Server Version#: 1.42.2.10102 Player Version#: N/A Tuner Make/Model: HDHomeRun Guide/Lineup name: N/A Using XMLTV?: Yes Channel number/Name: N/A Browser: Chrome-ish Environment: Unraid/Docker (plexinc/pms-docker) The Problem I had issues when adding a medium-large EPG for a given channel lin…

I think i have the same problem, can max. save 159 Channel-mappings. [image] EPG matching: >159 channels not possible televisionLive TV & DVR Server Version#: 1.43.0.10346 (1.42.2.10156, 1.42.2.10102) Player Version#: 4.156.0 (…4.149.0) Tuner Make/Model: Fri…

In my case, the URL was breaking because of my reverse proxy setup. Accessing plex locally and mapping 260 channels without modifications worked perfectly for me. After knowing that worked, also increased a couple of settings for my Plex reverse proxy and that also worked with all channels. large…

Thanks J, I hadn’t actually checked the reverse proxy limits at the time, and that is a great first spot to investigate. I can’t recall in my testing whether I was accessing the instance via the reverse proxy at the time, or if I was connecting directly to the instance. Either way, query strings …

I suspect your issue might be caused by that excessively long URL. I think you could approach it differently: you could have an AI help you write a Python middleware. This middleware would be specifically responsible for updating your lengthy URL and caching the latest results. Then, using Python’s …

Perhaps someone has an idea how to manually edit the database using the database browser. I think the main problem is the long URL for saving the mapping. The channel assignment is also poorly implemented. If you assign a channel twice, an error is reported, but the location of the error isn’t spe…

@Olli – I had written a separate post about how to edit the DB in the appropriate spot for changing the URL host for an EPG. I haven’t tried manipulating the EPG channel mappings, but they are present in the same fields. Worth a shot if someone wants to try that angle.

I think i have noticed it, but won’t change my EPG host. I haven’t tried manually changing the EPG channel mapping yet; that would be too much work. The risk of completely messing it up is too high. Besides, several of the higher channels only play rubbish anyway, and I don’t really need radio chan…

[BUG & FIX] Plex can't handle large EPG Mappings

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Olli December 1, 2025, 5:49pm 2

I think i have the same problem, can max. save 159 Channel-mappings.

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[BUG & FIX] Plex can't handle large EPG Mappings

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