WHwhatsupdog·Jul 19, 2026
Looks like they removed now, and changed some language in Readme: https://github.com/stupside/castor/commit/692b2f18b8f6e99c32...
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Point it at any web page and it finds the video, transcodes it, and streams it to your TV in real time. It even burns in subtitles.
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Point it at any web page and it finds the video, transcodes it, and streams it to your TV in real time. It even burns in subtitles.
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| Jul 19, 00:00 | 2026-07-19 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-07-19 01:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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4 sourcesThe default config has a bunch of such sources: https://github.com/stupside/castor/blob/main/config.yaml
sources:
- proxies:
- "https://vidsrc-embed.ru"
templates:
movie: "/embed/movie/{itemID}"
episode: "/embed/tv/{itemID}/{season}-{episode}"
- proxies:
- "https://1embed.cc"
- "https://www.vidking.net"
templates:
movie: "/embed/movie/{itemID}"
episode: "/embed/tv/{itemID}/{season}/{episode}"
- proxies:
- "https://www.rivestream.app"
templates:
movie: "/embed/torrent?type=movie&id={itemID}"
episode: "/embed/torrent?type=tv&id={itemID}&season={season}&episode={episode}"
- proxies:
- "https://www.rivestream.app"
templates:
movie: "/embed?type=movie&id={itemID}"
episode: "/embed?type=tv&id={itemID}&season={season}&episode={episode}"
In Better and Cheaper Than IPTVI mean I get it, but also it's funny that you commented this 5 minutes after you edited the readme[1] to add in the exact type of plausible deniability I remarked was absent.
[1] - https://github.com/stupside/castor/commit/847abd1ad0dbe893fc...
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