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NorthStar Labs media hub
Your vault.
Your stream.
StreamVault is a Fire TV, Android TV, phone, and tablet media hub for ITV-style live viewing, VOD browsing, Sports matching, XMLTV Guide data, PlexStr, local videos, SMB network media, iCam, HDHomeRun, DVR, and backup/restore.
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StreamVault is a player and organizer for user-provided, authorized sources. It does not provide paid channels or third-party content access.
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Home
Guide
Sports
VOD
Settings
Everything organized in one app.
Designed for couch-friendly D-pad navigation and mobile use, with a curated Home library and deeper tools in Settings.
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Live Sports
Use game cards, team pins, filters, scores, and stream matching to find games from your configured sources.
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Guide
Use XMLTV guide data for a TV-style schedule grid with current and upcoming programs.
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VOD / PlexStr
Browse movie and TV poster grids from repo VOD entries or your personal Plex library.
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Local + SMB
Add on-device video folders or connect to Windows/Samba shares through StreamVault’s local bridge.
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iCam + HDHomeRun
Group camera variants into one card, discover LAN tuners, and import channels where supported.
Quick Start
First-time setup is focused on adding one working source, confirming Home, then exporting a backup.
- Open Settings from the bottom navigation bar.
- Add one live stream manually or add an M3U repo under Repos.
- Add an XMLTV source under Settings → EPG if you want Guide populated.
- Open Home and confirm your library tiles appear.
- Open Sports to match games against streams and repos.
- Use Backup / Restore to export your working setup.
Remote Navigation
StreamVault is built for Fire TV and Android TV style navigation.
| Control | Use |
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| D-pad | Move between tabs, cards, controls, and poster rows. |
| Select / OK | Open a stream, choose an item, or activate a button. |
| Back | Close overlays, leave the player, or return to the previous screen. |
| Menu | Behavior varies by device; use visible buttons when available. |
Sports
Sports creates game cards from schedule data and matches games against configured streams and repos.
- Open Sports. Refresh runs immediately on page view.
- Choose a league tab or All Games.
- Star teams you care about to use My Teams filtering.
- Open a game card to view matched stream options.
- Tap Watch to start the best match.
Refresh
Sports refreshes whenever the Sports tab is opened and every 15 seconds while active. Manual refresh bypasses stale cache behavior.
Game states
Live games are airing, Upcoming games are scheduled, Completed games can show when enabled, and No match means no configured stream was found.
Guide + Player
The Guide is a TV-style XMLTV-powered grid. It works best when StreamVault EPG IDs match XMLTV channel IDs.
- Go to Settings → EPG.
- Add an XMLTV URL.
- Fetch or refresh EPG data.
- Make sure each stream has the correct EPG ID.
- Open Guide and select source/date filters.
Scroll vertically by channel and horizontally by time. Tap a program block to view details, then tap Watch to start the channel.
The player handles HLS, MPEG-TS, RTSP cameras, VOD, Plex, local files, and SMB bridge playback when URLs and permissions are valid.
Core controls
| Tap / OK | Show or hide controls. |
| Play / Pause | Pause VOD or supported live buffer. |
| Record | Start manual recording when enabled. |
| Failover | Switch to another configured stream variant. |
| Back | Leave player or close overlay. |
VOD, PlexStr, and personal libraries.
Browse poster grids and connect personal Plex libraries without embedding private credentials in shared guides or site content.
Repo VOD
- Add or refresh a repo with VOD entries.
- Open VOD.
- Choose Movies, TV Shows, or PlexStr.
- Use Genre, Top, Previous, Next, and View controls.
- Open a poster to view details and play.
PlexStr setup
- Get your Plex server URL and Plex token.
- Open Settings → Plex / PlexStr.
- Enter server URL and token.
- Load libraries and choose what to show.
- Use PlexStr to browse rows and posters.
Personal media safety
Do not publicly share pages, screenshots, backups, or PDFs containing private stream URLs, Plex tokens, SMB hosts, camera credentials, DDNS hostnames, or keystores.
Setup reference
Filter setup areas to quickly find where each feature lives.
| Area | What it does | Where to go |
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| Live TV | Stream behavior, timeshift, failover, and recording controls. | Settings → Live TV |
| Sports | Pinned teams, league groups, filters, local broadcast behavior, and matching. | Settings → Sports |
| EPG | XMLTV sources and guide refresh. | Settings → EPG |
| VOD | Movie/TV detection, poster grid behavior, and categories. | Settings → VOD |
| PlexStr | Plex server URL, token, and libraries. | Settings → Plex / PlexStr |
| Local Videos | Folder scan and Android media permission. | Settings → Local Videos |
| Samba / SMB | LAN scan, credentials, shares, and folders. | Settings → Samba / SMB |
| iCam | Camera scan, configuration, and stream variants. | Settings → iCam |
| HDHomeRun | LAN tuner discovery, channels, and optional guide integration. | Settings → HDHomeRun |
| Backup | Export/import app setup as JSON. | Settings → Backup / Restore |
Troubleshooting
Common checks for local videos, SMB, cameras, and Sports refresh.
Local videos found but fail to play
Confirm Android media permission, try another MP4, verify .ts support, and remove/re-add the folder after upgrades.
SMB shares do not show
Use the host IP if name discovery fails, verify credentials on another device, confirm share permissions, and try port 445.
Camera scan finds router or wrong IP
Manually enter the known camera IP and RTSP path. Enable RTSP/ONVIF in the camera app if required.
Sports not updating
Sports should refresh every 15 seconds while active and on every view. Use manual refresh after changing teams, repos, or league filters.
New device checklist
- Install the current StreamVault build.
- Grant video/media permission if using Local Videos.
- Import backup JSON or add sources manually.
- Refresh repos and fetch EPG data.
- Test one live stream, VOD item, local video, SMB file, and camera stream.
- Export a fresh backup after everything works.
Privacy note: StreamVault should not ship with embedded personal Local, SMB, iCam, provider, or Plex credentials. Personal sources should come only from the user’s own app storage or an imported backup.