Notes

This software is in a PRE-ALPHA state. Intended as an eventual replacement for mlbserver

Current Features

• Watch in a web browser and optionally Kodi
• Watch free games with a free account
• Watch all non-blackout games with a valid subscription
• Generate M3U/XML to watch streams in separate DVR software

Disclaimer

Blackout restrictions apply.

Installation

Choose any one of these three methods to install and run:

1. Kodi version 21 (Omega) or newer

   • Download and install Kodi (see this guide for installing on a Fire Stick)
   • Download the latest release ZIP file and copy to your Kodi device (or just use code 302431 in the Downloader app on your Fire Stick)
   • Launch Kodi and install the ZIP in the Addons section (Kodi will prompt you to allow installing addons from unknown sources)
   • Note: Windows users must also install the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable version 14.40.33810.0 or later to satisfy InputStream Adaptive

2. Docker

   • Download the docker-compose.yml template, update the time zone in the file to your own, and create and start the container from a command prompt or terminal like '''docker compose up --detach'''
   • Alternately, you can run the command '''docker run -d --name plugin.video.mlbserver --env TZ="America/New_York" -p 5714:5714 --volume ./data:/plugin.video.mlbserver/data tonywagner/plugin.video.mlbserver''' (substituting your own time zone, of course)

3. Python (3.11.7 or newer) with the "requests" module installed

   • Download and install Python 3 if you don't have it already
   • Install the Python "requests" module like pip3 install requests
   • [Download and unzip the latest release ZIP file
   • Run the service script like python3 plugin.video.mlbserver/service.py

Usage

Once installed, open any web browser on your network and navigate to http://IP-ADDRESS:5714 (using the IP address of the device running Kodi or the Python script).

If you installed within Kodi, you can access it within the Addons section of Kodi too.