Hello Everyone, can someone explain to me how a media player like vlc handles m3u files ( urls directing to streams on the net) and how is it connecting to it, like how can i do the same without vlc but in a terminal which protocol/service is used in the process

by SoloMegaYT

Lets say i have The login credentials (Login and password) how can i connect to the iptv server , i know Xtream is useful in this case but how does xtream work what does it do what service does it use does it do a simple http request which i highly doubt since it's not working in chrome

raychica

m3u is usually only a playlist. if you download it and open it up in notepad, you should be able to see the channel names and a link below the channel name that opens a certain channel. aside from that, i have no idea what you're trying to do from what you just said.

if you only have the login credentials and server address, then you may be able to get the m3u list with this:

http://SERVERADDRESS/get.php?username=YOURUSER&password=YOURPASSWORD&type=m3u_plus&output=hls

that would download the m3u (playlist) file.
when you open an m3u file in notepad and investigate how it's written, you'll be able to make your own m3u playlist.