS, IT WILL NOT WORK.
YOU CONNECT TO THE SERVER TO STREAM VIDEO NOT THE SLINGBOX. IT'S THE SERVER THAT TALKS TO THE SLINGBOX AND FORWARDS THE VIDEO TO YOU. THE URL IS CASE SENSITIVE.
DO NOT USE 'Slingbox' OR ANYTHING ELSE EXCEPT 'slingbox'. "slingbox" is the default. It is now possible to change this.
Read the Release notes pdf document located in this repo.
THE [SERVER] port number is configured in the config.ini file. IT DEFAULTS TO 8080.
Some people feel compelled to change this to the same port number as the slingbox and I don't know why. It only seems to add confusion to what is happening.
To access the Remote control functionality, use the same IP address and port number but replace "slingbox" with Remote into any ol' web browser.i.e.
http://192.168.1.10:8080/Remote
You'll need a working Python3 interpreter to get going. Comes pre-installed on the Raspberry Pi distribution:
- A minimum system is just less that 2G. So for safety sake use at least a 4G micro sd card Make a user "slingbox" with whatever password you'd like
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3-pip- You don't need the flask module if you're not using the embedded web server to server out the Remote Control page. Disable the remote in your config.ini file set enableremote=no.
sudo pip install flask- You don't need netifaces if you configure the slingbox ip address and port number in the config.ini file
sudo pip install netifaces- Copy "slingbox_server.py, config.ini and sling.service to /home/slingbox
sudo chmod +x /home/slingbox/slingbox_server.py
sudo cp sling.service /etc/systemd/system/.
# enable it
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable sling.service
sudo systemctl start sling.service
sudo systemctl stop sling.service # to shut it down - The default config generates a log file /tmp/sling.log to check to see what's going on....
As root, add or modify the two following lines to your /etc/sysctl.conf
net.core.rmem_max = 8192000
net.core.wmem_max = 8192000To add your own remote, please do following:
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Create a new branch and follow this naming convention:
add-remote-
<your-remote-name> -
Add your control in the folder named
CustomRemotes, name your file:ModelRemote.txt
The branch will be reviewed and approved for merging if passed.
There is a windows executable now available so you don't need to do a python install but your welcome to run the python code directly if you want.
I used cygwin Python on my Windows box but any windows python program should work.
You'll need flask and netifaces module for python. See note about netifaces and flask above.
- Make a folder "slingbox" somewhere
- Copy
slinbox_server.py,config.iniandRunSling.batto the slingbox folder
If you want to have the server start automatically on boot make a shortcut to RunSling.bat in the Startup folder.
- You need to open the port your using in your firewall on the server box if it's enabled.
- The port number the server binds to is set in the config.ini file, defaults to 8080.
- If you want remote access add a port map on your firewall to redirect to your server box.
Windows Defender may think there are two viruses in the slingbox_server.exe file. This is not the case. Add an exception on your system for slingbox_server.exe
PC Settings/Update & Security/Windows Security/Virus & Threat Protection/Virus & Thread protection Settings/Add or Remove Exclusions/Add an exclusion:
Enter the path to slingbox_server.exe
Apparently there is a way around this by changing the source code and then signing the executable but I haven't tested it yet.
Note the Slingbox does not upscale the input, See https://www.slingbox.com/help/KB/KB-2000464 for more info.
#define SBVS_320x240 1
#define SBVS_160x120 2
#define SBVS_352x240 3
#define SBVS_176x120 4
#define SBVS_640x480 5
#define SBVS_640x240 6
#define SBVS_320x480 7
#define SBVS_128x96 8
#define SBVS_224x176 9
#define SBVS_448x240 10
#define SBVS_256x192 11
#define SBVS_1280x720 12
#define SBVS_1440x544 13
#define SBVS_1680x544 14
#define SBVS_1920x544 15
#define SBVS_1920x1080 16Note: Resolution = 0, is AudioOnly mode.
#Key Codes : For my Motorola DCX3400M PVR. 1,4,5,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,31,32,33,34,35,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60
#define SBCMD_INVALID 0
#define SBCMD_POWER 1
#define SBCMD_POWERON 2
#define SBCMD_POWEROFF 3
#define SBCMD_CHANNELUP 4
#define SBCMD_CHANNELDOWN 5
#define SBCMD_VOLUMEUP 6
#define SBCMD_VOLUMEDOWN 7
#define SBCMD_MUTE 8
#define SBCMD_NUM1 9
#define SBCMD_NUM2 10
#define SBCMD_NUM3 11
#define SBCMD_NUM4 12
#define SBCMD_NUM5 13
#define SBCMD_NUM6 14
#define SBCMD_NUM7 15
#define SBCMD_NUM8 16
#define SBCMD_NUM9 17
#define SBCMD_NUM0 18
#define SBCMD_ENTER 19
#define SBCMD_HUNDRED 20
#define SBCMD_LASTCHANNEL 21
#define SBCMD_TVVCR 22
#define SBCMD_EXTERNAL 23
#define SBCMD_PLAY 24
#define SBCMD_STOP 25
#define SBCMD_PAUSE 26
#define SBCMD_REWIND 27
#define SBCMD_FASTFORWARD 28
#define SBCMD_RECORD 29
#define SBCMD_SKIPFORWARD 30
#define SBCMD_SKIPBACK 31
#define SBCMD_LIVE 32
#define SBCMD_MENU 33
#define SBCMD_SETUP 34
#define SBCMD_GUIDE 35
#define SBCMD_CANCEL 36
#define SBCMD_EXIT 37
#define SBCMD_UP 38
#define SBCMD_DOWN 39
#define SBCMD_LEFT 40
#define SBCMD_RIGHT 41
#define SBCMD_SELECT 42
#define SBCMD_PAGEUP 43
#define SBCMD_PAGEDOWN 44
#define SBCMD_FAVORITE 45
#define SBCMD_INFO 46
#define SBCMD_FORMAT 47
#define SBCMD_SUBTITLE 48
#define SBCMD_SURROUND 49
#define SBCMD_SLOW 50
#define SBCMD_EJECT 51
#define SBCMD_RANDOM 52
#define SBCMD_PIP 53
#define SBCMD_PIPFORMAT 54
#define SBCMD_PIPFREEZE 55
#define SBCMD_PIPSWAP 56
#define SBCMD_PIPMOVE 57
#define SBCMD_PIPSOURCE 58
#define SBCMD_PIPCHANUP 59
#define SBCMD_PIPCHANDOWN 60
#define SBCMD_PIPMULTI 61
#define SBCMD_CUSTOM10 62
#define SBCMD_CUSTOM11 63
#define SBCMD_CUSTOM12 64
#define SBCMD_CUSTOM13 65
#define SBCMD_CUSTOM14 66
#define SBCMD_CUSTOM15 67
#define SBCMD_CUSTOM16 68
#define SBCMD_CUSTOM17 69
#define SBCMD_CUSTOM18 70
#define SBCMD_CUSTOM19 71
#define SBCMD_CUSTOM20 72
#define SBCMD_CUSTOM21 73
#define SBCMD_RED 74
#define SBCMD_GREEN 75
#define SBCMD_YELLOW 76
#define SBCMD_BLUE 77
#define SBCMD_WHITE 78
#define SBCMD_CUSTOM27 79
#define SBCMD_CUSTOM28 80
#define SBCMD_CUSTOM29 81 
