> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Features overview

> A high-level tour of everything tuliprox can do — from playlist processing to live stream proxying, local media libraries, and operational monitoring.

tuliprox is an IPTV proxy and playlist processor. It sits between your IPTV providers and your clients, giving you full control over how content is fetched, transformed, and delivered.

## Feature areas

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Playlist processing" icon="list-filter" href="/features/playlist-processing">
    Filter, rename, map, sort, and merge playlists from multiple providers into curated outputs. Supports M3U, Xtream, HDHomeRun, and STRM targets.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Streaming and proxy" icon="server" href="/features/streaming-and-proxy">
    Reverse-proxy live streams with connection limits, priority-based preemption, HLS session reservation, and custom fallback videos.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Local media library" icon="folder-open" href="/features/local-media-library">
    Scan local directories, enrich metadata via TMDB, probe streams with ffprobe, and expose your library through Xtream or M3U outputs.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Monitoring and alerts" icon="bell" href="/features/monitoring-and-alerts">
    Send notifications to Telegram, Discord, Pushover, or any REST endpoint. Track playlist group changes and watch specific groups for real-time alerts.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Input formats

tuliprox can ingest content from the following source types:

| Input type     | Description                                     |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| `m3u`          | Standard M3U / M3U8 playlist URL or local file  |
| `xtream`       | Xtream Codes API (live, VOD, series)            |
| `library`      | Local media directory scanned by tuliprox       |
| `m3u_batch`    | Multiple M3U sources loaded from a CSV file     |
| `xtream_batch` | Multiple Xtream accounts loaded from a CSV file |

## Output formats

tuliprox publishes processed content in these target formats:

| Output type | Description                                                    |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `m3u`       | Standard M3U playlist for any IPTV player                      |
| `xtream`    | Xtream Codes-compatible API for players that expect panel APIs |
| `hdhomerun` | HDHomeRun emulation for Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, and TVHeadend    |
| `strm`      | STRM stub files for media-server-oriented workflows            |

## Operational features

Beyond content transformation, tuliprox includes runtime capabilities for day-to-day operation:

* **Scheduled updates** — cron-based playlist refreshes, library scans, and GeoIP database updates
* **Hot config reload** — mapping files and API proxy configuration reload without a restart
* **Provider failover** — automatic rotation across provider URLs on network errors and HTTP 5xx/4xx responses
* **DNS-aware rotation** — resolves provider hostnames to multiple IPs and rotates on connection failure
* **Web UI** — built-in interface for monitoring streams, users, and playlist state
* **User access control** — connection limits, expiry checking, and per-user priority