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	ErsatzTV is available as Docker images and as pre-built binary packages for Windows (x64), MacOS (x64, arm64) and Linux (x64, arm64, arm).
Docker Images
Latest Release Tags
Base (software transcoding): jasongdove/ersatztv:latest
Nvidia hardware-accelerated transcoding: jasongdove/ersatztv:latest-nvidia
VAAPI (Intel, AMD) hardware-accelerated transcoding: jasongdove/ersatztv:latest-vaapi
Development Tags
Development tags update much more frequently, but have the potential to be less stable than releases.
Base (software transcoding): jasongdove/ersatztv:develop
Nvidia hardware-accelerated transcoding: jasongdove/ersatztv:develop-nvidia
VAAPI (Intel, AMD) hardware-accelerated transcoding: jasongdove/ersatztv:develop-vaapi
Docker
1. Download the latest container image
docker pull jasongdove/ersatztv
2. Create a directory to store configuration data
mkdir /path/to/config
3. Create and run a container
docker run -d \
  --name ersatztv \
  -e TZ=America/Chicago \
  -p 8409:8409 \
  -v /path/to/config:/root/.local/share/ersatztv \
  -v /path/to/local/media:/path/to/local/media:ro \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  jasongdove/ersatztv
Unraid Docker
- 
Install the Commuinity Applications plugin by pasting the following URL in the Plugins / Install Plugin section of UnRAID
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Squidly271/community.applications/master/plugins/community.applications.plg - 
Click on the
Appstab in UnRAID, search forersatztv, and click theinstallbutton. - 
Choose an appropriate branch (Use
vaapifor video acceleration for AMD GPUs and Intel CPUs with QuickSync, usenvidiafor video acceleration for nVidia GPUs)
VAAPIandnVidiabranches are for hardware acceleration. See latest release tags - 
Map your path to ErsatzTV configuration data
 - 
Add another path for each media share
 - 
OPTIONAL In advanced view, add extra parameters for video acceleration. NOTE The nVidia-Driver plugin must be installed prior to this step.
 - 
Open your browser to
http://[docker-ip]:8409(First run may take a few minutes to be available.) 
Development Builds
Development builds for all supported architectures can be found on the develop release. As with the docker development tags, the development builds are updated with every push to the main branch and have the potential to be less stable than releases.
Windows
Manual Installation
- Create a folder 
ersatztvat your preferred install location. - Download and extract the latest release from GitHub to the 
ersatztvfolder. - Run 
ErsatzTV-Windows.exe - Use the tray menu to open the UI, view logs or exit
 
MacOS
Manual Installation
- Download the .dmg from the latest release from GitHub
 - Open the .dmg and drag 
ErsatzTVto theApplicationsfolder - Double-click the 
ErsatzTVapplication - Use the tray menu to open the UI, view logs or exit
 
Linux
Manual Installation
- Create a folder 
ersatztvat your preferred install location. - Download and extract the latest release from GitHub to the 
ersatztvfolder. - Run 
ErsatzTV - Open your browser to 
http://[server-ip]:8409 




