diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 98d632c8af..5e5a26357e 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ where there only limitation is that the session will expire in 2035. You can che If changing channelID to almost any value within a range of hundreds or thousands of IDs results in a valid stream from a different channel, then it likely comes from a leaked account or a trial account -### Stream Testing +### Stream Testing + - If it doesn't launch, try open the link in your browser. Press F12, go to the "Network" tab, and filter requests for `m3u` or `mpd`. - Open [VLC media player](https://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html) and make use of your link. - If it doesn't launch, open your browser and press F12, go to the Network tab, and filter requests for m3u or mpd. @@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ If changing channelID to almost any value within a range of hundreds or thousand - Watch the broadcast for at least a few minutes. Make sure playback is stable and does not stop abruptly at some point. - Try restarting the stream. Make sure it's not looping on a repeating segment and is still available. -- Try starting a stream simultaneously on a different device or network (e.g. mobile network or via [proxy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server) or [VPN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_network)). +- Alternatively, you can use services like [streamtest.in](https://streamtest.in/tools/stream-test). - Alternatively, you can use https://streamtest.in/tools/stream-test. - To check if the stream link is geo-blocked you can use https://check-host.net/check-http and make sure the link provided is not returning errors globally.